Who do you miss the most???

[okiedokie]

We all have them, books or characters that we really, really miss and we have no hope of them ever being resurrected again, not because the character is 'dead', but because the times have changed. I have a couple of characters that come to mind, but I'd like to hear what other folks miss now that we're in the 21st century.

My Missing In Action character? Jonah Hex.

You can look up Jonah's history on a couple of different websites or in an old issue of DC's Who's Who, but what really made Jonah special was how he broke convention in Comics and in westerns. (Please note: I am not speaking about the Vertigo versions. I'll rant on that later)

Jonah ended up shanghied to China in a storyline that lasted almost 12 issues and eventually ended up with him married. Surprisingly, his wife didn't get murdered during the ceremony and he hung up his guns and became a farmer (think of the movie Unforgiven). He had a son (that also never got murdered) but eventually his wife took the infant and left Jonah. Jonah ended up on a drinking binge and then eventually had several women chasing after his heart.

All in all, if anyone likes westerns, or even something a little different, I would suggest searching out copies of Jonah Hex (or even Weird Western Tales).

Hex is another story altogether. DC tokk Joanh and time shifted him into a post nuclear holocaust earth (mad max) that lasted 18 issues. The book was fun, fast paced and loaded with action, but sadly they let Keith Giffen get his claws on the artwork and the book went into the toliet.

The Vertigo Hex was.........<barf>. Two-Gun Mojo was not BAD. It brought back more of the Weird from the Weird Western days and the artwork was a lot grittier. I missed the series about the giant worms but thought I would give the latest series a try. When I got to the last page with woman nursing a baby that had a bear's head, that was it. I took the book back to the store and let them keep it (without a refund). I was appaled and disgusted and didn't want that trash even darkening my door. <rant rant rant>

So, there you have it, a character I'll forever miss, never to be resurrected again.

What's yours?

[tyroclix]

Do you know who I miss the most? The Uncanny X-Men.

Before there was a Bishop, a Cable, Onslaught, Gambit, Young Storm, the Legacy Virus, 2 titles, and 50 characters, there was a team of mutants, mostly young adults - who were battling to save a world that both feared and hated them.

Without a doubt, the one thing I miss the most in comics is the Uncanny X-men.

[Gambit266]

Colossus :disappoin

[TheFreak]

Major Bummer. That was some of the funniest stuff I have ever read. It was 12 issues and I have every single one.

I also loved Young Justice. Why they decided to mix it with the Titans i dunno. I am not a big fan of those old Titan characters. And I'll miss Slobo and Empress and such. As far as I've heard, only Wonder Girl (in costume I don't really like) Robin, Superboy and Kid Flash (he's Impulse dammit) come over. I read the first issue, and proceeded to put it back on the shelf.

[Greyshadow]

The Question . . .

I also ponder the fate of Captain Carrot and the Amazing Zoo Crew.

[zaurial]

young justice, i agree. and justice league antarctica.

[metzgarob]

fortress lad :p

[Manchine]

Tsannik! LOL:p ;) :laugh: :p

[NathanielEssex]

Green Lantern Hal, Kilowog, Tomar Re, and the rest of the corp that we came to know. In Brightest Day and all the rest...

[PantherPriest]

I would say T'Challa but he's spirit still lingers in Black Panther and he hasn't been gone long enough to miss.

But I definitely miss the Uncanny X-men. I know exactly what tyroclix is talking about. Where did uncanny X-men go; where did that classic feel of x-men run off too? Unlimited X-men tries, but it's not the same. However I for one like Bishop, Cable, and Gambit. ;)

I also miss the Tv show from the mid nineties. Speaking of tv shows I miss gargoyles and the old fox batman as well. And maybe spiderman before it got kooky.

[Briel]

If you're looking for the old "Uncanny" feel, I suggest Xtreme X-Men, where Mr. Uncanny, Chris Claremont, is still in charge.

The Question needs to return. Surely after a decade, there are new ones to ask and answer.

[Briel]

Also. Two years before The Watchmen was the greatest team book ever.

THRILLER

"She has seven seconds to save the world. It can't possibly be enough!"

A book ahead of it's time that didn't sell, but a reprint wth a Vetigo logo would hit Wizard's book of the month easy.

[Briel]

Last one. Promise.

GHOST

Everyone who complains there aren't enough strong female led books, should go back and get this series. This book was more hardcore than Preacher. Not shocking just to shock, but the evil men and women do to each other.

