Final Boss #5
(W) Tyler Kirkham (A) Tyler Kirkham
In the bloody sands of the forgotten desert. Tommy and Rabak are in the fight of their lives with the Forsaken tribe queen Ritual and her clan of cannibals. Can Tommy free the prisoners and find the answers he came here for in this intense blood soaked conclusion to Volume one!
Final Boss #4
Written by Tyler Kirkham
Art by Tyler Kirkham
In the underbelly of Farthica TOMMY and RABAK were led to a safe haven. CRANK’S Merc and Vile. Where they were geared up for any future problems they may encounter on this crime — ridden island. After defeating WAR HOG and his goons with the help from the mysterious MASKED VIGILANTE, Tommy and Rabak head to the forgotten desert to hopefully find some answers.
From Tyler Kirkham’s explosive Final Boss series comes its most dangerous mystery yet. Final Boss: Masked Vigilante spotlights the shadowed assassin in a standalone one-shot that reveals her lethal origins and expands the Final Boss mythos. The issue hits shelves in April from Image Comics.
Long hidden in the shadows, the Masked Vigilante finally takes center stage. Her origin story unfolds as she unleashes a deadly, custom-built arsenal to dismantle a ruthless crime syndicate.
Final Boss: Masked Vigilante (one-shot) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 29:
When mysterious supernatural powers awaken within him, underground fighter Tommy Brazen realizes his grandfather’s cryptic stories about their godlike abilities weren’t just folklore. As Tommy’s powers manifest in a brutal way, he’s forced to confront the truth of his new abilities and the violent destiny that comes with them. Final Boss #2 gets the story really rolling but inconsistent art and just bad dialogue diminishes the fun.
Written by Tyler Kirkham Final Fight #2 gets things going as Tommy goes from his underground fight to a the mysterious island his grandfather discovered and got his mysterious power that’s now Tommy’s. There’s something that generally works about it all in a B-movie sort of way. Kirkham has mined 90s video games with a dose of Mortal Kombat, Final Fight, and others. There’s a certain charm about it all. But, that charm loses its luster by dialogue that’s laughable at times.
It’s possible Kirkham has purposely done that for dialogue. Tommy talks about breaking his knuckles in a fight but his opponent is getting it much worse… as the opponents head explodes from the punch. It’s D-level cheese that lacks charm and laughably bad at times. Tommy at another moment talks about how his father ran away and they don’t know what his fate is but then soon after he states he doesn’t want to die like his father, a contradiction as to his father’s fate. It’s small things but they add up.
Those small things extend to the art. Kirkham handles the art along with David Miller. Color is provided by Ifansyah Noor and lettering by Zen. Here there’s inconsistency with some art looking absolutely fantastic and other moments, not up to Kirkham’s excellence. It’s possible that’s Miller’s work but it’s noticeable and kills the momentum for the comic. A visual moment involving rope defies physics and logic, again it’s the small stuff that distracts and boy does it. When Tommy arrives to the mysterious island we get glimpses of the inhabitants who aren’t exactly human. There’s talks of gods and demigods but without a more thorough explanation the background visuals turn from interesting to wtf quickly. But, when the art clicks, it really clicks. There’s a violence that’s just so over the top it tuns the comic comedic.
Final Boss #2 much like the first issue is turn your brain off entertainment. It’s not meant to be dissected, it’s one you just roll with. It’s a series that feels like it’s meant to be a bit of a throwback to the past when comics were more visual flash than logic but here the flash isn’t consistent enough to pull that off. You can see what Kirkham and the team is going for here and it has good DNA at its core but two issues in and it overall isn’t quite coming together.
Story: Tyler Kirkham Art: Tyler Kirkham and David Miller
Color: Ifansyah Noor Letterer: Zen
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read
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Final Boss #2
(W) Tyler Kirkham (A) Tyler Kirkham, David Miller
When mysterious supernatural powers awaken within him, underground fighter Tommy Brazen realizes his grandfather’s cryptic stories about their godlike abilities weren’t just folklore. As Tommy’s powers manifest in a brutal way, he’s forced to confront the truth of his new abilities and the violent destiny that comes with them.
Tyler Kirkham’s Final Boss didn’t just hit the shelves, it landed a clean shot to the jaw and knocked out the last of the inventory at the distributor level. Reorders are hammering like body shots, prompting Image to rush the debut back to print this week to keep the series in the ring.
The second printing will feature artwork by Ryan Ottley of Invincible fame.
Final Boss drops readers into a no-holds-barred, turbo-charged thrill ride—a love letter to classic beat-’em-ups and over-the-top action epics. Tommy Brazen, ex-street brawler turned powered-up merc, is trying to forge his own path. But when he starts unlocking pieces of his hidden past, he realizes the real endgame is far more complex than he ever imagined.
Final Boss #1, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 14:
From the dynamic creator and artist, Tyler Kirkham (Amazing Spider-Man, Green Lantern), comes a thrilling new action hero: Tommy Brazen in FINAL BOSS! Get ready for an over-the-top adventure that’s a high-octane nod to classic action stories. Trying to forge a new path, Tommy uses his newfound powers for various paid enforcer gigs and street fights, only to uncover a past far more complex than he ever imagined.
Story: Tyler Kirkham
Art: Tyler Kirkham, David Miller
Color: Ifansyah Noor
Letterer: Troy Peteri
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Tyler Kirkham’s Final Boss series launch is leveling up with a slew of eye-popping, highly collectible retailer exclusive covers this November from Image Comics.
This high-stakes, action-cranked ongoing series marks Kirkham’s debut at Image and it will pack serious firepower with variant covers by fan-favorite legends like V. Ken Marion, Ryan Ottley, Jae Lee, and Kirkham himself.
Final Boss drops readers into a no-holds-barred, turbo-charged thrill ride—a love letter to classic beat-’em-ups and over-the-top action epics. Tommy Brazen, ex-street brawler turned powered-up merc, is trying to forge his own path. But when he starts unlocking pieces of his hidden past, he realizes the real endgame is far more complex than he ever imagined.
Comic shop retailers on board with their very own exclusive Final Boss #1 covers include:
Final Boss #1 by Kirkham will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 19:
From the dynamic creator and artist, Tyler Kirkham, comes an action-packed new series in the upcoming, Final Boss. This new ongoing series will kick off in November and mark Kirkham’s debut at Image Comics.
The premiere issue will boast variant covers by such fan-favorite artists as: V. Ken Marion, Ryan Ottley, Jae Lee, and Kirkham himself.
Prepare for an over-the-top adventure that’s a high-octane nod to classic action stories. Trying to forge a new path, Tommy Brazen uses his newfound powers for various paid enforcer gigs and street fights, only to uncover a past far more complex than he ever imagined.
Kirkham can be found at Artist Alley booth 5012 at San Diego Comic-Con this week.
Final Boss #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November:
