Death's Head...in the E-dition!

The Death's Head love continues here at The Inner Circle! Over the next few days we'll be featuring some artwork done for the E-book editions of EAGLE. These images are pure Vokes Eagle all the way, with new images fronting the original books. This cover for #4 is both a nice play on the original image as well as a tip off to readers as to the origin of the hulking monster from the future. Talik Hunting Dogs have NEVER looked better either.

Eagle #4 E-Book Cover

The Original Cover for Eagle #4

The back cover to Eagle #4... A Vokes/Rankin classic!

Eagle Claw!!

Well, he isn't Richard Eagle, but this early Vokes piece from Shuriken #2 is a lot of fun to look at! Certainly the kung fu pencil is strong here. Interestingly, cohort Michio Okamura would take over Shuriken on artwork as the series progressed, and then left comics to work on videogames. Okamura designed a little character and world many gamers know I'm sure... DIABLO!

The Pin-Up Perch Of Richard Eagle #2

Eagle #12 was not only a super sized origin issue, but also contained several fantastic pin-ups. Would you expect less from Crystal Comics? I never did, and here are two classics. First up, we have Ron Lim and Bill Anderson. I love this one, it has tons of action and...yes...NINJAS! The recently released Essential Silver Surfer Volume 2 is loaded with Lim Luminosity and showcases how great his artwork is. For lots more art and a look at his current work, check out his site here.


And then we thrum to a different vibe with Matt Wagner's moody take on our hero and his occasional lapse into a dead end in dealing with his inner Orb. I expect stunning stuff from Wagner, and this delivers. Check out more from Grendel's creator at his website!

Death's Dark Angel Rises From The Stationary!

Death's Head never had it easy... Besides being a distant echo of a fallen hero, a screwed over Regulator with a mission of vengeance and having to deal with a complexion that would fit in with several high profile Hollywood starlets-he also had to deal with SPIDEY! Witness...



Well, I'm sure that every other person that uses the term Death's Head will be aware of this here on out. But hey...all was not so Dark for our Deathy Pal. He got a swift new name and a trademark no less in quick fashion. While DEATH'S DARK ANGEL is a bit of a mouthful, I love the logo that was used. If you read the story you'll notice the character keeps the DH name, though in hyphenated form.

Name changes, multiple storylines... after all these years, Death's Dark Angel is one of my favorite Vokes creations.