[okiedokie]

'Mazing Man. DC had this character that was sweetness incarnate and always did his best to save the neighborhood. Also, I miss Zoot Sputnik, the backup feature in Mazing Man. Zoot was drawn by Hembeck and was a great throwback to the mindlessness of the 40's & 50's.

sigh. never to be seen again.

Jonah, X-Men, Ghost, Thriller, Lantern Corp, Colossus, Question, etc. Rest in Peace. You guys made a difference and we won't foget you.

[Valandar]

AMBUSH BUG!

We need that dose of zaniness again now that Plastic Man has been shocked into sanity... plus, he WAS the first mainstream character to realize it was all a comic book...

[Psylockeslover]

Originally posted by Manchine
Tsannik! LOL:p ;) :laugh: :p

Me too...

[Jason Blood]

Calvin and Hobbes may not count but I miss it

I want to also say that I miss Family Guy (stupid suits at fox kept on changing the times that it would come on so they could cancel it) this information came from a very reliable source) they did the same to greg the bunny)

[DaLuvster89]

Wow - I'm surprised a lot of you guys have said the Question. He was always one of my DC/Charleston fave's. I'd love it if he could get another shot - even if it was just a mini series. The man with no face - it's a great premise for a hero. I just wish they could do something with it to gie it some staying power...
I miss Vigilante, too - but I've been missing him for a long time. He had an awesome costume. Perhaps someday someone new will pick up the mantle...

[okiedokie]

Which Vigilante are you talking about? The western one on the fancy motorcycle? or the other one?

[eboladude]

Things I miss:
Metamorpho - who's coming back yet again.
Firestorm - ditto
Lobo - ditto ditto
Surfer! - ditto ditto ditto
Ambush Bug! The Legion of Substitute Heroes!!
Big summer crossover series (except that in the end they don't impact continuity in the least!) - can we have another OW@W? Secret Wars? Amalgam?!

[freakazoid_x]

Anyone who misses Slobo needs to be beaten with pointy sticks.

I miss the Scarlet SPider. I thought his storyline sucked but the character himself was great. The costume was fantastic as well.

[bjmc1975]

Continuity that was worth caring about....

[DaLuvster89]

okiedokie asked:
"Which Vigilante are you talking about? The western one on the fancy motorcycle? or the other one?"

I'm meant the one in the Black Costume with white goggles/red visor. His book was a "suggested for mature readers" - he'd go around shooting criminals and such. I thought it was a cool book - it did kinda go downhill in the last few issues, though...

[Basil Elks]

Mouse & the Monster.

[okiedokie]

Peter Porker, The amazing Spider-Ham. oh and Hulk Bunny and Goose Rider (no kidding)

And....Irving Forbush. I would die laughing if they put him in ANY Marvel movie!!!!!

[skinnykid71]

i miss kabuki.

when was the last time there was an actual kabuki story out. and i want a scarab action figure. and clix of all the noh agents while were at it.

[tyroman]

DreadStar was one of my favorites. I lost touch after it went from Marvels Epic line to a small press publisher. It was harder for me to get the small press ones. I think it stopped publishing after it went to small press after awhile. They would be cool to see in Indy clix. (please, oh please, oh please) :grin:

[Kid Zero]

The Justice Machine
The Elementals
The DNAgents
Crossfire

The Defenders
"Real" What If...?
DC Showcase
The Brave and the Bold
World's Finest
Marvel Two in One
Marvel Team Up
The Squadron Supreme

A lot of my picks were comics that gave a writer a chance to fly or fall on his own. It gave them a chance to try something new, not just rehash the same characters, because the Powers That Be "know" that those chracters sell.

[curr0001]

Originally posted by tyroman
DreadStar was one of my favorites. I lost touch after it went from Marvels Epic line to a small press publisher. It was harder for me to get the small press ones. I think it stopped publishing after it went to small press after awhile. They would be cool to see in Indy clix. (please, oh please, oh please) :grin:

I miss Dreastar too and all his freinds :(
Grimjack Nexus...

I also miss cheap comics.. :(

Doctor Strange he needs his own comic again!! :(

[Basil Elks]

I miss Basil Elks (Basilisk) please bring me/him back from the dead.

[Greyshadow]

Man, I loved the first ~8 issues of the Elementals . . .

[duncan2222]

I miss the original Micronauts. Not the Image book that's going on right now...I'm talking about the original Marvel book that was released in the 80's. The first twelve issues were amazing beyond belief, with Bill Mantlo writing and Michael Golden providing the beautiful artwork. I'm sure a lot of you out there are too young to remember what I'm talking about, but it was some really good stuff.

