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Badger (collected editons) #1
The Complete Badger, Volume 1
Take a wild ride through comics stereotypes with the Badger This collection includes the first four issues from Capital Comics, as well as issues #5 and #6 as published by First Comics, all written by Mike Baron. What's more, Badger is coming back in November for an all new series, so catch up with the original series that same month - you'll never look at woodland creatures the same again
176 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2007
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February 17, 2019
Why should it be that I so enjoy the work of Mike Baron (Nexus), who is such a far-right reactionary these days? Part of my enjoyment of this series is nostalgia, as I read the comics when they first appeared, but as a comics fan I'll probably always enjoy a well-told vigilante tale and this one has enough weirdness to keep things interesting. The Badger is a Vietnam vet with "multiple personality disorder" (maybe not a real thing but common enough in fiction) who defends the citizens of Milwaukee against street punks and more esoteric threats. He'll philosophize and kick ass in almost equal measure and meets all kinds of characters eager to do the same.
He has a patron of sorts in Ham, an ancient druidic "weather wizard" who gets some of his power through animal sacrifice, and this is a sticking point with the nature-loving Badger. That's another great thing about this series - before "grim n' gritty" was the comic book norm, Baron didn't hesitate to show the rough edges of his characters, yet they still remained likable. Unfortunately, the artwork varied greatly throughout the series and was never particularly great by today's standards, but if you can look past that you can get a lot of fun out of this character. If only Baron had been able to team up with someone like Steve Rude, who made such a success of Nexus, The Badger would be better remembered today. If you like Billy Jack or Buckaroo Banzai, then get with the program, Larry!
He has a patron of sorts in Ham, an ancient druidic "weather wizard" who gets some of his power through animal sacrifice, and this is a sticking point with the nature-loving Badger. That's another great thing about this series - before "grim n' gritty" was the comic book norm, Baron didn't hesitate to show the rough edges of his characters, yet they still remained likable. Unfortunately, the artwork varied greatly throughout the series and was never particularly great by today's standards, but if you can look past that you can get a lot of fun out of this character. If only Baron had been able to team up with someone like Steve Rude, who made such a success of Nexus, The Badger would be better remembered today. If you like Billy Jack or Buckaroo Banzai, then get with the program, Larry!
June 5, 2020
Opfindsom. Badger er en meget anderledes Superhelt. Men historierne er gode. Plottene virker, bipersonerne er interessante det er charmerende og der er et glimt i øjet.
March 30, 2022
I really enjoyed this book.
September 26, 2023
Best wallet pun ev-er.
December 12, 2015
Much like Nexus, Baron's other work from the mid 80's, Badger shines with the unbridled creativity of the independent comics market of the time - it is nominally a super-hero book but it's really not. It's too bizarre for that and it doesn't hit the beats of the classic Marvel or DC books. It is sui generes, and wonderful because of that. Any description of the books cast of characters and general plots won't capture the sheer insanity of the multiple personality martial artist costumed vigilante working with a time displaced 5th century Celtic weather wizard to do, well, stuff.
March 13, 2016
Dare I say a diamond in the rough?
Definitely a different spin on the superhero genre; I actually enjoyed its oddness and absurdity. It was a fun read. It also got me thinking about certain things: people in any mental institution, the concept of what defines a hero, where do you draw the moral line (those kids got what they deserved), etc.
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It was a nice change from the overly-repeated stories and overly-used characters (tired of #superman, tired of #thejoker...I want something new, different, ORIGINAL! This was it.)
Definitely a different spin on the superhero genre; I actually enjoyed its oddness and absurdity. It was a fun read. It also got me thinking about certain things: people in any mental institution, the concept of what defines a hero, where do you draw the moral line (those kids got what they deserved), etc.
Pick it up and tell the world how you felt about it
It was a nice change from the overly-repeated stories and overly-used characters (tired of #superman, tired of #thejoker...I want something new, different, ORIGINAL! This was it.)
April 13, 2009
A completely wacky charachter that is obviously aged... yet I adore him. There is no reason that these should be collected in a trade. There are no fans besides myself. I can only infer that they did it just for me. Kung-fu, mediocre artwork and zany plots involving a millionaire fifth century sacrifice-happy druid and a multiple personality animal-rights vigilante. So weird. The equivalent of a Roger Corman flick.
February 20, 2008
hmmm...ahh...yeah sometimes I like comic books...the Badger is a badass!
August 21, 2011
I was looking for weirdo 80s comics and ended up with bad jokes.
July 3, 2015
Funny and crazy with multiple personality disorder, Badger was as different a superhero as you could find.
January 26, 2014
Originally read this wen it first came out, along with Nexus and others. Memory was it was great. Now, not nearly as fun, but a good change from "normal" comics
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