Top 5 Motorcycles in Comics
September 13th, 2009
5. Rick Grimes on the Harley
I realize that motorcycles can be difficult to draw but in a zombie apocalypse like the one that Robert Kirkman has crafted in ‘The Walking Dead’ it would seem like the ideal mode of transport. Mobility, speed, agility? What’s not to love? Here, Rick Grimes takes what looks like a Harley Davidson Sportster on a mission.
Art by Tony Moore
4. Suki Suzuki on the Monocycle
If you were to take the undeniably lame Segway and turn it into a massive, bad-ass single wheel motorcycle then you’d have this gem. That’s the crazy Suki Suzuki in the saddle and in the world of ‘Silent Dragon’ she’s looking for work.
Art by Leinil Yu
3. Batman the Dark Knight on the Batcycle
When Batman hits his 50’s he probably could dial back the chopper to a trike via a nice sidecar. In the ‘Dark Knight Returns’ the Batmobile has become a tank so getting around town falls to the Batcycle.
Art by Frank Miller
2. Itto the EmCon on the Spokeless Chopper
Itto is an android (emulation construct) on the run. In ‘Lone Wolf 2100′ Itto has to protect the virus-carrying toddler, Daisy, to safety. What better way to do that then fixing an old chopper and hitting the road?
Art by Francisco Ruiz Velasco
1. Ghost Rider on the Hellfire Chopper
Trying to escape hell? You’ll need this year’s Hellfire Chopper if you want a snowball’s chance. Rendered from pure Hellfire, the ‘Ghost’s’ scooter is not your dad’s panhead.
Art by Clayton Crain
Any motorcycles I missed? I’m happy to add some honorable mentions to this list. Let your voice be heard in the comments!
Cool, but I think you should put the one from Akira on the list as well.
Oh! and the Rick Grimes Harley is not a Sportster it’s a Dyna of some sort, maybe a Wide Glide. Yea, I’m a geek
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images_graphicnovel/akira_club03.jpg
That’s the Akira bike, and yes it made it on the honorable mentions list in my head. For whatever reason it didn’t make it to the top five. Maybe because I associate it too much with the movie. Not the original comic.
As for the Sportster call I just see those exposes rear springs and thing sportie every time. Could easily be Dyna.
Judge Dredd’s (and his fellow judges’) bike?
They were regularly featured in the 2000AD comics. When they were in the movie – featuring Sylvester “I-am-da-lawwwhhhh!” Stallone, they were almost-carbon copies of the comic version…