Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Review - A Bone-Crunching, Bullet-Rattling Blast of Pure Extraction Energy

Ande Parks and Ronan Cliquet deliver a vicious, cinematic first issue that throws Tyler Rake back into the fire and makes sure every punch lands like a demolition charge.

Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 ain’t pulling up to smile pretty for the camera, baby. This comic ain’t here to play nice, sip tea, or gently stretch a franchise so everybody can clap politely. Nah. This joint pulls up like it’s got unfinished business, steel-toe boots on, fists taped, and zero patience. It’s here to throw hands, bust jaws, crack concrete, and remind everybody real quick why Tyler Rake is such a beast of a character to begin with. Set in the brutal world of Extraction, this issue is written by Ande Parks, brought to savage life by artist Ronan Cliquet, and dropped on us by Ignition Press like a grenade with the pin already out.

The setup? Clean. Tight. No fat on it. Tyler’s in São Paulo, laying low, working the door at one of the hottest nightclubs in town, just trying to keep life from turning into the usual all-you-can-eat buffet of violence and bad decisions. But come on now… this is Tyler Rake. Peace don’t follow this man, it stalks him from a distance and then runs away screaming. One ugly encounter with a drug dealer who’s got real power and real reach sends the whole situation straight to hell in a customized sports car. From there, it’s chaos, pain, and that beautiful “oh snap, here we go” energy.

And that’s when this book starts showing off. Because what I really dug here is that this does not feel like some lazy, paint-by-numbers spin-off trying to eat off the name of a bigger brand. You know the type same outfit, no soul. This ain’t that. This comic earns its spot. Ande Parks gets what makes this world tick. He understands Tyler’s whole vibe: the scars, the mileage, the silent rage, the exhaustion, the danger. He writes him like a man who’s been through enough madness to make a lesser soul fold like cheap lawn furniture. But at the same time, Tyler never becomes some hollow action figure with muscles and murder on autopilot. He still feels human. Beat up. Worn down. Haunted. Dangerous, yes but real. Like the kind of dude who’s seen so many ugly sunrises that even a beautiful morning feels like a setup.

That right there? That’s the sauce. The script moves exactly how it should fast, focused, and with a purpose. No wasted pages. No extra fluff. No fake philosophical babble pretending to be depth. Just tension, pressure, momentum, and a fuse that keeps burning panel after panel. Yeah, it’s a prequel, but it doesn’t feel trapped by that. It doesn’t feel like homework. It feels like a story that matters on its own, a raw piece of Tyler’s life that bites down hard and never lets go.

And then we gotta talk about Ronan Cliquet. My dude did not come to play. The art in this book hits like rent is due. And not “oh, those are some cool poses” hits. Nah, I’m talking you can damn near hear the bones crack through the page kind of hits. Cliquet gives this comic that full-throttle, cinematic Extraction energy, but still lets it breathe as a comic book. That’s important. This ain’t a dusty imitation of a movie storyboard. This is comics doing what comics do best stretching impact, slowing time at the perfect moment, making every punch, stare, and explosion feel like it matters. The panels move. The fights snap. The violence has rhythm. The chaos has shape. You can almost smell the sweat, blood, gunpowder, and poor life choices dripping off the page. WEPA. And that’s the magic trick here.

This book feels like an action movie that learned how to speak fluent comic book, not a comic book awkwardly cosplaying as a film. Big difference. Massive difference. One feels alive. The other feels like leftovers. This? This is fresh off the stove and still sizzling.

What’s also slick is how the issue opens the door for two types of readers at once. If you already rock with Extraction and Tyler Rake, there’s plenty here for you to latch onto. The tone is right. The energy is right. The dude still feels like the dude. But if you’ve never dipped into this world before and just want a hard-hitting action comic with grit, speed, and attitude, this still works beautifully. That balance is not easy. Too many franchise tie-ins feel like a quiz you forgot to study for. This one feels like a live grenade getting tossed in your lap and daring you to blink.

Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 knows exactly what it is and comes out swinging because of it. It’s brutal, fast, mean, cinematic, and built like a closed fist dipped in gasoline. If you like your action comics with impact, tension, and enough raw energy to shake the table, this one deserves your eyeballs immediately. This comic flat-out slaps, stomps, and leaves skid marks. It’s gritty, explosive, and packed with the kind of energy that makes you lean in with that ugly stank face and go, “Ohhh yeah… my man came to wreck shop.” Tyler Rake is back, baby and he did not come in whispering.

CRUSADERS SCORE:
4/5

Story by: Ande Parks
Art by: Ronan Cliquet
Published by: Ignition Press
Issue: Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1
On Sale: April 1, 2026

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Al Mega: I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!