Read more about The Badger at: Wikipedia Official Site: IDW Publishing The Badger is a comic book character and series created by writer Mike Baron in 1983. The series ran until the 1990s, when it was cancelled along with the other comics titles under the First Comics imprint. A new series from IDW Publishing began in late 2007. The series was a madcap combination of genres; something of a spoof on superhero, with plenty of magic/fantasy and Mike Baron's in-depth knowledge of martial arts thrown in. The book was a black comedy, unusual for comics of its time. Some stories were light-hearted and off the wall, while others featured highly realistic crimes and acts of violence. Some objected to the series' use of the mentally ill as subjects for comedy. Others regard The Badger as one of the funniest superhero comic series of all time. The Badger was mostly set in Madison, Wisconsin, where Capital Comics was situated, and where Baron actually lived. The city in general, and State Street in particular, were very faithfully depicted. In one case, the Badger had a duel with a close analogue of locally noted real-life gourmet chef Herb Ng over Ng's use of a snake's poison-bladder in a special soup. |
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The Badger