2004 was a relatively quiet year in comics, but there were some critical developments that made waves into the future. Big movies, heroes back from the dead, and some important new faces!
The Year in Comics
Comics in Other Media
DC Comics
Other Publishers
Sales & Industry Information
Beginnings & Endings
Eisner Awards
Dan's Favorite
The Year in Marvel
TOTAL SERIES: 292 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 197 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 173 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Avengers Disassembled (34 issues) and Secret War (starts) BEST SELLING COMICS: New Avengers #1
Events & Happenings
New Titles (Ongoing and Limited)
New Characters
Series Ending
Who's in the Bullpen/Passings
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Greg Pak
Dan's Favorite
Next week: 2004 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil
Questions or comments
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History
DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts
https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/
https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/
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