Ripclaw

A Native American warrior whose body was subjected to brutal cybernetic enhancements against his will, Ripclaw emerged as a founding member of Cyberforce, wielding razor-sharp bionic claws while struggling to reconcile his spiritual heritage with his technological transformation.

Few characters capture the raw, kinetic energy of Image Comics' early years quite like Ripclaw, who burst onto the scene in Cyberforce #1 in 1992 — one of the founding titles of a publisher that would reshape the industry. Created by Marc Silvestri and Eric Silvestri, Ripclaw has proven to be far more than a product of that explosive Copper/Modern Age moment, with a publishing presence stretching across three decades to 2022 and over a hundred catalog appearances to his name. He's kept formidable company throughout — sharing pages with heavy hitters like Cyblade, Morgan Stryker, and others across Cyberforce, Codename: Stryke Force, and the ambitious crossover Image United — and his five key-issue appearances signal that collectors have always taken notice. For anyone diving into the wild, ambitious frontier era of Image, Ripclaw is essential reading.