Stryker

Stryker is a founding member of the Cyberforce universe, debuting alongside the team at the launch of Image Comics. Prominent enough to headline the spin-off series Codename: Stryke Force, the character operates within a world of cybernetically enhanced soldiers and covert conflict.

Few characters can claim to have been there at the very birth of Image Comics, but Stryker is one of them — debuting in Cyberforce #1 in 1992, right at the explosive dawn of the Copper/Modern Age when Marc Silvestri and Eric Silvestri helped reshape what superhero comics could look like. With 76 catalogued appearances spanning an impressive 32 years, Stryker has proven genuine staying power in the Image universe, earning their own spotlight in Codename: Stryke Force and crossing into the ambitious crossover canvas of Shattered Image. Three of those appearances carry key-issue status — reason enough for any serious collector to pay attention — and the company Stryker keeps is equally compelling, sharing pages with fan favorites like Ripclaw, Cyblade, and Dominique Thiebaut. If you love the bold, kinetic energy of early Image and want to trace it from its founding moment all the way into the modern era, Stryker is an essential thread to follow.