Elephantmen hip flask jack farrell image image comics. Why elephantmen is among the bestrealised worlds in. Hip flask, ebony hide and obadiah horn count amongst their number. The character of hip flask first appeared in a number of advertisements for comicraft comic book fonts in the late 1990s in which he was originally depicted as a private detective this has since changed in the pages of his own comics.
I dont know which versions of the series you have or intend to get but going by issues, 150 can be read straight, then war toys and yvette. He was on of the first in a line of human animal hybrids created by dr. Buy this comic 2005, active images threepart miniseries 48 pages written by richard starkings art by ladronn. Heureusement, par lintermediaire dimage comics, il a pu mener son projet a bout et creer en preambule hip flask.
My take on a character from image comics elephantmenhipflask books by richard starkings. Its written by font artist and scifi comic writer richard starkings. A meteor falls in santa monica bay, and the lives of hip flask, ebony hide, obadiah horn, sahara and her father, joshua serengheti converge once again with farreaching consequences for all. Collecting issues 4049 of images longestrunning pulp science fiction series, elephantmen, vol. Are there any elephantmen fans out there who can tell me what i need to.
In the past, one would need to buy each issue of a comic. With support of the nations of northern africa nikken and the mappo corporation. Elephantmen is a european comic book series published by image comics, created by richard starkings and illustrated by ladronn, moritat, marian churchland and guest artists set in the 23rd century, the series revolves around a group of genetic super soldiers created by a mad scientist named kazushi nikken. Unnatural selection hc collects the remastered and expanded widescreen art and story from hip flask. Were giving away the the killing joke 1988 1st print, cgc graded 9. Hip flask and farrell follow a lead out into the desert and face the grim reality of life for elephantmen in 2260. See everyones take on elephantmen characters here at the sini. Its almost more of a mood piece than anything else, showing where hip flask, obadiah horn, and the rest of the elephantmen. Dec 29, 2019 hip comics and cartoons, some created by our members. The elephantmen were soldiersweapons of mass destructionbut now they must live out their lives amongst us. Even when befriended by a small girl, hide is still haunted by his past and is forced to recognize that suspicion and contempt will always be his constant companions. Read elephantmen comic online free and high quality.
Twenty years after the genetic program that created them was brought to an end, nikkens half human creations struggle for survival and acceptance in the world of man. Starkings took those creations, gave them a back story, and placed them in his pulp science fiction world. Elephantmen lot tpb image comics hardcover and softcover oversized graphic novel. Hip flask 14 all take place before the main elephantmen series but iirc, only unnatural selection and elephantmen leads directly into the main series. Ladronn hip flask elephantmen sketchbook from active images 2004. Apr 03, 2019 just a guy who loves comics and wanna share it with the world. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
Manga read online free elephantmen 2006, elephantmen. Hip flask is on house arrest and is reflecting about the condition of the elephantmen. Mar 24, 20 so you crashed and burned trying to download 700 free marvel comics the other week. Active images announces that its new baby, elephantmen, has done just what doctor nikken, the mastermind behind the unhumans creation, hoped. Unnatural selection 10th anniversary elephantmen edition at. Ladronn hip flask elephantmen sketchbook from active. Elephantmen download free cbr, cbz comics, 0day releases. Head on over to big glasgow comic page to find out more.
Hip flask was created in north africa 2224 by mappo. I finally completed my run of elephantmen and i am ready to read it when i realize there were a few issues that came out before elephantmen no. Five hundred and twentyfive free digital comics from comixology. Item comes as seen in the accompanying photos dimensions approximately. Elephantmen comic read elephantmen comic online in high. Hip flask hc 20032007 imageactive images elephantmen. Unnatural selection as well as pages and covers from hip flask. Much like every lovingly crafted issue of hip flask, this thousand piece puzzle wont come together quickly. Blade runner 30th anniversary collectors edition bluray and the incal, hip flask is a great addition to the elephantmen volume 1. We follow the story of hip flask and ebony hide hippopotamus and elephant crosses. There are a lot of other characters in elephantmen than hip flask, so if you want to read hip flask, it can give you a lot of knowledge on hip flask himself, but it isnt necessary for the rest of elephantmen.
This lavish european widescreen format edition collects hip flask. Hip flask, elephantmen is the creation of comic book letterer and comicraft founder richard starkings. Elephantmen comic read elephantmen comic online in high quality. The elephantmen series follows the on going battles of the giant mutated animalhuman crossbreed creatures created by a shadowy organisation as war machines that do battle in africa, killing. In order for the elephantmen to be succesfully bred, a. The first spotlights a different elephantman and their lives. A product of the humananimal hybrid research of the mappo corporation, hip flask is a walking, talking hippopotamus who works as an advisor for the information agency, a government body tasked. Summary \r\n the elephantmen series follows the on going battles of the giant mutated animalhuman crossbreed creatures created by a shadowy organisation as war machines that do battle in africa, killing without mercy.
