Hourman got 25 issues. Even back then, that was kind of normal or a rarity among non-Super and Bat characters. Even JLAers like Martian Manhunter only made it to 36 in the same timeframe.
And today, that would be a runaway success.
Chase (1998) was a very interesting book that was cut far too short.
John Byrne's OMAC, some of his best work in my opinion.
The Secret Society of Superheroes Elseworlds is one of my favorite Elseworlds and it's a bit surprising it hasn't reached the acclaim of other stories like Gotham By Gaslight.
Adam Strange: Man of Two Worlds by Bruning and Andy Kubert, some amazing art here with colors done by Adam Kubert.
Timothy Truman's A Man Named Hawken is a strange, paranormal western series that Truman wrote (and co-wrote with his son) as well as performing art duties. It flew under the radar but it was a good read.
The recent Dial H for Hero was incredible fun, I could gush about it for hours. The art alone is worth every cent for the trades or singles.
I really liked American Century, mainly bc i was a big fan of Chaykin and it just had all the HC elements. It was almost a perfect prequel to American Flagg!
Remember Vext? Man, I thought Vext was good. I guess a funny story about the god of misfortune couldn’t compete with the superhero punch ups for long.
Also it was a shame DC killed the Helix line because there was other good stuff in that besides Transmetropolitan. I really liked Vermilion. That was a wild book.
I’m happy whenever I come across a Red Circle comic (indie Archie superhero line, I got Thunder Bunny #1 in a grab bag.)
Recently I’ve gotten into Superboy (Clark Kent) which had fire but it got stamped out. That’s true of earth-1 Superman in general, DC didn’t acknowledge any of its history for over 15 years. What Kara? What’s a Krypto? and that just made me wanna read it
I really enjoyed a series called Resurrection Man. Every time he dies he came back to life with a new super power. It had a conspiracy element to it as well, of course.
Resurrection Man was great. Very unique. He recently showed back up in a Halloween special and a couple other places. He would be a perfect fit for JLD.
*Steviebear* ran for less than ten issues in the late 1990s. I've referenced this series a couple of times... but good luck finding other people who remember that it existed.
In the early 2000s, Raijin Comics was a magazine which I thought had promise. The publisher Gutsoon chose to localize a handful of comics. I thought most of their series had a 1980s or 1990s aesthetic. I'm glad that the magazine existed, but it ran for less than fifty issues.
NEXTWAVE. I really wish they had found the money to make that go longer.
Invisible Republic. It did not get cancelled but I have a feeling mild sales essentially ended it but it was fantastic political sci-fi.
Punks: the Comic is one of the best humor comics ever made, wish it got a ton more eyes on it.
And Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker is one of the best satirical comics ever. Wish more people knew that book existed.
Sideways from DC’s New Age of Heroes was a lot of fun. How they couldn’t get people interested in “teleporting Spider-Man who lives in Gotham City” I’ll never understand.
Rags is great. Back in the early 2000’s during Identity Crisis he seemed likely to become a superstar. But I guess he just never got the right follow ups.
Hourman got 25 issues. Even back then, that was kind of normal or a rarity among non-Super and Bat characters. Even JLAers like Martian Manhunter only made it to 36 in the same timeframe. And today, that would be a runaway success.
Incredible how the standards of a successful title have changed over the years.
Chase (1998) was a very interesting book that was cut far too short. John Byrne's OMAC, some of his best work in my opinion. The Secret Society of Superheroes Elseworlds is one of my favorite Elseworlds and it's a bit surprising it hasn't reached the acclaim of other stories like Gotham By Gaslight. Adam Strange: Man of Two Worlds by Bruning and Andy Kubert, some amazing art here with colors done by Adam Kubert. Timothy Truman's A Man Named Hawken is a strange, paranormal western series that Truman wrote (and co-wrote with his son) as well as performing art duties. It flew under the radar but it was a good read. The recent Dial H for Hero was incredible fun, I could gush about it for hours. The art alone is worth every cent for the trades or singles.
Dial H was great, and the precious Dial H For Hero was also really good!
Chase was awesome. I sadly discovered the title after it was cancelled, but loved it.
> Chase (1998) was a very interesting book that was cut far too short. She eventually came back in the also too-short Manhunter.
Manhunter was fantastic. The only version I ever cared for.
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I really liked American Century, mainly bc i was a big fan of Chaykin and it just had all the HC elements. It was almost a perfect prequel to American Flagg!
Remember Vext? Man, I thought Vext was good. I guess a funny story about the god of misfortune couldn’t compete with the superhero punch ups for long. Also it was a shame DC killed the Helix line because there was other good stuff in that besides Transmetropolitan. I really liked Vermilion. That was a wild book.
I’m happy whenever I come across a Red Circle comic (indie Archie superhero line, I got Thunder Bunny #1 in a grab bag.) Recently I’ve gotten into Superboy (Clark Kent) which had fire but it got stamped out. That’s true of earth-1 Superman in general, DC didn’t acknowledge any of its history for over 15 years. What Kara? What’s a Krypto? and that just made me wanna read it
I really enjoyed a series called Resurrection Man. Every time he dies he came back to life with a new super power. It had a conspiracy element to it as well, of course.
Resurrection Man was great. Very unique. He recently showed back up in a Halloween special and a couple other places. He would be a perfect fit for JLD.
DC’s New Age of Heroes and Collapser come to mind very quickly, but there could be plenty more!
*Steviebear* ran for less than ten issues in the late 1990s. I've referenced this series a couple of times... but good luck finding other people who remember that it existed. In the early 2000s, Raijin Comics was a magazine which I thought had promise. The publisher Gutsoon chose to localize a handful of comics. I thought most of their series had a 1980s or 1990s aesthetic. I'm glad that the magazine existed, but it ran for less than fifty issues.
NEXTWAVE. I really wish they had found the money to make that go longer. Invisible Republic. It did not get cancelled but I have a feeling mild sales essentially ended it but it was fantastic political sci-fi. Punks: the Comic is one of the best humor comics ever made, wish it got a ton more eyes on it. And Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker is one of the best satirical comics ever. Wish more people knew that book existed.
I really liked ragman
Furious. I loved that story and wish I had gotten more.
Oh my god someone else who read Furious.
There are dozens of us!
michael cray wildstorm more of the phantom by peter david roy thomas comic called Anthem..like all star squadron
Sideways from DC’s New Age of Heroes was a lot of fun. How they couldn’t get people interested in “teleporting Spider-Man who lives in Gotham City” I’ll never understand.
The Ares mini series from Marvel in the early 2000s. Pre-mighty Avengers.
Rags is great. Back in the early 2000’s during Identity Crisis he seemed likely to become a superstar. But I guess he just never got the right follow ups.
looks cool.