Pour out a little liquor: Remembering comics no longer with us...

[Terminator X]

Some of these were around longer than others, but none were around long enough, in my book:

-Gotham Central
-Spider-Man's Tangled Web
-Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
-Bathroom Girls
-The Atomics
-X-Statix
-Damn, I'm sure there are more that ruled that I'm not thinking of.

[bfowler]

I'm very much in favor of finite comic series but I do miss reading about certain characters.

Preacher
Y: The Last Man
Alias

[50%grey]

Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew

And Guy Davis never finished The Realm which was epic! thanks alot @hole! :D

[weirdozhead]

for my fallen soldiers Warren publishing, the G.O.A.T

http://www.lostwackys.com/images/artists/creepy023.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s8l-yu7AZLM/SFk_VkTvI9I/AAAAAAAAA80/FwE4O9kX72Q/s400/eeriecov.jpg

http://www.genusx.com/images/vampirella.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Man, I loved X-Statix. I discovered it just as the last few issues were coming out, though, and a couple of the trades are out of print, so I never got to read those. Also, I moved a couple years back and shipped a few boxes of comics and CDs to my house, and one of the boxes got lost. It had all my X-Statix trades in it, as well as all my Y: The Last Man trades, some Sandman trades (one of them signed), Fables, and a bunch of other books. Sad times.

[dfbovey]

The entire Valiant Universe.

[bfowler]

The entire Valiant Universe.

Quoted for truth. I loved almost every single book in the Valiant line. At one time I was collecting every single one of them. Great stories, great art.

I hate Acclaim ruined them. The Sidebar guys have a great interview with Bob Layton who drew half the books and was EIC at Valiant at one day. Great interview, the guy really tells it like it is and holds nothings back.

http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2009/04/ep-90-heavy-mettle-an-interview-with-the-inimitable-bob-layton.html

[bikini]

I miss Codename: Knockout, wish they kept more consistent with the artists though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename:_Knockout
Also Firebreather, what happened to that series? Hope it'll get resurrected.

[JPJ]

I was just browsing my old comics when I came across all my X-Force/X-Statix comics. Man I loved that series. It's a shame Peter Milligan never stayed on top after that.

Not really a series but I really miss the whole time of Bruce Jones' Return of the Monster run on the Hulk.

Both him and Peter Milligan were sadly kinda forgotten after that and it's a shame.


The only other series I miss are Sleepwalker and the Guardians of the Galaxy. (the old school ones, not this new series)

[Huerta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS3rher4_2E&feature=related

[gadgetwk]

Generation X. By far the best "teen team" book I've ever read.

Irredeemable Ant Man was incredible.

Alias and Gotham Central.

[Huerta]

The ones I really miss were

Battle CHasers
Wetworks
Guyver

[hadesillustrations]

The Badger. I know the occasional series comes out via Image, but its not like the First Comics run.

[Bathill8]

Any Wieringo book..... and I miss some Tupac as well.

[Terminator X]

I miss Codename: Knockout, wish they kept more consistent with the artists though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename:_Knockout
Also Firebreather, what happened to that series? Hope it'll get resurrected.

Codename: Knockout was quite fun. I miss that book too.

I think there is currently a Firebreather mini (or ongoing?) that's being put out....I've never read any Firebreather, so don't know too much about it, but I'm pretty sure I see it sometimes pop up on the LCS shelf.

[Terminator X]

I was just browsing my old comics when I came across all my X-Force/X-Statix comics. Man I loved that series. It's a shame Peter Milligan never stayed on top after that.

Not really a series but I really miss the whole time of Bruce Jones' Return of the Monster run on the Hulk.

Both him and Peter Milligan were sadly kinda forgotten after that and it's a shame.

During that time period, there were so many good books going. I loved Jones' Hulk too.

Milligan has a story for Batman Confidential that is starting, I think, in July. With #31, whenever that is coming out. I'm stoked for it, because Batman is my favorite ever, but for the past I don't know how long, the Bat-titles have sucked (except for ASBAR, which I know is debatable to some--I love it!). I'm excited to read a new Bruce Wayne-as-Batman story by a really good writer.

[NickRocks]

Battle CHasers


YES.

id also like to add

Fight-Man
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/c/cd/Fightman1.jpg/300px-Fightman1.jpg

Web Of Spider-man
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Web_of_Spider-Man_117.jpg/250px-Web_of_Spider-Man_117.jpg

The Fly (Impact Comics)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6xoH967aC00/SJ-RzROHfuI/AAAAAAAAJSY/wBmldTsZ3-8/s400/fly-5.jpg

[KRAZYRICKY1]

you might as well Pour out a little liquor for all the comic shops that have closed down, that used to carry all these comics for us.

[Johnny Blaque]

Pour alittle out for spinner racks and shelves are grocery stores and gas stations.

Pour some out for 100 Bullets, Wintermen, and Cla$$War.

