The Legendary Lynx
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- ¥1,600
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- ¥1,600
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EXPERIENCE ONE OF COMICS’ MOST-BELOVED “LOST” STORIES – 1970s SUPERHERO CLASSIC ‘THE LEGENDARY LYNX’ IS FINALLY BACK IN PRINT
The influential street-level superhero saga is available again for the first time in 50 years – remastered and featuring essential bonus material!
Welcome to Triumph City. A city plagued by corruption and crime, where every alleyway and dark corner holds a deadly secret. The lone figure, standing against the onslaught of crime, is a savvy crimefighter known as the Lynx – sworn to protect the city that forged her.
By day, she’s Claudia Calla, a quiet secretary at Triumph City’s biggest paper. A woman haunted by a dark tragedy that has pushed her toward taking on the mantle of the Lynx – to prevent others from experiencing the same pain she’s dealt with. But when a specter from her earliest days returns, asking for her help against a cabal of dark forces, the Lynx must choose between her heroic responsibilities and her debt to a dear friend.
THE LEGENDARY LYNX was created by writer Harvey Stern and artist Doug Detmer, two creators who died under mysterious circumstances before and shortly after the series was first published. Though originally credited solely to Stern as the writer, diligent research has uncovered that Stern co-created the script and story to the Lynx’s seminal debut by renowned novelist and writer Carmen Valdez. For the first time ever, she is given proper credit in this volume.
(But in reality, “The Legendary Lynx” is no reprint. Crafted by LA Times Book Prize-winning novelist Alex Segura in his 2022 work, “Secret Identity” – a story that continues in the follow-up, “Alter Ego,” - and brought to life by artist Sandy Jarrell’s masterful artwork, this series blurs the lines between fiction and reality in the best way possible - the remastered pages of this forgotten gem, restored to its former glory and presented anew for readers hungry for adventure.)
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This entertaining and self-aware graphic novel spotlights the Lynx, star of the comics series at the center of Segura's novel Secret Identity. After reporter Simon Upton disappears, office secretary Claudia Calla springs into action as the Lynx, a roof-hopping, butt-kicking action heroine in a leopard print bell-bottom jumpsuit. She's soon chasing supervillain Mr. Void, a demonic immortal who feeds upon his modern-day descendants, and his glowing skeletal henchmen the Voidoids. The action teases a fully populated comics universe with characters like glowing ghost girl Apparition, swordsman El Cid, and sexy information broker Scarlet Snake as Calla uncovers a sinister plot and makes startling discoveries about herself. The conceit that this is a reprint from the novel's universe is upheld expertly in design; it looks just like a 1970s comic, with Jarrell's art reminiscent of Frank Miller's early Daredevil issues, zippy kinetic action paired with period-accurate off-white pages, and Ben Day color dots. Segura's script plays on comics tropes: flashbacks, editors' notes referring to past (fictional) issues, plot-convenient amnesia, and an inner monologue worthy of peak Spider-Man. Catnip for Segura's existing readers, this also has enough in-jokes to appeal to fans of Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, and Bandette. It's a brisk thrill ride that begs for a sequel. This review has been updated for clarity.
