Cyber Force (comics)

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Cyber Force
First issue cover
Publication information
Publisher	Top Cow Productions
Publication date	Cyber Force #1 (Oct. 1992)
Main character(s)	Ballistic Cyblade Impact Ripclaw Stryker Velocity
Creative team
Written by	Marc Silvestri

Cyber Force (sometimes stylized as CyberForce or CYBERFORCE) is a comic book series created by writer and artist Marc Silvestri in 1992 through his publishing studio, Top Cow Productions, and published by Image Comics.^[1][2]

Publication history[]

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Cyber Force was first published as a mini-series in October 1992 by Image Comics in association with Malibu Comics.^[3] Created by and illustrated by Marc Silvestri, the series was written by his brother, Eric Silvestri. "When the guys at Image and I were starting out, we weren't really sure what the reaction would be to our characters. So, just to play it safe, we decided to put out our projects as mini-series to test out the public reaction."^[4]

After high sales for the mini-series, an ongoing series was launched in October 1993 with the Cyber Force #0 one-shot, which contained a script and art by Walter Simonson based on a plot by Marc and Eric Silvestri. The new monthly series was published by Image through Silvestri's Top Cow Productions beginning in November 1993, running 35 issues. The series crossed over with Wild C.A.T.s for the "Killer Instinct" storyline spanning Wild C.A.T.S #5-7 and Cyber Force vol. 2 #1-3.

Silvestri later turned his duties over to other artists, including David Finch.^[5] The original comic book focused on a team of mutants who were captured by Cyberdata, an enormous corporation planning to take over the world. The mutants were experimented on and had their abilities enhanced with cybernetic implants in hopes of making them S.H.O.C.s (Special Hazardous Operations Cyborgs). The mutants subsequently escaped and banded together as Cyber Force, determined to defeat Cyberdata.^{[citation needed]}

The series was revived in a third volume in 2006 (April-September) as a six issue limited series written by Ron Marz and drawn by Pat Lee titled Rising From the Ashes. This series began with the team's return from their previous mission and centered on a confrontation with their alien forebears. The team was given an updated look, a new base of operations, and changes to its roster. Heatwave, Stryker and Impact served as recurring characters throughout the series, while important subplots included the death of Impact and the initiation of a romantic relationship between Ripclaw and Velocity.^{[citation needed]}

On October 17, 2012, Top Cow debuted the fourth volume of the series. This was a rebooted Cyber Force as part of the company's "Top Cow Rebirth" initiative. Funded through a Kickstarter campaign, the first five issues were released for free.^[6][7] Silvestri provided cyberpunk-influenced art for the rebooted series, while Khoi Pham was brought aboard as illustrator after five years of exclusive work for Marvel Comics.^[8] The first issue received a positive review from Benjamin Bailey of IGN, who described the post-apocalyptic setting as both interesting and genuine. Commenting on Pham's art, he cited some inconsistencies, particularly with respect to renderings of technology.^[9]

The fifth volume of the series was launched in late 2015 as a digital-only series written by Matt Hawkins.^[10][11]

In other media[]

A half-hour Cyber Force animated series was planned for the 1995–96 season on Fox Kids as part of an hour-long block that would also have featured a Youngblood series.^[12][13] Although completed character designs and a model sheet were featured in magazines, the series never progressed past the planning stage.^[14]

Bibliography[]

Series[]

• Cyberforce Volume 1, #0–4 (October 1992 – September 1993)
• Cyberforce Volume 2, #1–35 (November 1993 – September 1997)
• Cyberforce Volume 3, #0–6 (April 2006 – October 2006)
• Cyberforce Volume 4, #1-11 (October 2012 – February 2015)

Collected editions[]

• Cyberforce: The Tin Men of War (collects Cyberforce Vol. 1 #1–4)
• Cyber Force: Origins Volume 1 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 1 #1–4, #0, and Cyberforce Annual #1)
• Cyber Force: Origins Volume 2 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 2 #1–8, and Cyberforce Origins #1 – Cyblade)
• Cyber Force: Origins Volume 3 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 2 #9–16, and Cyberforce Origins #2 – Stryker)
• Wildcats/Cyberforce: Killer Instinct (collects WildC.A.T.S. Covert Action Teams #5–7 and Cyberforce Vol. 2 #1–3)
• Cyberforce: Assault with a Deadly Woman (collects Cyberforce Vol. 2 #4–7)
• Cyber Force: Origins Volume 4 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 2 #17–25)
• Cyberforce Volume 1 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 3 #1–6, #0)
• Cyberforce: Rebirth Volume 1 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 4 #1–5)
• Cyberforce: Rebirth Volume 2 (collects Cyberforce Vol. 4 #6–10)

References[]

External links[]

• Cyberforce (1992) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Cyberforce (1993) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Cyberforce (2006) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)