Commander Arcturus Rann, Marionette, Prince Acroyear, Bug, Microtron, and Biotron...

Ah, those were the days...

[okiedokie]

omigosh, I loved the micronauts. Stupid toy, FANTASTIC comic. Especially when they were involved with SHEILD & HYDRA!!!

[K26dp]

Swamp Thing.

[four_winds]

Just started getting back into comics but I really miss Longshot.Does anone know if he's still around?

[CquinnO27]

The old Bloom County. #### that was funny stuff.

I also miss the Defenders, The Uncanny X-Men and Cloak and Dagger.


Opus for veep!

[clixhunter]

dreadstar.....the suicide squad-one of the best ideas and books to ever be written. the old thunderbolts...not the new "brand yech version".

[bizzaro]

Originally posted by freakazoid_x
Anyone who misses Slobo needs to be beaten with pointy sticks.

I miss the Scarlet SPider. I thought his storyline sucked but the character himself was great. The costume was fantastic as well.


LOL!!!!!!

You are pretty audacious to tell anyone they need to be beaten for missing an ORIGINAL character .... and then saying you miss the the main character from the horrific clone saga (which drove countless readers from Spiderman). Too funny! :p

[Kiryu]

Scarlet Spider, I loved Ben.

[swampfox]

How about Jack Knight. He hasn't been gone that long yet but that was a great series. I know Robinson intended to end it all along but it still sucked when it happened. Definitely my second favorite in DC after "the Bat".

[Greyshadow]

swampfox - I was just thinking the same thing. I've developed a comparable fondness with Alias as I did with Starman - one of the few titles I read as soon as I get it.

I also loved the first ~12 issues of Alpha Flight, but after that it was pretty poor. I also miss Perez/Wolfman New Teen Titans, especially during the betrayal of Tara arc.

[Briel]

What do you mean just the first 8 issues of ELEMENTALS? That was he original hardcore realism book and rocked from beginning to end. The Authority had nothing on these guys. DC should buy them from whoever has the copyright, and bring them back under Vertigo. Heck, Bill Willingham, their creator, is working there already.

[Htromada]

How about Howard the Duck? Now that's a dial I'd like to see.

[Basil Elks]

Madcap, where is he now?

[Greyshadow]

Hey Briel - check out this thread about Willingham's Elementals . . .

http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/pulse.cgi?http%3A//www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi%3Fubb%3Dget_topic%26f%3D36%26t%3D000304

[DS-00-0, FSD]

John Byrne's Next Men

West Coast Avengers

Excalibur (the Davis era) I was so upset when Marvel decided to co-opt the title into the X-family of books. Yeah let's make Excalibur, but not have any English charatcers in it. Might as well have named it X-men: UK.

[LM1313]

I agree, the Question needs to make a comeback. (I did see him in a cameo in Gotham Knights lately, though.)

Also . . . CAPTAIN ATOM! He's one of THE most powerful characters in the DC Universe, he had a 50+ comic run (which was EXCELLENT), he led Earth's superheroes during the Invasion invent, he led Justice League Europe . . . and now he's NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!

Booster Gold and Blue Beetle also deserve their own books, of course, but at least they tend to get cameos more often than the Question or Cap.

~LM~

[Minion]

I have to agree with tryoclix I miss the Uncanny X-Men, but I liked them up until the movie, when they were changed from spandex clad fictional heroes to the bondage mutants. When Grant Morrison turned Beat into a kitten with some lame excuse that didn't make sense. All the characters for changed for the worse. The whole Charles had an unborn twin that tried to kill him in the womb and lived mentally for all these years and took over his body, etc...what garbage :angry:

Anyway, it should go back to when Magneto was ready to invade the US with his mutant army, it was really shaping up to be a really good story and they ruined it buy trying to turn it into the movie.

I also miss Young Justice and Lobo. I know YJ is joining the Teen Titans, but Peter David isn't writing it, so it doesn't matter.

Does anyone know when Lobo is coming back?

[Basil Elks]

My mind, *whistling* here mind, come back, I miss you!

