2008 in comics

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Notable events of 2008 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 2 Exhibitions and shows 3 Conventions 4 First issues by title 5 References

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[edit] January

• January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.^[1]

• January 23: Hellblazer #240 is the 20th anniversary issue.^[2]

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• April 1: Acclaimed historian, political scientist and social critic Howard Zinn releases A People's History of American Empire. The book was co-authored by historian Paul Buhle and cartoonist Mike Konopacki.
• April 20: At the New York Comic Con, Marvel announces Marvel Apes, which will start in October. ^[3]
• April 28: Universal Studios announce that they have optioned Oni Press' Resurrection by Marc Guggenheim, to be produced by Scott Stuber.^[4]

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Jimmy-Jammy go to sleep. Tommy Trouble. Freddy vs Chucky vs Jason vs Hannibal Lector vs Jigsaw vs Scream

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[edit] Conventions

• January 12-13: Dallas Comic Con, Dallas, USA
• January 24-27: Angoulême International Comics Festival, Angoulême, France
• February 2-3: Hi-Ex, website, Inverness, Scotland
• February 22-24: WonderCon, San Francisco, USA
• March 1: STAPLE!, Austin, USA
• March 22: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing, website, London, UK
• April 18-20: New York Comic Con, New York, USA
• May 9 - 11: Bristol Comic Expo, Bristol, UK
• May 10-11: Emerald City ComiCon, Seattle, USA
• May 17-18: Montevideo Comics, Montevideo, Uruguay
• June 20-22: Heroes Convention, Charlotte, USA
• July 12-13: Paradise Comicon Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• July 19-20: London Film & Comic Con, website, London, UK
• August 9-10: Caption, Oxford, UK
• September 27-28: Baltimore Comic-Con, Baltimore, USA
• October 4-5: Small Press Expo, Bethesda, USA
• November 1-2: Alternative Press Expo, San Francisco, USA
• November 1-2: Comic-Con International, San Diego, USA
• November 1-2: Lille Comics Festival, Lille, France

[edit] First issues by title

Teen Titans: Year One

Release: January 2 by DC Comics. Writer: Amy Wolfman Artists: Karl Kerschl & Serge Lapointe. Cover by: Karl Kerschl Summary: A reimagining of how the Teen Titans came together

Wildstorm: Revelations

Release: January 2 by Wildstorm. Writers: Christos Gage & Scott Beatty. Artist: Wes Craig

Teen Titans: The Lost Annual

Release: January 9 by DC Comics. Writer: Bob Haney; Artists Jay Stephens & Mike Allred; Cover by Nick Cardy Summary: The Teen Titans go into space to rescue President John F. Kennedy

The Evil Dead

Release: January by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Mark Verheiden. Artist: John Bolton

Hulk

Release: January by Marvel Comics. Writer: Jeph Loeb III. Artist: Ed McGuinness

Project Superpowers

Release: January by Dynamite Entertainment. Writer: Jim Krueger. Artista: Doug Klauba & Stephen Sadowski

The Twelve

Release: January by Marvel Comics. Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Chris Weston

Ultimate Human

Release: January by Marvel Comics. Writer: Warren Ellis. Arist: Cary Nord

Locke & Key

Release: February 20 by IDW Publishing. Writer: Joe Hill. Artist:s Gabriel Rodriguez & Jay Fotos

Cable

Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writer: Duane Swierczynski. Artist: Ariel Olivetti

Countdown Special: The New Gods

Release: March by DC Comics. Reprints: Forever People #1 (1971), Mister Miracle #1 (1971) and The New Gods #7 (1971)

Exiles

Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writer: Mike Raicht. Summary: A recap of the adventures in the first 100 issues of Exiles

Anna Mercury

Release: April 2 by Avatar Press. Writer: Warren Ellis. Artist: Facundo Percio

Secret Invasion

Release: April 2 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis. Artists: Leinil Yu & Mark Morales

Number of the Beast

Release: April 9 by Wildstorm. Writer: Scott Beatty. Artist: Chris Sprouse

Countdown Special: OMAC

Release: April by DC Comics. Reprints: OMAC #1 (1974), The Warlord #37-39 (1976) and DC Comics Presents #61 (1978)

Kick-Ass

Release: April by Icon. Writer: Mark Millar. Artist: John Romita, Jr.

New Exiles

Release: April by Marvel Comics. Writer: Chris Claremont. Artist: Tom Grummett. Summary: Relaunch of Exiles with this following on directly from Exiles #100

Tiny Titans

Release: April by DC Comics. Writer: Art Baltazar Artist: Art Baltazar, Cover by: Art Baltazar

The War that Time Forgot

Release: May 7 by DC Comics. Writer: Bruce Jones Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Jimmy Palmiotti, Cover by: Neal Adams

Captain Britain and MI: 13

Release: May 14 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Paul Cornell Artists: Leonard Kirk and Jesse Delperdang

Guardians of the Galaxy

Release: May 14 by Marvel Comics. Writers: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Artist: Paul Pelletier

GeNext

Release: May 14 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Chris Claremont Artist: Patrick Scherberger, Cover by: Doug Gregory Alexander

Sky Doll

Release: May 14 by Marvel Comics/Soleil. Writers: Barbara Canepa and Alessandro Barbucci Artist: Alessandro Barbucci

American Dream

Release: May by Marvel Comics. Writer: Tom DeFalco Artists: Todd Nauck and Scott Koblish

Avengers/Invaders

Release: May by Marvel Comics/Dynamite Entertainment. Writers: Alex Ross and Jim Krueger Artist: Steve Sadowski

Final Crisis

Release: May by DC Comics. Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: J. G. Jones, Cover by: Art Baltazar

House of Mystery

Release: May by Vertigo. Writer: Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham Artists: Luca Rossi and Ross Campbell

The Man with No Name

Release: May by Dynamite Entertainment. Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Wellington Dias

Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft

Release: June 4 by Marvel Max. Writer: Richard Corben. Artist: Richard Corben

Ultimate Origins

Release: June 4 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis. Artist: Butch Guice

Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods

Release: June by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Rob Williams Artists: Steve Scott. Cover by: Art Baltazar

Trinity

Release: June by DC Comics. Writers: Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza Artists: Mark Bagley, Scott McDaniel, Tom Derenick, Mike Norton and others. Cover by: Art Baltazar

Wildcats: Worlds End

Release: July 30 by Wildstorm. Writer: Christos Gage. Artist: Neil Googe & Trevor Hairsine

Titanium Rain

Release: July by Archaia Studios Press. Writer: Josh Finney. Artista: Josh Finney & Kat Rocha

Gigantic

Release: October by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Eric Nguyen

Aetheric Mechanics

Release: December 5 by Avatar Press. Writer: Warren Ellis. Artist: Gianluca Pagliarani

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