Ladies and gentlemen, this torrent contains the hip flask series from comicraft that preceded the elephantmen series from image. Unnatural selection by richard starkings goodreads. Choose qty for hip flask unnatural selection ian churchill cvr added. Hip flask and ebony hide count amongst their number. Well, bleeding cool has painstakingly looked through comixologys. Find the value of the active images comic hip flask. There will be no better place to learn all there is to know about the new image comics elephantmen series than at the. They were genetically engineered to be suprahuman weapons of mass destruction, but ultimately dismissed collectively as elephantmen. Hipcomics is a new and innovative way to distribute comics. And possibly the first appearance of the elephantmen. The comics have been published once every one or two years, with three issues available as of july 2006. The elephantmen series is a spinoff from the series hip flask, set in the same universe and. Image proudly presents the second hardcover volume of richard starkings critically acclaimed hip flask series.
Elephantmen 0015 elephantmen 1627 elephantmen 2834 elephantmen 35 elephantmen 36. By abdulkareem baba aminu im a latecomer to the world and characters created by richard starkings in his famous elephantmen title. Somewhere in the african desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists, led by kazushi nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal dna. Hip flask versus agents of mappo and flask has nothing left to lose. Mystery city and features a special gallery of sketches and drawings by ladronn, who won an eisner award for his work on mystery city. The world of free new and old comics welcome to and receive a great opportunity to be aware about the newest and the most popular comics immediately. Savage town by declan shalvey, philip barrett, paperback. Somewhere in the african desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists, led by kazushi nikken, has conducted unholy. Hip flask comic read hip flask comic online in high quality. The second tells, in several parts, a longer story involving a side adventure of heironymous hip flask questing for an african artifact. Wounded animals softcover fatal diseases hc dangerous liasons hc questionable things hc war toys softcover hip flask concrete jungle oversized hc hip flask unnatural selection oversized hc captain stoneheart and the truth fairy oversized hc special edition elephantmen series is a spinoff from the series hip flask, set in the same universe and expanding on details of various minor characters from that series. The story of hieronymous hip flask begun in comicrafts criticallyacclaimed smash hit unnatural selection continues in elephantmen. His vision of hip flask is of a genuinely bestial creature, so finely detailed readers can sense the texture of his skin.
Hip flask elephantmen active images, 2003 series city cover hip flask elephantmen active images, 2003 series mars parts of this issue are reprinted. About genre scifi comic summary they were genetically engineered to be suprahuman weapons of mass destruction, but now they must walk amongst the people they were created to destroy. Ladronn hip flask elephantmen sketchbook from active images 2004 esa3341. Unnatural selection oneshot was a strong introduction, but elephantmen showed that starkings, casey, and ladronn were ready to move to the next step. Elephantmen vol 1 wounded animals richard starkings. Extinction hip flask and farrell follow a lead out into the desert and face the grim reality of life for elephantmen in 2260. The story offers a bluecollar social realism that paints an authentic sense of place and a believable portrait of jimmy and his crowd, whose dialogue comes in a torrent of regional slang, which sometimes requires careful parsing. Hip flask, private hippopotamus thrilling detective. Ive looked online and cannot seem to find decent publication history. Read and download free comic online, largest website have more than 10 million image updated daily. The elephantmen were soldiers weapons of mass destruction but now they must live out their lives amongst us. The elephantmen is one of those comics that have quality pouring from every inch of every page and richard starkings couldnt have chosen a better artist, jose ladronns art is something to be viewed in a prestige format the bigger the better since, his art is so intricate and defined, this edition makes the book such a wonderful fit, ladronns art is a mix of jack kirby, moebius, katsuhiro.
Hieronymous hip flask is a fictional anthropomorphic hippopotamus who appears in comic books published by active images and image comics. A monthly series called elephantmen was first available for sale in stores in july 2006, published by image comics. I then buy a hardcover called hip flask unnatural selection and it only looks like a reprint of one story. So hip flask was a character created about 10 years ago. Elephantmen lot tpb image comics hardcover and softcover. Like a lot of my current reading list its part of image comics current monthly release lineup. Unnatural selection is the origin of hip flask, comicrafts grim yet affable. The elephantmen is one of those comics that have quality pouring from every inch of every page and richard starkings couldnt have chosen a better artist, jose. Elephantmen war toys volume 1 by richard starkings elephantmen by. The characters were originally designed as advertising concept art for comic book fonts.