Eagle: The Original Adventures 1

by Jack Herman, Neil Vokes

Out of print for over two decades, one of the original 1980's black-and-white independent comic book classics returns in a deluxe edition trade paperback! Described as Lone Wolf and Cub meets Blade Runner, the series follows the supernatural-laced adventure of a man seeking justice along the edge of a sword. The Original Adventures collects the first six issues of the groundbreaking series and includes a preview of the new comic book series in development. Packed with special features including an original cover gallery, concept sketches, and editorial pieces from the creative team and artists that were inspired by the series, this collection is an essential for classic comic book fans.

Genres: Comics

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2011

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eagle battles bad men in Crystal City while trying to prevent a magic Orb from taking over his body.

I first read these as separate comic issues when they first came out. The art is crisp and clean (it's a black and white). The story is pretty good, though episodic and a little scattershot. I was intrigued by Eagle when I first read these - is he human or something other? How did he end up with the Orb? While these items were touched on in this collection of six comics, development had just begun. It looks like the new Eagle mentioned in the extras didn't come to be.

[Brian Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my continuing reread of great 80's comics Eagle jumped into my hands last night. Such a damn good book and these first 6 issues really only scratch the surface of what's to come. Yes, our central character is the prototypical baddest badass who ever assed a bad, but that's not always a bad thing because he also comes with a great backstory that slowly reveals itself in the series, some real and compelling weaknesses and, well, his internal monologue and catchphrases give 80's wolverine a run for his money. The real joy of the book is that the world is not the world outside our window, but Herman, Vokes and Rankin give that realization time to play out, and for the internal consistency of this Earth that isn't ours to be made clear. Like my previously reviews for Badger and Nexus the strength of this book is that while it is superficially a super-hero story in its visual tropes, its world and characters do not completely conform to that genre's rules, which makes them unpredictable and fun.