[The Giantsquid]

Excalibur - (Davis and Farmer.)
The old X-Men, no extreme, or ultimate foolishness
thank you.
Nova the human rocket
Power Man and Iron Fist
Mostly I miss the old Marvel comics.
I miss the swashbuckling Nightcrawler, that is currently a minister. I miss Kitty Pryde, but at least she isn't a part of the new extreme ultimate ####. Collosus died to try to escape the new X-Men, but I hear they resurected him as an alternate lifestyle man with the hots for Wolverine. :rolleyes:
I also miss Danger Girl and Battlechasers.
Oh, and the first run of Gen 13.
I'll stop now, I've rambled too long.
:(

[Htromada]

Where is Howard the Duck Basil asks. Hmm, I know he exists among my old comic book collection. Every now and then he pops up in some off-beat mag. Has anyone seen the guy lately? I stopped buying comics regularly when they hit 75 cents. Yes I know, I'm as old as dirt. As for his creator, Kirby got into a legal wrangle over the rights and came out with another more dangerous, less witty duck. I've got a few of those -- Dangerous Duck, or some such. I also miss Beverly, for reasons I'm sure most would understand. Maybe it will be like the Inidan Motorcycle; The legal wrangle over Howard will finally get resolved and he'll hit the road again.

[PantherPriest]

Claremont may have given X-treme the Uncanny feel. But he also gave it his ####face dialouge.

[skeevo666]

Originally posted by tyroman
DreadStar was one of my favorites. I lost touch after it went from Marvels Epic line to a small press publisher. It was harder for me to get the small press ones. I think it stopped publishing after it went to small press after awhile. They would be cool to see in Indy clix. (please, oh please, oh please)

Originally posted by curr0001
I miss Dreastar too and all his freinds :(



It lasted for a few years (up to the early 60's in issue #'s) with First Comics (although after a few months, Starlin stopped writing & drawing it; the writing was taken up by the most excellent Peter David-art by various, although Angel Medina distinguished himself well)

First went bankrupt in the early 90's; a few years later (94-95) it popped back up as a 6 issue limited series for Malibu/Bravura.

A few years ago, Slave Labor Graphics reprinted all of the Metamorphosis Odyssey & the first 12 issues of the Epic comic in 4 graphic novels. Unfortunately, they're all in B&W . . . (D@mn shame, as the Epic Illustrated stuph was beautifully painted)

If Starlin does anything new with Dreadstar & Co., it'll probably be with Slave Labor . . .

[Kid Zero]

The annual JLA/JSA crossovers
Mark Shaw as the Manhunter
The Elongated Man
The Heroes for Hire comic was great.

[Basil Elks]

I never said that I missed Howard the Duck, I do miss him, but I didn't say it, you did. I said that I miss Basil Elks, Madcap, and the Mouse & the Monster cartoon.

[Htromada]

Originally posted by Basil Elks
I never said that I missed Howard the Duck, I do miss him, but I didn't say it, you did. I said that I miss Basil Elks, Madcap, and the Mouse & the Monster cartoon.

OK, I get it. Madcap is character, not an expression of agreement. Jeeze. I guess I am older than dirt. Now I know. I'll go Google this Madcap and get educated. I'm sure he/she/it is worthy of being missed as well;)

[Comte]

Saint Sinner. That was one of the truely amazing comic books that deserved to live a long happy healthy life. When I say that about anything it is instantenously doomed to obscurity. However I very much miss that comic, and Holeculm & Hex. Out of the 4 Barkerverse comics they were the finest. Twas a shame to see them go. Also Midnight Sons unlimited was a severaly happy time period for me and I was sorley disapointed to see it go. They had some truley beautiful storylines and increadbile artwork. The non liner format of the comic also gave lots of creativle lisense as to what could or could not happen as you would not have to answer for it 5 issues latter.

[Htromada]

Originally posted by Htromada
OK, I get it. Madcap is character, not an expression of agreement. Jeeze. I guess I am older than dirt. Now I know. I'll go Google this Madcap and get educated. I'm sure he/she/it is worthy of being missed as well;)

I've done my research on Madcap and I miss him too, even though I've only just met him. HIS dial on Heroclix would be interesting.

[hourman]

MiracleMan, currently mired in a legal quagmire.
Hal Jordan as Green Latern.

I also miss those team up books like Marvel Two In One and Marvel Team up. Great excuse to have Spidey fight Brother Voodoo or the Thing fight the Yancy Street Gang. You would get all kinds of weird charactes like he Aquarian.

I also fondly remember some of the comics already mentioned like the early issues of the Micronaught and all of the Starlin Dreadstar stuff. Elementals was good too.

[Basil Elks]

Pick up the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider issue #33 for Madcap.
I also miss Danny Ketch G.R. speaking of.

[s2h131985]

Ambush Bug, Wild Dog, and Spider-Ham

[Basil Elks]

LUDO!!!