WildC.A.Ts: Covert Action Teams #1

WildC.A.Ts: Covert Action Teams (1992-1998) #1

by Brandon Choi, Jim Lee (Penciller), Scott Williams (Inker)

A diminutive homeless man wakes up one day and realizes he's actually an immortal alien warlord who has been at war for over a millennia. Jacob Marlowe forms the covert super-human squad known as WildC.A.T.s to battle the Daemonite hordes. As the story unfolds more and more players are drawn into the game and the stage is set for the final battle for the future of mankind. 1st appearance of Spartan, Grifter, Voodoo, Zealot, Void, Maul, Warblade, Lord Emp, Pike, and Helspont.

Genres: Comics, Superheroes

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Brandon Choi is an American comic book writer who wrote several titles for Wildstorm Comics with his friend Jim Lee.

Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite Image number one from any of the original founders. It is pure unadulterated Jim Lee at his peak.

It features multiple first appearances, but I really mostly keep it for the first appearance of Zealot.

Read as part of the WildC.A.T.S: Compendium hardcover. (October 6, 2025)

The collective review for the entire WildC.A.Ts: Covert Action Teams #1 to #4 storyline can be found on my review of the WildC.A.T.S: Compendium.

[Alexander D. Bourns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

Wildcats is essentially a darker more R rated version of X-MEN but it's so well done and Jim Lee is the best artist of the 90s. If you want action, sci-fi and eye candy this is a must read.

[Ashcan F. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición 3D que se hizo luego de que se agotara más de una vez la tirada original.

[Tropo Alegro · Rating 3 out of 5]

No cuenta demasiado este número pero los efectos 3D los recuerdo bien hechos.

[Marko Perisic · Rating 2 out of 5]

Take this as my review of the first 50 chapters + the first annual (1992-1998). They are not compiled anywhere, so I can only express my opinion here.

Jim Lee is an artist that perfectly scratches that need for extreme coolness, and his twelve issue run on WildC.A.Ts is him stretching himself to his creative best. The man knows how to draw an impactful panel.

Shame that's the only thing I'll take from this series, which bogs itself down into an unfocused mess with paper-thin characterisation. As much as the characters look cool in that 90s way, the stories are as well, and the 90s storytelling in mainstream comic books was not anything special. That would have been fine if the story was told in an interesting way and it wasn't...for the most part.

Alan Moore's run on the characters was probably the most investing, his love for social and meta-commentary are apparently present, for better or for worse. He is not bringing his A-game, but it was probably the most well constructed portion of this 50-issue series. If only it could have been fully illustrated by Jim Lee (mind that Travis Charest is no bad artist).

[Robert Hultman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool comic book! I read through this issue years ago and fondly remember the cartoon series on TV. Jim Lee is tremendous.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición del 97 con logrados efectos 3-D y que incluye dos pares de anteojos azules y rojos.
Este mismo capítulo lo tengo incluido en el tomo 1 de Archivos Wildstorm y en el 25 Anniversary en inglés de Wildstorm.

[Guido · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enésima edición de WildC.A.Ts #1, esta vez en 3D.