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This is Past Was Close Behind, a feature that spotlights moments, exchanges, etc. from older comics that take on a brand new light when read in concert with later comic books or events. Basically, stuff that looks hilarious in hindsight. One of the all-time oddest members of the Avengers was Demolition Man, who went by the shortened title, D-Man. He was a vigilante who befriended Captain America during the time period where Steve Rogers had lost the title of Captain America and so was being a superhero as The Captain. D-Man became one of Captain’s closest allies, and so when Cap decided to re-form the Avengers after Inferno, he naturally chose his friend, D-Man, to help join the team. However, tragically D-Man was seemingly lost during battle in the arctic. When he was discovered 50 issues later (by USAgent and Falcon, as Cap was off in space as part of Opetation: Galactic Storm), his brain was muddled from the time spent in the freezing arctic. When he recovered, he became

In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Today, we look at how Martian Manhunter became part of Stormwatch and then, well, became NOT a part of Stormwatch. When DC launched the New 52 in 2011, one of the big parts of the company-wide reboot was that the characters from the Wildstorm Universe, who DC had acquired years earlier, were now integrated into the DC Universe as if they had always been a part of the DC Universe. One of the other major changes was that the entire DC Universe superhero history was roughly five years old and therefore, there really was no longer room for the original Teen Titans AND a current group of Teen Titans, let alone an original Teen Titans, then a New Teen Titans and then the current Teen Titans, so DC deci

News broke Sunday afternoon that legendary comic book writer and editor Len Wein had passed away at age 69, and tributes quickly followed from industry professionals and the publishers of his most famous creations. Wein co-created Wolverine with John Romita, Sr. for Marvel Comics in 1974, and co-created major X-Men characters Storm, Colossus and Nightcrawler with Dave Cockrum in 1975. Marvel released a statement on Sunday, stating, “We are deeply saddened to hear of Len Wein’s passing, and send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Len’s contributions to the Marvel Universe as writer, editor, and member of the Marvel family will never be forgotten. He will be missed.” RELATED: Len Wein, Legendary Comics Writer and Editor, Dies at 69 At DC Comics, Wein co-created Swamp Thing with Bernie Wrightson in 1971, the Christopher Chance version of Human Target with Carmine Infantino in 1972 and Batman supporting character Lucius Fox with John Calnan in 197

In a lot of ways, the ’90s have become overly sweeping shorthand for bad superhero comics, and Marvel’s worst moments from the decade absolutely feed into that reputation. It’s an aimless, desperate decade of stories from Marvel Comics, coming off the highs of Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men and Thor in the ’80s, and spiraling straight into “Maximum Clonage,” bankruptcy, and a Marvel Knights era escape hatch. For every glorious moment of Infinity Gauntlet or Marvels, there were five Marvel events that even nostalgia can’t save. RELATED: The 15 Absolute Worst DC Comics Events Of The ’90s No sphere of the Marvel Universe was spared either, with the X-Men, Spider-Man and Avengers all wallowing in their own pits of shame for years at a time. Indeed, the sales boom of the ’90s truly marked Marvel’s first obsession with heavily crossed over events, meaning storyline ideas could carry on for years at a time. Of course, there’s still plenty of Marvel to like from this time period, whether it be Hulk

Next month marks a year since the loss of celebrated comic book artist Steve Dillon, the co-creator of DC/Vertigo’s Preacher and the illustrator of acclaimed stories in The Punisher, Hellblazer and 2000 AD. To mark his passing, a sketchbook in honor of his memory will be on sale next week at the New York Comic Con, featuring black-and-white pieces from 32 different artists and with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting The Hero Initiative, Dillon’s preferred charity. RELATED: Garth Ennis Remembers Steve Dillon, ‘My Good and Dear Friend’ The Steve Dillon Memorial Charity Sketchbook will have a cover by legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz, a portrait of Dillon, and a back cover by American Vampire artist Rafael Albuquerque, featuring his take on the Saint of Killers from Preacher. Other artists contributing to the book include Jill Thompson, Jeff Lemire, Cliff Chiang, Duncan Fegredo, Declan Shalvey, Tula Lotay, Sean Phillips and more, with an introduction writt

