{"product_id":"animal-man-1-2011-nm","title":"Animal Man # 1 2011 NM-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnimal Man # 1\u003c\/b\u003e, released on September 7, 2011, is the debut of a critically acclaimed series written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Travel Foreman. Published as part of DC Comics' The New 52 line-wide relaunch, it shifts the tone of the character's adventures toward a dark, psychological horror. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story reintroduces Buddy Baker as a veteran superhero, animal activist, and former stuntman living in suburbia with his wife Ellen and two children, Cliff and Maxine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Reluctant Hero: The issue begins with Buddy appearing in an indie film about a washed-up superhero. Despite trying to settle into family life, he responds to a police scanner report of a gunman holding a children's cancer ward hostage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA Startling Transformation: During the rescue, Buddy uses an unusual \"cocktail\" of animal abilities, such as the \"bark of a dog\" to freak people out. After subduing the gunman, his eyes begin to bleed heavily, signaling that something is wrong with his powers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Nightmare: That night, Buddy suffers a horrific nightmare in which his son Cliff is disemboweled in a dead forest. In the dream, three monsters known as the Hunters Three claim they are the true fathers of his child and that \"The Rot\" is coming for them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Reveal: Buddy wakes to find his young daughter, Maxine, sitting in the yard surrounded by the animated corpses of small animals she has accidentally resurrected using newly manifested powers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBuddy Baker (Animal Man): A family man struggling to balance his \"super\" identity with his role as a father.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMaxine Baker: Buddy’s four-year-old daughter who is revealed to be the true avatar of The Red, the elemental force of all animal life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Forces: The issue establishes the central conflict of the series: a war between The Red (life), The Green (plant life), and The Rot (death and decay).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47641642827876,"sku":"BG53","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_05_15_21_32_195.jpg?v=1767648187","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/animal-man-1-2011-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}