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No Hourman?

Hourman lasted well past a year.

despite not knowing anything at all about Chase, i now feel compelled to buy every issue on ebay. please tell me i can save some money because there were only three of them.

Chase had 10 awesome issues.

....ten awesome issues spread worldwide across different sellers. oh man, this is gonns sting...!

Plus the issue of Batman that introduced Chase. Number 550 maybe? Although I believe it was by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones.

No Aztek?

Good point, Jeremy. I meant to give it an honorable mention. Now I corrected it!

I would put Moore's youngblood a number hire, since the first six issues of Hulk had alot of problems, because of Stan didn't know what he really wanted to do.

Kudos for including Youngblood! Now that's an underappreciated series!

Can't agree with your assessment of Greg Pak's Warlock though. That was just... boring.

"Offering an intelligent, thought-inspiring comic book... but one that had nothing but a passing connection to a character whose fan support was niche-y at best to begin with?"

You make that sound like a recipe for disaster; straight off the top of my head I can think of Sandman, and Shade the Changing Man (Peter Milligan series) which disprove that.

"Plus the issue of Batman that introduced Chase. Number 550 maybe? Although I believe it was by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones."

...okay, stop with the increasing-mound-of-ebay-debt already

As for Aztek, I only ever saw him in the JLA issues. Seemed like an interesting character till they killed him off with a totally pointless death. Guess that quote on the cover was filled with ominous foreboding or whatever.

In no particular order: Ditko's Shade, OTU, Marvel Presents: The Guardians Of The Galaxy, 1963, and...I want to say Bill And Ted's Excellent Comic Book, but I think it hit #12...

Big Numbers. Never read it, but it's gotta be good.

Jeez, that was uncanny, here I just finish typing in Shade, and Shade shows up!

Freaky!

The original Shade should be on the list, I really missed
that one (and found the later "Vertigo" take one of the
greatest deceptions of my life).

But the original Hulk series was quite bad. First issue
was OK, but the following ones were just the HUlk
smashing either commie or alien villians (on a brilliant
twist, though, one of the stories had a villian who was a
commie DISGUISED as an alien! Best story of the run, by
far!). The last issue, by Ditko, had more of a super-hero
feel, but used an uninspired villian.

Frankly, looking at those six issues, no one would
believe the series would last so long. The series had to
be HEAVILY tweaked (including the addition of a Stan Lee
staple: The master villian! The Leader, on this case)
before it returned on the pages of one of the marvel
"Tales" book (Astonish? I forgot).

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

No ''Hard Time''? I thought that was a pretty good recent series that ended long before its time...

Vext should be on that list. As much as I appreciate the Moore/Skroce revamp of Youngblood and the Heckler, Giffen and McKone had a great 6 issues on Vext.

As soon as I saw the title I knew Chase would be there. I still need to find issue 1,000,000 of that.

I've tried a couple of times to read Heckler and never made it to the end of the first issue. I'm not sure what it is.

Surely the big omission in this list though is Andy Hefler's The Shadow. That was a brilliant series brutally cut of with one of the all time best cliffhanger endings.

How about Top 5 books that were never completed for reasons other than sales? Big Numbers has to top that list, and I'd put William Messner-Loebs' Bliss Alley in there as well.

Chalk up another vote for Helfer's Shadow...and another one for disappointment with Vertigo's Shade. But then there was no way it was ever going to compare.

The one that always jumps out at me when I think about books that should have lasted longer is "Thriller". Those first 7 issues are brilliant, and the Bill DuBay issues just broke my heart, even with the Alex Nino art.

Hard Time is another book that should have gotten more of an audience.

There were a bunch of short-lived books from DC in the sixties I really liked.

Secret Six

Metamorpho

Hawk and the Dove

Bat Lash

And darn good call on Thriller, Cory.

Oh yeah. And I agree wit' Pedro. Hulk # 1 was really good, I liked 6. The rest of them... not so.

And New Gods. Nobody said New Gods. I mean, duh.

You know, I did a post at the old blog about this, and now I can't find it. But that's okay - it's always fun to revisit this topic!

Plok - Big Numbers, all two issues of it, is excellent. It's probably long out of print, but worth the looking for it.

I would throw Automatic Kafka in the ring. You like it, Brian, yet you forgot about it!!!!

How about El Cazador?

And Paperghost - Aztek is definitely worth it. Go to eBay now!