Marvel Legacy #1 came with its fair share of reveals and reality-altering moments for the Marvel Universe. The least of which was the reveal of a retcon: That Voyager (who?!) was in fact a founding member of the Avengers. Set to be explored in the weekly “No Surrender” arc of Marvel Legacy’s Avengers, readers will gain more insight into the mysterious hero, and according to Marvel exec Tom Brevoort, those insights are pretty important. “I can tell you she’s the most important character in the Marvel Universe that you don’t remember – but you will,” Brevoort said in a recent interview with Newsarama. “And you’ll remember her by the time Avengers #676 comes out, the second part of ‘No Surrender’…There’s a scene in there that lays out quite concretely exactly who she is. Her identity will be revealed.” RELATED: Avengers #676 Cover Adds New Member to Team’s Iconic 1963 Debut Issue He added,

In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Today, we look at the amusing way that Roy Thomas got rid of some odd powers that Namor used to have, When Namor was first introduced in the Golden Age, he had pretty much your basic Aquaman powers. Essentially super strong but also could talk to sea life. When he showed up in the pages of Fantastic Four with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, however, Kirby and Lee decided to give him some really weird new powers in Fantastic Four #9 (an issue that, interestingly enough, is the first FF issue to explicitly credit Lee and Kirby. Dick Ayers inked Kirby on this issue). Now he had, for some reason, all the powers of all the sea life in the ocean! Because…why not, I guess? These new powers carried ove

Ah, the Super Nintendo. Whether it was one of the first video game consoles of your childhood, the next step for a Nintendo diehard or you just picked one up recently to relive those memories through the Super NES Classic, the console was loaded with heart, soul and tons of great games. At a time when the console wars with SEGA were sky high and gamers chose sides, loyal Nintendo fans stuck by the likes of Link and Mario. RELATED: Pix-Holes: 15 Things Wrong With Popular Video Games We All Choose To Ignore And it paid off. Games like Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana and Super Metroid have gone down as not only some of the best games on the Super Nintendo, but some of the best games ever made. But what if we told you some of the games you loved as a kid really weren’t so great? Don’t worry, none of the aforementioned games are bad. In this list, we take a look at 15 Super Nintendo games that are far worse than you remember them b

During the ’00s, DC Comics produced incredible stories for fans to consume. It became a time that several comic book creators such as Geoff Johns and Gail Simone became household names. These creators along with their respective creative teams helped launch a “rebirth” in several DC Comics franchises. Several franchises that saw exponential growth in their fan bases included veteran characters as Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. But solo heroes were not the only ones that experienced growth, veteran teams such as the Justice Society and Teen Titans also saw their books at the top of Diamond’s Top 100 Comics. RELATED: Forever Awful: The 15 Absolute Worst DC Villains Of The ’00s “Tower of Babel,” “The Insiders,” “The OMAC Project,” “Villains United,” and “The Sinestro Corps War” showcased the strength of DC’s storytelling abilities. Also, those stories lead to blockbuster company crossovers such as “Infinite Crisis”, “52″, and “Blackest Night” helped cement the company’s legacy in

Superhero cartoons have been around almost as long as superhero comics have, the first animated adaptation being the Fleischer/Famous Studios Superman series that ran from 1941-43 — just eight years after the character’s creation. Not only did it set the bar high for every superhero cartoon following it, but it also proved right from the get-go that adaptations in other media could reciprocally shape the characters and worlds they brought to life on the small screen. For instance, it was the ’40s serial that popularized the “it’s a bird, it’s a plane” tagline for Supes. Decades later, Batman: The Animated Series built on this legacy by distilling and adding to the Dark Knight’s mythos to Emmy-winning acclaim. Over 25 years later, it’s still considered by some to be the finest interpretation of Batman ever made. RELATED: 15 Horrifying ’80s Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today Other classics like X-Men: The Animated Series, Justice League, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Batman Beyon