[jacon]

-the maxx
-scud
-battle pope

[solara]

Transmetropolitan
XStatix
THB

[Bruce Lee]

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN
JONAH HEX
SGT ROCK
HOUSE OF MYSTERY
HOUSE OF SECRETS
VAMPIRELLA
CREEPY
EERIE
EPIC ILLUSTRATED
TOMB OF DRACULA
MARVEL 2-IN-1
MARVEL TEAM-UP
XENOZOIC TALES (though this one might come back)
ROCKETEER :(
DELL, GOLD KEY and CHARLTON COMICS

[Popninja]

Pour a little out for spinner racks and shelves are grocery stores and gas stations.

We still have both of those here.

[davechisholm]

Transmetropolitan
XStatix
THB

pope's putting out 'total THB' sometime in the next 2 years...after 'battling boy' comes out. YES!

[JPJ]

I miss the old school Chaos! Comics. I almost have all the Evil Ernie issues and I'm still hunting down the rest.

And say what you want about the New Warriors series back in..ohh..99??

Steve Scott's few issues were AWESOME.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/New_Warriors_1_(1999).jpg

He's a big influence on any superhero I draw.

[Akira X]

Also Firebreather, what happened to that series? Hope it'll get resurrected.

There's a series that comes out on an irregular basis. I think they may be putting some work into the cartoon, CG directed by Peter Chung for Cartoon Networks' new more teen-centric line of stuff.

[MC Fumunda]

Man, I loved X-Statix. I discovered it just as the last few issues were coming out, though, and a couple of the trades are out of print, so I never got to read those. Also, I moved a couple years back and shipped a few boxes of comics and CDs to my house, and one of the boxes got lost. It had all my X-Statix trades in it, as well as all my Y: The Last Man trades, some Sandman trades (one of them signed), Fables, and a bunch of other books. Sad times.

I'll sell ya my X-Statix if you're interested. I've got the whole run. The first bit of the new arc in X-Force and then X-Statix, all in floppies. Lemme know if you want 'em. I'll make a swell deal.

[MC Fumunda]

-the maxx
-scud
-battle pope

Yes, yes and yes.

Throw in La Cosa Nostroid. That was another all time fave of mine.

I'm gonna throw Brit in there, too. That series went out on a ****ing bang. Did you idiots buy it? Nate was blowing that shit out. And Kimo on writing?! That's a PJ ensemble, hos! And now look where it is! SHITCANNED!

[Johnny Blaque]

Brit gets a whole bottle of Cristal.

[Beastie]

I always wanted Larry Stroman's 'Tribe' to be more than it turned out to be.

[angeltread]

I always wanted Larry Stroman's 'Tribe' to be more than it turned out to be.
which was what.... 3 issues?

[jeremy dale]

TELLOS
Gatecrasher
Spider-Ham
Herobear and the Kid
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane


That's right... I went there. ;)

[Bruce Lee]

Stray Toasters
American Flagg
Big Guy & Rusty
Ambush Bug
Hot Stuff
Ralph Snart
Uncle Scrooge
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Cosmo the Merry Martian
Groo The Wanderer
Doomsday + 1
Jughead & Me
Sonic's Friendly Nemesis Knuckles

[Bruce Lee]

Okay...I totally lied about Sonic's Friendly Nemesis Knuckles....


....or DID I??? ::wink:: :skull:

[dfbovey]

Quoted for truth. I loved almost every single book in the Valiant line. At one time I was collecting every single one of them. Great stories, great art.

I hate Acclaim ruined them. The Sidebar guys have a great interview with Bob Layton who drew half the books and was EIC at Valiant at one day. Great interview, the guy really tells it like it is and holds nothings back.

http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2009/04/ep-90-heavy-mettle-an-interview-with-the-inimitable-bob-layton.html

Nice interview! heh.

I was just thinking the other day how cool it would be if Valiant was still around, and what it would be like for some of today's artists like Charest or Hitch to work on some of those titles.

[F!]

Nextwave, we hardly knew ye.

[McNiel]

American Flagg
Justice League by Giffen & DeMatteis
GrimJack
Warlock 5- by Derry & Beauvais

[JPJ]

God..how could I forget to mention Dial H for Hero?

Or was it just Hero?

Whatever. An awesome series.

[ScottEwen]

I'll sell ya my X-Statix if you're interested. I've got the whole run. The first bit of the new arc in X-Force and then X-Statix, all in floppies. Lemme know if you want 'em. I'll make a swell deal.

Thanks, but I've been out of work for two and a half years, so I have zero funds. Thanks for the offer, though.

[PMerriwether]

Forsaken and Flak Riot were two excellent comics that never had a chance to shine.

[jaketerlecki]

Nice interview! heh.

I was just thinking the other day how cool it would be if Valiant was still around, and what it would be like for some of today's artists like Charest or Hitch to work on some of those titles.

I agree.Those were some great books. I thought I heard a rumor once about bringing them back. I wonder who owns the copyrights to those characters?

[jdmakescomics]

I bought and I have been reading X statix/force because of this thread...I had planned on doing it for awhile, but this thread reminded me. Simultaneously the most cool and depressing yet strangely uplifting thing I've read in awhile. I'd rather it end on it's own terms instead of sticking around and slowly spiraling into oblivion like runaways is though.

And I second nextwave, that could have run on the steam of it's own craziness and obscure marvel continuity for years.

[weirdozhead]

i heard jim shooter owns all that valiant stuff, he keeps the copyright certificates right next to his elephant man remains