Chase was a great little series. Gonna have to dig those issues up and re-read them.

I would probably have ditched the Hulk for the same reasons everyone else has suggested. I'd probably have included the Len Strazlewski/Mike Parobek version of the Justice Society of America, which is I think one of the most underrated comics of the early '90s. Total unbridled fun, and one of my favourite incarnations of that team.

I'd also throw in Prez and the Forever People for pure 70s goodness. (I prefer the Forever People to New Gods, but New Gods could probably work). Had Thriller been cancelled with Robert Loren Fleming and Trevor Von Eeden, I could be up with that too but the Dubay/Nino issues made cancellation a mercy killing.

Graeme

This is an interesting choice for a list, one that sure invites a lot of argument, especially as there is no time frame listed. Plus, I'm assuming you mean more "books that were cancelled before they really got a chance to get going", which explains why Hourman wouldn't be included. I have no quibble with the titles you've chosen for the top five (although seeing that Liefeld cover, before I realized it was for the Moore issues) almost made me swallow my tounge.

But Greg Pak's Warlock? Get outta here. Jim Starlin's Warlock should be on the list, as it only ran for 10 issues (over two titles) before being cancelled. That's an unquestioned classic, not "an interesting take on the character". Also, I more than second the nomination for Bat Lash, perhaps the greatest overlooked title from the sixties (such gorgeous Nick Cardy artwork...).

I don't know why you say Chase only lasted a year...I've got issue #1000000 sitting up in my living room!

(Fun fact: Of the thirty-four titles that were given #1000000 issues for the "DC One Million" crossover, only six (Action Comics, Detective Comics, Batman, Superman, Nightwing, and Robin) are still in publication on the same volume they were when the crossover was published. A further eight (Aquaman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Legion of Super-Heroes, JLA, Catwoman) were cancelled and relaunched solely to get the sales boost that comes with a new #1.)

Well, I was going to suggest Vext, but Jer beat me to the punch, so I guess I'll just second that emotion. Vext was genius, and much mourned.

And, even though it lasted a whopping 15 issues and is therefore officially not eligible for inclusion here, I just feel that any "Brilliant But Cancelled" list which doesn't mention Major Bummer is barely worth the name.

I loved Shade the Changing Man and really hated the Vertigo version. But other series that I liked that were canceled too soon, were Star Hunters and Doorway to Nightmare from DC, and Logan's Run from Marvel. They canceled Logan's Run one issue after they finished the adaption, and for some reason I really wanted to know what was going to happen. Also the adaption of Logan's Run has some good early George Perez art. There are probably other series, but I can't think of them now.

Chronos.

Dan Slott's The Thing. For me, it's *the* perfect book to show just how much fun the Marvel Universe can be, and how "fun" doesn't have to exclude drama or genuine emotion.

So naturally, it was cancelled, because we need more books about these characters being turned into unlikeable asshats and super-villains.

Kirby's OMAC, man. And New Gods, come to think of it.

The Kaminski-penned Creeper series.

The Parobeck-drawn JSA series.

Marvel's late-80s adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA was almost tragic in its cancellation. The books were gorgeous colourisations of the original B&W work on a nice healthy stock of paper and well-bound. It would have been fine it they had only gotten six issues in before cancelling, but they took the series 33 issues and stopped mid-climax. I had to wait for years before Dark Horse released their six-volume set before I could find out what happened (incidentally, to give scope, issue 33 takes the reader to about the halfway point in Dark Horse's sixth-and-last volume).

Another series that I thought was cut too short by cancellation was Larry Hama's NTH MAN. The series went for sixteen issues, but (as I recall) was meant to go for longer. Marvel at least gave enough notice for Hama to offer readers closure - so the series is still pretty neat - but it's a bit rushed as the story jumps ahead a full year (take that OYL!) for the last two chapters.

I've got so much love for all 6 issues or whatever that came out of Chronos.

Just choosing from recent years, I quite liked Breach, which ended with #11. Excellent-as-always art by Marcos Martin and Javier Pulido, and solid writing by the often-maligned Bob Harras, on a science-fictiony superhero story with novelistic scope and, thankfully, not too much tying in to the mainstream DC Universe.

Having reached 12 issues, it doesn't quite meet Brian's criterion, but I also enjoyed The Monolith. I'm not sure whether Gray and Palmiotti knew where to take it after the first half-year or so, though.

And I second all the praise for the Fleming/von Eeden Thriller.

