Ripclaw special was, i gather, the prologue to the ripclaw series. Ripclaw is the name of a comic book character from top cow productions. However before robert bearclaw aka ripclaw had his own comic book, he was a member of cyber force which is part of the top cow universe. Prophet comic book optioned comics for sale online.
Ripclaw born april 1, 1969 is the name of a comic book character from top cow productions. Another top 5 ripoff characters in comics unleash the. Designed as marvels antisuperman, sentry was retconned into the marvel u via clever story tactics by creator paul jenkins, and later, brian bendis. It would only makes sense that i would game it up as my favorite comic book character, ripclaw which also just happens to be one of my favorite comic book series. Cat claw, a malibu comics character claws comics, a marvel comics miniseries crimson claw. Cute clever fox character sitting and reading a book, funny forest vector. The character was the center of a few comic spinoff series and was even part of a twoissue 1997 crossover event with liefelds marvel creation, cable. Velocity real name carin taylor is an image comics top cow productions character from the comic series cyberforce, created by marc silvestri in 1992. Warblade is a comic book character from dc comicswildstorm. When a group of hooligans attack faith and her new comic book loving friend, this mildmannered teenager must become the flying fury to save the day.
Apparently ripclaw was featured in 32 issues of images cyberforce series from november 1993 to august 1997, and the 90s version of the ripclaw series lasted for 6 issues, from december 1995 to june 1996. Comic book artists comic book characters comic book heroes comic artist comic character comic books art comic villains character design michael turner cosplay feminino. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Many people believe that he is with the apache tribe. She was intended as a stealth homage to the alsofemale renegade monster gobot vamp. For every spiderman or superman, there are hundreds of comic book characters you have never heard of.
The 10 most pathetic attempts at ripping off marvel and. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Of course, when the newmen arrive, they believe that it was ripclaw who beat on their teammate and a fight ensues. Comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art character design spawn characters spawn comics dc comics art dc anime. Claw lev gleason publications claw the unconquered, a dc comics character. The fanfavorite character returns to the spotlight as dangerous as ever and fighting as if hell is at is his back. However before robert bearclaw aka ripclaw had his own comic book, he was a member of cyber. Now, imagine someone creating comic book character knockoffs of him,her, or it. Cover pencils by jeff matsuda, inks by jonathan sibal. Cyberforce ripclaw by pant on deviantart art, character. Claw gargoyles, a character from the gargoyles animated series and spinoff comic claw, also known as ironclaw from the legendaries whose name in the original french is gryf gryfenfer it may also refer to. Ripclaw was robert bearclaw, a native american who already had the ability to transform parts of his body into animal parts, like giving himself the sharp claws of a bear.
Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Ripclaw comic story 22 pages report information script christina z plot, script. The first cyber force series was published in 199293 as a fourpart miniseries through homage studios. It was created by one of the founders, marc silvestri. It used to be that one would buy a comic book, and that was it. Disguised comic book hero adult man under cover opening his shirt vector. Most of the early story arcs focused on her burgeoning friendship with the members of the cyberforce. Aquaman became more successful than his marvel counterpart, becoming a main member of the justice league, whereas namor was not as popular for marvel, and thus became a character who secluded himself in atlantis.
Ripclaw modern age image comics includes original certificate of authenticity wizard presents. The red paint on his chest and shoulders looks to have bled and the lines are very blurry. Cyber force was initially written and illustrated by its creator marc silvestri though he later turned his duties over to other artists, including david finch. Comic book artists comic book characters comic character comic books art fantasy characters comic art arte dc comics old comics graphic novel art pencils by inks by flats by colors by me when i saw these lines i knew i had to color them. I can see why the series only lasted six issues if this was its prologue. Cyberforce was one of the 1993 titles as redhot, brand new publisher image comics was taking the superhero comic book world by storm. The head sculpt is dead on to the likeness of the character. Marc silvestris cyberforce was literally intended as an xmen spinoff comic book when silvestri first came up with the idea, so a few characters bore extremely close likenesses to xmen characters, with cyblade psylocke and ripclaw wolverine being the two most notable examples. Warblade starred in two of his own miniseries, warblade. His clawed hands are a little to bulky in the back of the hand.
Most of the early story arcs focused on her burgeoning friendship with the members of the cyberforce team, and her struggle through teenage development. This book and its spinoffs became the top cow studio and universe, splitting off. See more ideas about image comics, comic art and comic book characters. While many of these just didnt hit the market and impress readers, leading to their inevitable demise and relegation to the 10foradollar box, some were so incredibly racist, misogynist, or culturally and ethnically insensitive they stood out as examples of what not to do when creating comics. The comic focused on the titular cyberforce, a team of cybernetically enhanced mutants who sought to oppose the megacorp cyberdata, who had kidnapped them and illegally experimented upon them to turn them into super soldiers considered one of the lesser successes of the first wave of image comics titles, but was the first title from top cow productions and its superhero universe which would. Robert berresford top cow image comics database fandom. In silvestris book, his wolverine character was ripclaw, who also gained his powers from cyberdata. So for those of you whos spider senses may be tingling, you guessed it. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. See more ideas about image comics, comic art and comics. Cyberforce is an image comics superhero team created by marc silvestri in 1992. This ones a given, but i thought itd be fun to go over the relevance of such an overt ripoff like the sentry. The first comicbook atlantean king was actually marvels namor, who appeared in 1939, whereas dc didnt create aquaman until 1941. From his birth as a native american named robert berresford b.
The original comic book focused on a team of mutants who were captured by cyberdata, an enormous corporation planning to take over. He is also a member of the cyberforce not much is known concerning ripclaws past. Possessing the power of thousand exploding suns and a dark and evil hidden personality called the void, the sentry has many of. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Although it is true that he spent much of his youth with the.
Something wild, script by eric stephenson plot, script. Claw john chan, a dc comics character claw gargoyles, a character from the gargoyles animated series and spinoff comic claw, also known as ironclaw from the legendaries whose name in the original french is gryf gryfenfer. Yes i did collect the comics and also have the ripclaw action figure too. The title was originally published through homage studios, a studio silvestri shared with jim lee, as a 4 part miniseries volume 1, 19921993. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Although it is true that he spent much of his youth with the apache, it is also true that he spent just as much, if not more time, with the cheyenne. Velocity real name carin taylor is an image comicstop cow productions character from the comic series cyberforce, created by marc silvestri in 1992. However, over the years, ripclaw has been able to transcend his early influences and become an.
While on a trip to japan, cyberforce members ripclaw and cyblade come face to face with a threat that even their enhanced abilities cant handle. Ripclaw is a native american meta human with cybernetic enhancements. Silvestri would begin performing both the plotting and pencilling chores, but the series was subsequently drawn by other artists, including david finch. He is an expert in hand to hand combat and possesses a superhuman healing factor and the ability to commune with the spirit world. Its not easy creating a new comic book character with neverseenbefore superpowers and costumes. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. The deal will see liefelds character a creation that he introduced back in 1992 in the second issue of inaugural image comics title youngblood adapted as a movie with franchise designs. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Ripclaw was the last transformers toy bill rawley designed before moving to the star wars team. This video explores the abilities, powers, and origin of the image comics character ripclaw. Warblade met ripclaw at this time a member of the cyberforce again and after quite some fighting between their teams and the two men themselves, ripclaw finally saw through all the lies and deception upon miserys defeat. Its a case of deadly mistaken identity, as ripclaw and cyblades only hope for survival turns out to be the very targets the sentinels were searching for wolverine and psylocke of.
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