Murder Falcon #1

Murder Falcon

by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer (Artist)

From DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON, the creator of the Eisner-nominated series EXTREMITY, comes MURDER FALCON! The world is under attack by monsters, and Jake’s life is falling no band, no girl, no future… until he meets Murder Falcon. He was sent from The Heavy to destroy all evil, but he can’t do it without Jake shredding up a storm. Now, with every chord Jake plays on his guitar, the power of metal fuels Murder Falcon into all-out kung fu fury on those that seek to conquer Earth. It’s time to shred!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2018

About the author

Daniel Warren Johnson is a Chicago-based comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. He's worked on titles for most major publishers, including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image. His current series with Skybound/Image Comics is EXTREMITY, a sci-fi/fantasy title he is writing and drawing, and continues to update his webcomic Space-Mullet in his spare time.

Reviews

[Valéria. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but didn't expect it to be so depressing.

[RG · Rating 4 out of 5]

80s metal, monsters, beer and action. What else do you want. Its actually quite a emotion and character driven story. Jake is definitely someone Im keen to follow.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's about a guy who strengthens a Murder Falcon by playing metal and helps him to defeat monsters. I was obviously going to rate it 5 stars in a completely biased way. We also got some discussion of how to move on from a tragedy and what it means to grow and change. I need to get the trade paperback this was too cool!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pacific Rim but with guitars instead of giant robots. And somehow this romp of 80s wish fulfillment madness is surprisingly heartfelt.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading Extremity, I was a little nervous about reading this one. The premise is amazing and sounds exactly like something I'd want to read (even as someone who isn't a metal fan), but I was worried that after Daniel Warren Johnson's previous work, this would seem a little fluffy by comparison.

I have to say, that was not the case. While I didn't necessarily feel quite as strong a connection right off the bat with Jake as I did with some of DWJ's previous characters, I was shocked by how real things got in the first issue. It was such a great mixture of fantastic art, awesome action, brotherhood, and sincere feeling, I was really surprised. Leave it to Daniel Warren Johnson to take something as ridiculous and fun sounding as a metal powered superhero and hit you right in the feels. Can't wait to read the next issue.

[Chris Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The main problem with this comic is its approach. I understand the author is using it as a form of catharsis, but taking a story about a kung-fu man-falcon and making it depressing just doesn’t work. This kind of story needs a manic energy to carry it, but instead it focuses on the sadness of its protagonist. This feels like a metal fan who picks up a new album that he hopes is full of hardcore metal and is disappointed to find an album full of power ballads.

[Omkar Bhatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guitar, Metal, Eldritch Kaiju Monsters, BEER, and a Falcon ready to murder monsters!

A depressed protagonist who's also a guitar player? He's given up his playing for some reason and isolated himself?
As we are introduced to the characters/plot, there is an emotional sense of connection for any artist going through a block.

Suggested by my friend, Bob.

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder Falcon is the coolest book I never knew I needed and I'm on the ride for more. Murder Falcon is fantastic as a character, I like Jake, I'm just interested to see where this goes. Great comic!

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me tell you something mean gene. This comic has it all shredding, metal, vans, beer, monsters, and a fucking heart of gold. Drill this bad boy into your dome immediately or die a weak little poser.

[Marcelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's funny, creative ... ... and insane.
A Guitar + a Guitarrist + Monsters + and a "Cyborgue-Badass-FalconHead-Hero" ...
What do they have in common?

The answer is ... : "Murder Falcon"!

[Nikola Ziki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am here to chew bubblegum, listen to metal and kick ass. And I am all out of bubblegum

[Mikey the Blaster Master · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was going to go 3 stars but Daniel W. Johnson’s letter to the reader was a great way to add depth to this comic. After reading that it made me appreciate the work more.

[Geoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this! On top of this just being a totally great story, I feel like I’m reading the script to Jack Black’s next movie.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun stuff. Great art and solid storytelling. I’m ready to shred.

[Ivan Loginov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice drawing, sweet story, cool fights and metal!

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heavy metal fantasy.

Good color artwork, image freebie. A young heavy metal guitarist discovers his music is magic. When he shredds his guitar it summons a mythic protector

[John Esse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. Buy the album and read this series with it playing in the background. You're welcome.

[Colby Fitzsimmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

So very weird, but so very different. Even though those two words mean the same thing they imply different things. I will check the rest out eventually I can't not.

[David Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird....Very weird!

Ha! Okay Ivan hooked enough to go on to issue #2.
Metal Rules and it looks like a road trip coming up.

[[Name Redacted] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read because it was recommended by Richard C. Meyer of the "Diversity & Comics" YouTube channel! #movetheneedle

Hey, kids! Do you like metal?! Do you like alien invasions?! Do you like dimension-hopping kung-fu cyborg anthropomorphic birds who fight the latter with the power of the former, all while helping a grieving widower learn to live again?! Then this is the comic for you.

(Also, I just realized that "Murder Falcon" is basically an albino Blaziken...)