Hard Time: Season Two was shaping up to be absolutely brilliant as far as I could tell.

Bastards. Why couldn't you all have bought an issue or two?

The 90's Justice Society Comic.

I didn't care much for Omega (it came out at a time when Marvel introduced a new character in a new book and had him/her fight the Hulk in the second issue--Christ, that could be a top five right there).

The Heckler's letter page on its first issue was worth the cover price.

Dakota North, man! Dakota North!

Prez: First Teen President.

Honestly, I think this idea still has legs.

Hey fellow Chase lovers:

Did you see the interview with JHW3 on the parent site?

http://comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9011

To be honest, I visit CSBG far more often than CBR, so I'd found this list here before I saw the interview. It's part two of a Chase retrospective; they did an interview with Dan Curtis Johnson a while back. The (slightly?) encouraging news: JHW seems to think that, given enough encouragement from us, DC would collect the series. (He recommends actually WRITING A LETTER.) I've no idea how likely that is, but the guy is rightly becoming a big name, which could make the difference. Hey, if DC approved Morrison's Seven Soldiers on the strength of Morrison's name alone, then why not a Chase collection? The idea already has great word-of-mouth.

"And Paperghost - Aztek is definitely worth it. Go to eBay now!"

...okay, that's it. I'm now officially broke. Though when I'm done with the comics I can fashion them into a house, inventive-hobo style.

...oh my god. Was there ever a comic called Inventive Hobo? If not, there should have been. And it should have been cancelled by Issue 5. And we should be discussing it right now.

I'll second Dan Slott's Thing series. David C's points were all correct, so I will simply add Lockjaw as a reason this series rocked.

....hey, was the Mr T and the T-Force comic cancelled? I mean - its just genius. If it was actually cancelled, I demand blood.

Two words: Gotham Central.

I gotta say losing Major Bummer was a, well, bummer. Great art, hilarious story and characters you could laugh with.

I would have liked to have seen Green Lantern: Mosaic on this list. From what I remember, this was a brilliant series that probably would have continued for quite some time had DC not pulled the plug. It was sad to see it go, especially the last few issues that had to tie up the story in a rushed way.

The Dane, Marvel DID publish the end of Akira, a few
years after its interruption (1995-96). Blame Katsuhiro
Otomo for the delay...

The last few issues may be found in a few online comics
dealers, but they are far more expensive than the rest of
the series!

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

The brilliant Andy Helfer/Kyle Baker Shadow series was
canceled on its prime, yes, but lasted more than a year.

John Byrne's Dark Horse series Danger Unlimited and Babe also deserved to go on (as did loner running Next Men),
but it was Byrne himself who decided to cancel them, so I
don't know if they qualify.

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

LONGER running.

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

Big Numbers, D'Arc Tangent, Concrete Jungle, Tyrant, and Firestorm (v1).

With a special bonus mention for the 0-issue-lasting Gaiman/Zulli Sweeny Todd...

Paperghost: good like finding Aztek #10. I think the only copy I ever saw was at a con for something ridiculous like $15. Considering how popular the writers are (and that DC loves to cash in on it's Grant back catalog) I'd bet there's a good chance this sees reprint one day.

Danger Unlimited and Babe were both mini series that Byrne decided didn't sell well enough to continue. I'll never forget reading one of his letter pages where he blamed DU's death on the fans for not supporting it enough to make it worth his while to do. Class to the end, John Byrne.

Chase and Heckler are great calls, and Vext should absolutely be on this list. Other candidates:

Lost Stories: Charming indie book from mid-90's about a teen who ends up in a literal "land of the lost" (it's the place where everything you lose ends up). Deserves a comeback. I think it only ran 7 issues.

Concrete Jungle: Acclaim shipped one issue of this very promising urban psuedo superhero book by Priest and MD Bright.

Suicide Squad: The Giffen relaunch a couple years back starring Sgt. Rock. Only lasted 12 issues but had a great cast and some really fun retro-vibed stories.

The Crew: Christopher Priest and Joe Bennett's version of Three Kings, starring War Machine and other sadly underused characters. 7 issues.

Xero: Super ambitious book involving cybernetics, assassins, race in America, and pro-basketball by Priest and Crisscross. 12 issues and my favorite "Brilliant but cancelled" comic.

I was just reading some old issues of Chase yesterday. It's one of those things I would never have picked up if not for E-Bay and message boards. So that's one thing they did right.

