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Limited series

Eventually, DC was forced to scale back and cancel more than half of its titles (see the so-called DC Implosion).


Adventures in the Rifle Brigade

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade is the name of two Vertigo comic book limited series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Carlos Ezquerra.

Almuric

In 1980, Marvel Comic's Epic Illustrated also published a comic book version of the story, a limited series in four parts written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Tim Conrad.

America vs. the Justice Society

America vs. The Justice Society is a four-issue comic book mini-series starring the Justice Society of America which was first published by DC Comics between January and April 1985.

Batman: Gotham County Line

Batman: Gotham County Line is a three-issue American comic book limited series written by Steve Niles, known for his series 30 Days of Night, and illustrated by Scott Hampton.

Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities

Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities is a four issue American comic book limited series published in 2005, by Dark Horse Comics.

Breathtaker

Breathtaker is a comic book four-part limited series published by DC Comics, with a collected edition published in 1994 under the Vertigo imprint.

Clockwork Girl

The Clockwork Girl is an all-ages/science fiction/fantasy comic series created by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna, that ran for six issues and was published in a collected edition for the first time in 2008.

Creature Academy

Creature Academy is an all-ages/science fiction/fantasy comic series created by Kevin Hanna, that ran for four issues and was published in a collected edition for the first time in 2013.

Damnation Crusade

Damnation Crusade is a six-issue comic book limited series from Boom! Studios, written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton.

Fortune and Glory

Fortune and Glory is an Eisner Award-nominated 3-issue American comic book limited series by Brian Michael Bendis, telling the story of his attempts to break into Hollywood by writing screenplays for his noir comics.

Hardcore Station

It is also the title of the DC Comics six-issue limited series Hardcore Station (July-December 1998) in which the concept was first introduced, created by writer Jim Starlin.

Hellblazer Presents: Chas – The Knowledge

Hellblazer Presents: Chas – The Knowledge is a comic book limited series, written by Simon Oliver, with artwork by Goran Sudzuka, and cover art by Glenn Fabry.

History of the DC Universe

History of the DC Universe is a two-issue comic book limited series created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and published by DC Comics following the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

JLA: Another Nail

JLA: Another Nail is a comic book mini-series published in the United States by DC Comics, a continuation of events in the original three-part mini-series JLA: The Nail.

Jonny Double

Most recently Double was featured in Jonny Double: Two Finger Discount, a 1998 four-issue mini-series by Brian Azzarello (writer) and Eduardo Risso (artist), and published by Vertigo/DC Comics.

Just a Pilgrim

Just a Pilgrim is a five-issue comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis, with art by Carlos Ezquerra, and published by Black Bull, the short-lived comics publishing division of Wizard Entertainment, in 2001.

Karney

Karney is a horror comic book mini-series, written by Bryan Johnson, illustrated by Walt Flanagan and published by IDW Publishing in 2005.

Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the main protagonist.

Melaka Fray

Melaka Fray is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon with artist Karl Moline for the 2003 comic book limited series Fray, a spin-off set in the continuity of his television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Midnight Nation

Midnight Nation is a religious-themed twelve-issue American comic book limited series, created by J. Michael Straczynski and published from 2000 to 2002 by Top Cow Productions under their now defunct Joe's Comics imprint.

Outlaw Kid

The Outlaw Kid reappeared in the four-issue limited series Blaze of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes (2000), by writer John Ostrander and artist Leonardo Manco, which specifically retconned that the naively clean-cut Marvel Western stories of years past were merely dime novel fictions of the characters' actual lives.

Pigeons from Hell

More recently, it has been turned into a four-issue comic book mini-series and trade paperback.

Robert Loren Fleming

Fleming worked for DC Comics initially as a proofreader and later writer, creating Thriller, and was writing an Aquaman limited series and one-shot special in 1989 with plotter/breakdown artist Keith Giffen and artist Curt Swan.

Spider-Man: With Great Power

Spider-Man: With Great Power is a five-issue comic book limited series from Marvel Comics written by David Lapham and illustrated by Tony Harris, which premiered on January 9, 2008.

Starriors

Four Marvel mini-comics were distributed with each toy, and a four-issue limited series was written by Louise Simonson, with art by Michael Chen and Ian Akin & Brian Garvey, and covers painted by Bill Sienkiewicz.

Superman: Secret Identity

Superman: Secret Identity is a four-issue mini-series of 48 pages each in prestige format, written by Kurt Busiek and illustrated by Stuart Immonen.

Superman/Shazam: First Thunder

Superman/Shazam: First Thunder is a 2006 comic book mini-series published by DC Comics, written by Judd Winick, with art by Joshua Middleton.

The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix

The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix was a four-issue comic book mini-series written by Scott Lobdell, drawn by Gene Ha, and published by Marvel Comics in 1994.

The Dark Knight Strikes Again

Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, also referred to as DK2, is a three-issue limited series comic book written and drawn by Frank Miller and colored by Lynn Varley.

The Light and Darkness War

The Light and Darkness War is a six-issue comic book limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics.

