It was announced at the C2E2 convention by Marvel Comics that in August 2012 Gambit gets his own solo series that takes him back to his roots as a charismatic, cool, mutant master thief, written by James Asmus and drawn by Clay Mann. When asked about the upcoming series Asmus was quoted saying “This book focuses on the two most important aspects of Gambit: #1 that he’s sexy, and #2 that he’s the preeminent bad-ass thief of the Marvel Universe.” Marvel canceled the series at issue #17.
Tag: Iron Age
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000’s)
Batman: Gotham Knights was a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics. The original intent of this book was to feature the exploits of Batman and his extended family, such as Alfred Pennyworth, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, and Catwoman, among others. The latter section of the run, however, came to focus much more upon his enemies.
The series also featured the popular “Batman: Black and White” back-up strip, which allowed various artists with widely varying styles to do their take on the Dark Knight in a black and white format. These back-up strips are also collected in trade paperback form.
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman (2014)
DC Comics revived the Sensation Comics series in August 2014 as a “Digital First” series featuring Wonder Woman. The print edition debuted with an October 2014 cover date. This series was cancelled in December 2015. The final issue was #17 (cover dated Feb. 2016).
Superman/Shazam: First Thunder (2005)
Set at the beginning of what the Wizard Shazam calls “the second age of the great heroes”, after the debut of the Man of Steel, Batman, and Captain Marvel, but before the coming of Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern, the story begins with Superman traveling to Fawcett City in pursuit of a group of criminals who have just robbed a museum from Metropolis and used magic against him. Upon arriving in Fawcett, he finds Captain Marvel fighting the same group of thieves.
Before Watchmen – Silk Spectre (2012)
The story follows Laurie Jupiter as she rebels against her mother Sally’s efforts for Laurie to replace her as the Silk Spectre. Laurie runs away with her boyfriend to discover herself in the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s.
Black Widow V3 (2004)
The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game, and she’s not asking for much, just a life of her own. When a sudden assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, the former Soviet agent tracks a string of international killings that will lead her back to a Russia she can barely recognize.
Showcase 94 (1994)
DC revived the Showcase title in 1993 when the 1950s retailer reluctance to order new, untested series had largely vanished, and was replaced in the 1990s with reader enthusiasm for the “#1” issues of new series. The new series was published as Showcase ’93, a monthly 12-issue limited series, replaced the following year by Showcase ’94, etc. Showcase ’96 #12 was the last regular issue.
The Punisher: Year One (1994)
Punisher War Journal, Page One: We’ve known for years about the deaths of Frank Castle’s wife and children, but now we see Castle himself mere hours later, when his grief and rage were at their freshest. To the police, he’s a lead. To a reporter, he’s a story. To the mob, he’s just one more loose end. In four issues, they’ll all learn what he’s really become…
Superior Spider-Man V2 (2018)
In 2018, a new volume of The Superior Spider-Man debuted as part the “Spider-Geddon” storyline, with 12 new issues written by Christos Gage.
Green Arrow V3 (2000)
In 2000, Oliver Queen is revived in a new series, Green Arrow (vol. 3), in the story arc “Quiver“, written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by Phil Hester and Ande Parks. It is revealed that Hal’s resurrection of Oliver (seen on the very last page of Green Arrow #137, the final issue of the Oliver/Connor ongoing series) was in reality a deliberately flawed one. In Hal’s final hours before sacrificing his life to save the Earth during “The Final Night“, Hal speaks with Oliver’s soul in the afterlife. The two agree to bring back a version of Oliver Queen: one without a soul (so Oliver may properly stay in Heaven) and with no memory of the events of The Longbow Hunters mini-series or of the subsequent events that followed, up until his death, Oliver reasoning that things went wrong for him after the events that drove him to kill for the first time and feeling that the copy of him was restored at the best point in his life.
















