"I would put Moore’s youngblood a number hire, since the first six issues of Hulk had alot of problems, because of Stan didn’t know what he really wanted to do."

That's why I loved them, though. It was like Hulk had multiple personality disorder! That was pretty much the high point of the first Essential Marvel collection, to me. Also, I'd nominate Gail Simone and UDON's run on Agent X, but that did technically last more than 12 issues, between fill-ins and the fact that it was technically a relaunch of Deadpool. The art on Aztek ruined the book for me. At least in the issues I've read. I got up to number 4. I've never really liked Millar and Morrison's collaborations, especially compared to what they can do solo. And lastly... I thought Pak and Adlard's Warlock was a mini-series? And lastly, Omega's cancelation was extremely depressing, especially since it just started moving in the last issue and the original creative team didn't get to finish it, which they even went so far as to advertise in the last issue's letter page. Also, it had a lame fill in or two in there.

Love the topic.

Agreed on Hard Time - sorry to see it go.

Did Empire make it to 10 issues? I was a big fan and think Busiek/Kitson's Legion pales in comparison

Obviously anything Kirby touched

Also agreed on The Thing

And Reptisaurus!

Which is my CBR username.

And just absolutely jams by nerd buttons in a way no comic ever has.

"Did Empire make it to 10 issues? I was a big fan and think Busiek/Kitson’s Legion pales in comparison"

It's Waid and Kitson. And I think that one was only a mini, too.

"Paperghost: good like finding Aztek #10. I think the only copy I ever saw was at a con for something ridiculous like $15."

i just picked up issues 3 to 10 for about 14 dollars. go web go!!

I got my Azteks on Ebay. Full sets are expensive, but I see single issues and smaller lots on the cheap all the time.

Being a big Mike Grell fan, I was always disappointed that [b]Shaman's Tears[/b] didn't last longer, ending after only 12 issues. It was a fantastic action/adventure book with some fantasy and superhero elements thrown in. Speaking of Grell, I still would like to see the rest of [b]Maggie The Cat[/b] which lasted only 2 issues before being 'cancelled' by Image...

Someone else mentioned Giffen's [b]Suicide Squad[/b] and I'll agree with that as I thought it was a fantastic book with a lot of promise. Plus, they also ended on a big surprise ending revolving around the true identity of "General Rock" that I don't think was ever cleared up or explained (if somebody knows otherwise, please tell me!)

Being a big Mike Grell fan, I was always disappointed that [b]Shaman's Tears[/b] didn't last longer, ending after only 12 issues. It was a fantastic action/adventure book with some fantasy and superhero elements thrown in. Speaking of Grell, I still would like to see the rest of [b]Maggie The Cat[/b] which lasted only 2 issues before being 'cancelled' by Image...

Someone else mentioned Giffen's [b]Suicide Squad[/b] and I'll agree with that as I thought it was a fantastic book with a lot of promise. Plus, they also ended on a big surprise ending revolving around the true identity of "General Rock" that I don't think was ever cleared up or explained (if somebody knows otherwise, please tell me!)

A great many titles mentioned above ran for more than one year. I admit there's a semantic loophole in Brian's "a year's worth of issues" and maybe we should go with it. After all, a bimonthly book would put out fewer issues in a year and a half than a monthly one would before a year was up. Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson's Manhunter published only seven installments, but they took more than a year to get out (or did they? It was in seven bimonthly issues, so the first and last would have the same months in the cover dates, and be exactly one year from the on--sale date of the first to that of the last), and it was a back--up (except for the finale, which incorporated the Batman lead feature for the extra pages) in Detective, so that's two ways it doesn't meet the stated criteria. But it fits the title!

Boy I'm sorry that Major Bummer & El Diablo did not make your list.

I was under the impression that Pak's Warlock series was intended to be a mini-series from the get-go, but I could be wrong. At least that was my feeling from reading it, and from the press surrounding it at the time.

Wow, I'm not the only one who enjoyed Kaminski's Creeper series!

And great call on Automatic Kafka! That would have been my pick for the list. The final issue that "starred" Joe Casey and Ashley Wood was probably the best issue of the lot.

-r-

And how could I forget Davis/Delano's "Captain Britain" (okay, it lasted 14 issues), one of my all time favorites.

I bought the Batman issue in which Chase made her debut. And I rarely bought on-goings and rarely bought DC books. I should definitely pick up Chase's aborted series. What is the character doing, if anything, in the DCU now?

