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A review by scottfaulkner
The Complete Badger, Volume 1 by Jeff Butler, Mike Baron
4.0
Why should it be that I so enjoy the work of Mike Baron (Nexus), who is such a far-right reactionary these days? Part of my enjoyment of this series is nostalgia, as I read the comics when they first appeared, but as a comics fan I'll probably always enjoy a well-told vigilante tale and this one has enough weirdness to keep things interesting. The Badger is a Vietnam vet with "multiple personality disorder" (maybe not a real thing but common enough in fiction) who defends the citizens of Milwaukee against street punks and more esoteric threats. He'll philosophize and kick ass in almost equal measure and meets all kinds of characters eager to do the same.
He has a patron of sorts in Ham, an ancient druidic "weather wizard" who gets some of his power through animal sacrifice, and this is a sticking point with the nature-loving Badger. That's another great thing about this series - before "grim n' gritty" was the comic book norm, Baron didn't hesitate to show the rough edges of his characters, yet they still remained likable. Unfortunately, the artwork varied greatly throughout the series and was never particularly great by today's standards, but if you can look past that you can get a lot of fun out of this character. If only Baron had been able to team up with someone like Steve Rude, who made such a success of Nexus, The Badger would be better remembered today. If you like Billy Jack or Buckaroo Banzai, then get with the program, Larry!
He has a patron of sorts in Ham, an ancient druidic "weather wizard" who gets some of his power through animal sacrifice, and this is a sticking point with the nature-loving Badger. That's another great thing about this series - before "grim n' gritty" was the comic book norm, Baron didn't hesitate to show the rough edges of his characters, yet they still remained likable. Unfortunately, the artwork varied greatly throughout the series and was never particularly great by today's standards, but if you can look past that you can get a lot of fun out of this character. If only Baron had been able to team up with someone like Steve Rude, who made such a success of Nexus, The Badger would be better remembered today. If you like Billy Jack or Buckaroo Banzai, then get with the program, Larry!