The Bionic Man, Vol.1 No.1 Chapter One: Flight of the Daedalus. Based on a story by Kevin Smith. Script by Kevin Smith with Phil Hester. Art by Jonathan Lau. Colors by Ivan Nunez. Lettering by Simon Bowland.
- Solicit
- Steve Austin is back and acclaimed film maker Kevin Smith unleashes his high octane vision in this new series from Dynamite. Featuring 28 pages of story/art in an action-packed first issue! Kevin Smith is joined by Phil Hester, artist Jonathan Lau, and cover artist/character designer Alex Ross (the team who brought you The MAIN Green Hornet series), Smith unleashes Bionic Man into the 21st century as only he can.
- Summary
- A mysterious figure infiltrates and destroys a cybernetic research facility, stealing data and brutally murdering a team of scientists. Meanwhile, test pilot Colonel Steve Austin flies an experimental stealth bomber, the Daedalus.
- Notes
- Jaime Sommers makes a cameo appearance; in the Kevin Smith continuity, she is Steve's lover at the time of his crash, and already a schoolteacher.
- In Kevin Smith's original movie script, the villain is Barney Hiller, but Hull was created for this comic adaptation.
- The main cover for this issue pays homage to the cover of issue #1 of Charlton Comics' The Six Million Dollar Man magazine.
- Cover Gallery
- Several variant covers were released in limited quantity.
- Interior Preview Gallery
- Before the issue hit retailers, this preview hit the web.