Anyhoo...

Captain Britain!!! I'm a HUGE fan of Cap (and Meggan) and Excalibur. I have the entire collection of the original Excalibur series. I had no interest in that second Professor X "Excalibur". Don't have a comic shop around here, so I'm not picking up the current series. I'll order the trades when they come out though.

Anyhoo...

For me it's DC's Beowulf: Dragon Slayer from 1975. The only sword&sorcery comic other than Conan that I ever loved. Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte. Lasted six issues.

No love for Big Numbers?

Then again has anyone read Big Numbers?

Surprised Miracleman wasn't mentioned though I have no love for Neil Gaimans Miracleman stuff.

Love the Heckler.

any love for the recent Invaders relaunch?

Probably canceled because of low sale in independent publishers back in the mid '80s, but i always fondly remembered Codename: Danger from Lodestone Press and Gizmo from Mirage. Especially with the Space Ghost Pardy in Gizmo....

Codename: Danger from Lodestone and Gizmo from Mirage back in the mid '80s. Probably cancelled 'cause of low independent sales....

I'm with whoever mentioned LOGAN'S RUN and (Giffen) SUICIDE SQUAD. For the former, I would love to know what was going to happen (issue #7 promised that the never-published issue #8 would explain the secret behind the cubs!). For the latter, I would love to know what happened--and if there isn't a possibility for more.

Oh, also: STALKER. C'mon DC, let the poor guy have his soul back!

I'd add to the list: 'Mazing Man! I haven't read it in years, but I remember totally loving it.

And Christopher Carlson: Chase has recently become a supporting character in the latest Manhunter series.

I was really surprised at how good that Warlock miniseries was. I'm thinking it was intended as a mini, but my memory isn't always the best.

And I've been known to wax all rhapsodic about that series...now, what was it called? Thriller?

I've also gone on record many times championing Chase, Major Bummer, the Kaminski Creeper, the Helfer/baker Shadow (a masterpiece of black comedy if ever I seed one) and yes, even Beowulf...so here's a few more that I've bored people with:

Gemini Blood: 9 issues from DC's ill-fated Helix line, and the only one I'd keep. Written by Chris Hinz, extrapolated from his Paratwa series of SF novels, and art by Tommy Lee Edwards. Go here to read what I wrote about it waaaaaay back in 2003, it's about four entries down. If you don't want to, that's OK, I understand.

Timespirits: 8 issues. Written by Steve Perry, drawn by Tom Yeates. Imaginative, brilliant, whimsical, clever.

Warren Ellis and Leo Manco's Hellstorm didn't last a whole year either, unless I'm mistaken, and if it did, it only went (that's right, you guessed it) 8 issues!

Oh my God. I found 'Mazing Man in back-issue dollar bins, a complete run. That was such a good book, and so completely ahead of its time.

I like this topic Some people mentioned Hourman and Gotham Central, but the latter didn't get cancelled and the former was a special case. While Hourman's cancellation was mentioned several issues before the series' end, the letters pages made it clear that Tom Peyer and co. got to tell all the stories they wanted to. As for Gotham Central, Greg Rucka decided to end it, so I don't think that counts as a cancellation.

Stalker and Beowulf are like Ironjaw to me...but I miss Man-Monster.

And, honestly, Logan's Run.

Oops - I didn't spot the one year rule when I suggested The Shadow. That'll rule out Hourman and Chronos (which I didn't think was that good anyway) too.

In that case, how about Bryan Augustin and Rag Morales's Black Condor series? I really liked that but it managed about 6 months.

Also Haywire, which actually had 13 issues, was great.

I enjoyed Big Numbers as far as it got, but it really didn't get going before it stopped

MAJOR BUMMER!!
I know it went for over a year (15 issues I think), but still worthy of a mention. I actually worked on that book as an intern at DC. Such a great book!

I also recall WARLOCK as being solicited as a mini.

And, I kinda LIKED it.

THRILLER was a great title.
VERY unique and interesting book that I enjoyed.

I'd add the last Man-Thing series (1997) to the list, but only because I'm a Manny fan.
However, even I had a hard time liking that run!
Convoluted and rambling!

I also remember being bummed out that the title ENCHANTER (1987 - Eclipse comics) was canceled at issue # 3.
Mainly because I discovered # 1 in a discount bin a year or so later, fell in LOVE with it and hunted like a dog to find the other issues, only to find that after # 3, there WERE no more.

