Buddy Baker

Jeff Lemire’s Animal Man stands out as one of the strongest books from the early days of the New 52. The story follows the titular Animal Man, a.k.a. Buddy Baker, a former stuntman, turned father, turned superhero, turned animal rights activist. His powers were granted when aliens experimented on him and gave Buddy Baker access to a morphogenetic field entwined with all animal life on Earth from which he can draw many abilities: the reflexes of a fly, the strength of a rhinoceros, and many more.

Animal Man #28 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Rafael Albuquerque Colors by Dave McCaig Published by DC Comics Poor Buddy Baker. Jeff Lemire has really put his family through the ringer. You can’t help but feel sorry for the guy. His son Cliff died in Rot Wars, his daughter has been drawn into the …

“Animal Man” (1988) #1-26* Writer: Grant Morrison Penciller: Chas Truog, Tom Grummett, Paris Cullins Inker: Doug Hazlewood, Steve Montano, Mark McKenna Letterer: John Costanza, Janice Chiang Colourist: Tatjana Wood, Helen Vesik Covers: Brian Bolland *The specific details of #20-26 will not be discussed in the below article. If you’ve never read this comic before, don’t …