The Steel Claw: The Vanishing Man

Albion

by Kenneth Bulmer, Jesús Blasco (Illustrator)

Now starring in Albion — a brand new US comics series plotted by the legendary Alan Moore — the Steel Claw joins the Spider as the next classic British comics character to receive the beautifully packaged hardcover archive treatment! When a lab experiment goes disastrously awry, Louis Crandell discovers that when his right hand — the eponymous steel claw — connects with electricity, he becomes invisible! But to what nefarious ends can he put this new power? Never-before-collected, boasting a stunning new cover by comics legend Brian Bolland ( The Killing Joke), and featuring exclusive new articles exploring the history of the Steel Claw, this collection is the perfect introduction!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Henry Kenneth Bulmer
aka:
Alan Burt Akers
Ken Blake
Ernest Corley
Arthur Frazier
Adam Hardy
Philip Kent
Bruno Krauss
Neil Langholm
Karl Maras
Manning Norvil
Charles R. Pike
Andrew Quiller
Richard Silver
Tully Zetford

Reviews

[Jason]

Had heard of the character but never read him, so thought I'd give it ago. Artwork is great and the stories have an amusing naivety to them of a time gone by when a man who could turn invisible by electrocuting himself and had a metal hand was considered dangerous, gave me a smile reading this.

[Boris Gregoric]

...read as a child, wonders...beyond rating.

[Rex Hurst]

An old Brittish villain in his own series. Louis Crandell becomes involved in a scientific accident that grafts a steel claw onto his hand and allows him to become invisible (except for the claw) when he connects with electricity. If you ignore the obvious faultiness of the science then it is a fun, faced paced chase, as The Steel Claw commits a series of crimes while being chased, then reforms but keeps getting sucked back into crime. The art by Blasco is superb and is worth the price of the book alone.

[Victor]

Starts off more interesting and antihero-y plotwise before changing to more of a prosaic but reluctant hero (apparently due to editorial fiat), but the art is of striking quality and noirish depth throughout. Unlike many readers of this title, this isn't any kind of nostalgia read for me and I think this is my first exposure to the character.

[Ralph]

A nice Fleetways Comics reprint. fun to revisit this one

[Man Solo]

Shatterhand

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Edición española del clásico inglés.