
This comic, which despite being published by Marvel stands completely outside the shared universe of their other titles, presumably came about because they, not the B&T licensor, had rights to that concept. Is someone trying to engineer Fight Man’s ultimate downfall, or has everyone finally just had enough? Fight Man #1 you can see the logo-less original art hereįight Man is something of a one-off sequel to writer/cartoonist Evan Dorkin’s work on Marvel’s tie-in comic to the Bill and Ted movies, wherein the titular idiots are professed fans of the fictional Fight Man comic book. But, more than that, there’s something going on beneath it all… his old foes are coming out of the woodwork, and even, unthinkably, teaming up to try and kill him. As the story begins, he’s broke – his endorsements aren’t worth anything anymore and no one’s buying his supervillain memorabilia “trophies” – he’s despised by police, villains, and bystanders alike, fifteen sidekicks have died in the line of duty, and his ex-wife’s suing him. Far from helping, though, Fight Man has been a single-handed (and maybe single-minded) force of destruction for the city. ” – Officer Orton, Fight Manįor years, Delta City has had an invincible protector in the form of Fight Man, whose costume proudly declares his mission: “Here 2 Hit”. “Fight-Man’s like a hurricane… Unpredictable, unstoppable, destructive, mindless. This entry spotlights the Fight Man one-shot special by written and pencilled by Evan Dorkin and inked by Pam Eklund, published in 1993 by Marvel Comics.