The Stand: American Nightmares

The Stand: American Nightmares is a five-issue comic book miniseries, the second of five The Stand series by Marvel Comics, adapting Stephen King's novel of the same name.

The Stand: Captain Trips

The Stand: Captain Trips is a five-issue comic book miniseries, the first of six The Stand series by Marvel Comics, adapting Stephen King's novel of the same name.

Tron: Betrayal

Tron: Betrayal is a two-issue comic book limited series which serves as the official lead-in to the film Tron: Legacy and was published by Marvel Comics beginning in October 2010.

Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra

Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics written by Greg Rucka with art by Salvador Larroca.

Ultimate Human

Ultimate Human (originally titled Ultimate Hulk vs. Iron Man) is an American comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics.


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Acme Novelty Library

The series won the Harvey Award for Best New Series of 1995; Best Continuing or Limited Series of 2000 and 2001; Best Single Issue or Story of 1997 and 2000; and Harvey Special Award for Excellence in Presentation every year from 1995 to 2000.

Christopher Hinz

He also co-created and wrote the Dead Corps four-issue limited series for Helix, and a ten-issue story arc for Marvel's Blade which comprised Volume 2 of the series.

Deathcry

Deathcry was one of the feature characters in the 2011 three-issue limited series Chaos War: Dead Avengers created by scenarist Fred Van Lente and penciller Tom Grummet.

Devo 2.0

In the summer of 2006 the band began a limited series of live performances, and also contributed a track, "Monkey's Uncle", to a compilation of re-recorded Disney songs called Disneymania 4.

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

The premise for this limited series was created by J. Michael Straczynski during a Marvel retreat in New York.

Fashion Beast

Fashion Beast is a 2012 ten issue limited series and screen play by Alan Moore, Malcolm McLaren, and Antony Johnston.

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

The movie was nominated for the Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Limited Series or a Special amd the Outstanding Film Sound Mixing For a Limited Series or a Special at the 36th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Fred Van Lente

X-Men Noir (with Dennis Calero, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, February–May 2009)

Gabriel Stacy and Sarah Stacy

They both appeared in stories in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Spectacular Spider-Man, and the former only appeared in the limited series Amazing Spider-Man presents: American Son.

Gerry Talaoc

In the 1980s, Talaoc moved over to Marvel, where he worked primarily as an inker, on such titles as The Incredible Hulk (mostly paired with Sal Buscema), Alpha Flight, and the Comet Man limited series (inking over Kelley Jones' pencils).

Green Arrow: Year One

Moreover, the character of China White, whose first and only appearance is in this limited series, appears in the television series, where she's portrayed by actress Kelly Hu.

Groot

Groot reappeared in 2006 in the 6 issue limited series Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, and appeared in the Annihilation: Conquest and Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord limited series.

Henry Phage

The character then appeared in a six-issue limited series written by Bryan Talbot and penciled by Steve Pugh.

Hilton McConnico

Recent projects include the Toupary restaurant on the fifth-floor of the historic Samaritaine department store and the Hermes Museum in Tokyo, which he conceived for the new Renzo Piano building in the famed Ginza shopping district and a collection of limited series and unique pieces for Formia International in Murano Glass.

Jesse Chambers

The 1992 limited series Armageddon: Inferno re-introduced the Justice Society of America after their disappearance into and re-emergence from the limbo dimension of Ragnarok (where they had been trapped since 1986's The Last Days of the Justice Society).

Matthew Sturges

Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! (with Freddie Williams, DC Comics, 6-issue limited series, 2009, forthcoming)

Midnighter

The 2008 Number of the Beast Wildstorm limited series described the devastation of Earth, and set the scene for a new Authority ongoing series, by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, part of the World's End storyline.

Nightly News

The Nightly News, a six-issue American comic book limited series.

Robert Loren Fleming

Ragman (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and other pencils and inks by Pat Broderick, 8-issue limited series, DC Comics, 1991–1992)

Spaceknights

In the Spaceknights limited series (2000, by Jim Starlin and Chris Batista) we see that Rom and Brandy have two sons, Balin and Tristan, who have become part of a new generation of Spaceknights.

Spellbinder

Spellbinders, a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics

Starslayer

The first six issue limited series introduces the main character Torin Mac Quillon, a Celtic warrior from the time of the Roman Empire.

Strange Adventures

Jim Starlin wrote an eight-issue limited series called Strange Adventures which focused on Adam Strange, Bizarro and Captain Comet, which started in May 2009.

Super-Sons

The Super-Sons (and their fathers) appear briefly during the Infinite Crisis limited series, during which time Alexander Luthor, Jr. of Earth-Three warps reality in an attempt to restore the multiverse.

The Evil That Men Do

Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do, a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics

The Return of Godzilla

In 1988 Dark Horse Comics released a six-issue limited series, Godzilla, which was an American adaptation of the Japanese manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.

Variant cover

The limited series would feature several variant covers by Arthur Suydam.

Who Will Love My Children?

::Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) — Laurence Rosenthal