And a GREAT indie title;
JAZZ AGE CHRONICLES (1990 - Calibur Press) went out at issue # 6.

~P~
P-TOR

I'm astonished that THE THING didn't make this list. It's one of the finest things published last/this year.

NEW GODS and THE FOREVER PEOPLE were both published bimonthly, so they technically had more than a year's worth of issues by the time they were cancelled. Still, they were indeed brilliant.

I can't believe I forgot 'Mazing Man. I found that in a $1 bin and man, what a great book! Talk about a series that needs a revival - if published now, it would at least get great reviews (if still poor sales).

The Thing was pretty fun, but I'm not sure it was an all-time great... an excellent monthly I miss looking forward to, though. But at heart it was just the kind of meat n' potatoes Fantastic Four stories that haven't been told in awhile.

As much as I love Giffen's work and wish we could have had more Heckler and Vext, I couldn't really get into his Suicide Squad. Too confusing. Maybe he really needs DeMatteis scripting for him.

Giffen fans should get their current series, Hero (Squared) from Boom! comics.

RE: Warlock - my dodgy recollection is that it was a originally a six issue mini-series, but got cancelled and made even shorter. Is that right? I called it quits after issue 1.

cheers!

Dakota North--yeah--the last issue wasn't too good, but it was rushed to tie up loose ends--it was a different style for its time. I enjoyed it.

I'm there with "Chronos" and the "challengers of the Unknown" relaunch.

AUTOMATIC KAFKA!
Where the fuck is it Brian?
Don't you remember the love you had for it?
The shiver that ran up your back, and the semi-erection you got when you saw it from across the comic shop?
The thrill when the big breasted death ran around scything people for no reason?
The hilarity of the interview with the horny NRA agent?
The sheer fucking brilliance of any time The Constitution showed?
They used comic books as currancy Brian, comic books as currancy.

As for others, I probably would have had (in no order)...

Scare Tactics - A band made up of monsters. Kinda like Scooby Doo, the band was touring, and would end up on adventures in whichever town they were in. (it was written by Len Kaminski)

The Creeper - It was a great look at The Creeper, as Jack Ryder has had a nervous breakdown, and is recovering and trying to rebuild his life from that of a controverisal hack reporter who everyone hates, into somthing decent. (also by Len Kaminski).

Chronos - It's big mistake was giving us the adventures of the young Chronos, and not his older (late 30's) self who was in the first half of the first issue (and had plenty of back story). For it to have been perfect, the story obviously should have been split between the two (and maybe even the really old regretful self who was in the time city). It just felt like the first half of the first issue through us this great world and great characters with a rich past, and then pulled the rug on us - should have gone the Starman route, where it was more intresting having the characters fill you in on the their pasts, rather than showing the whole thing happen.
(it was written by John Francis Moore)

Druid - by Warren Ellis and Lenoard Manco. Spun out of his Hellstrom series, it only got four issues (low sales made it a mini), but damn is it fun. Back before Ellis got big and decided to go cinematic, he wasn't sure if he'd be around long, and so he crammed every page with as many ideas and cool lines as he could.
The best part is his conclusion to wrap it up in the final issue - utterly hilarious, as he's forced to kill everyone off, and down grade the end of the world threat to not much of a bother at all.
The book ends with Hellstrom burning druids body, and putting it in a dumpster. The last line is somthing like "And nobody cared".
Shamefully, the editor, in the last two issues, decided not to run text pieces by Ellis, but instead use it for the letters pages (I read one of the text pieces Ellis had did on his old, old site. It was good).
Why Marvel hasn't collected his Druid and Hellstrom stuff yet is beyond me. It's not as polished as his tuff now, but personally, I liked him better when he wasn't.
(Ghost Rider Annual #2 rocked my eleven year old world! The hero broke slowly, and systematically, every bone in the villains body).

(Three of my list were all from DC around the same time (also out was the previuously mentioned Major Bummer, and the great Young Heroes In Love).
DC was doing some of the best books in years. However, it was when the industry was at it's absolute bottom out (I think just before Marvel went bankrupt, or just after), and so there was no support for them. I mean Chase was Alias years before Alias!

FunkyGreenJerusalem:

"...Marvel went bankrupt...."

WOW!!! (Again, I say: Jeez, I AM out of the loop!)