In 2001, DC introduces CMX. Trying to make money off a new rising market, CMX publishes translations of manga. The launch came with controversy as CMX edited the content of Tenjho Tenge - in part to attract a larger audience, in part to appease book sellers who sold the books without wrapping plastic, and so had to take into account that even young readers could view the inside in the store.
In response to the popularity of Wildstorm's Authority, Joe Kelly pens the critically acclaimed What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & the American Way. The year's major crossover is Our Worlds at War, featuring an all-out invasion by new galactic threat Imperiex-Prime, with several tie-in one-shots across titles.
Creators[]
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2001:
- Alan Crosland
- Alan Riefe
- Charles B. Fitzsimons
- Chuck Cuidera
- Dan DeCarlo
- Douglas Adams
- Fred Ray
- Gray Morrow
- Gwen Bagni
- Henry Boltinoff
- Jacob Landau
- Johnny Craig
- Jon Chester Kozlak
- Leo Nowak
- Peggy Chantler Dick
- Peter J. Elkington
- Ray Lovejoy
- Ray Osrin
- Ray Patterson
- Richard Morrissey
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2001 cover date:
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- American Century (Volume 1)
- Angel and the Ape (Volume 3)
- Batman: Hollywood Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: League of Batmen (Volume 1)
- Batman: Orpheus Rising (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Ankh (Volume 1)
- Batman: Turning Points (Volume 1)
- Bay City Jive (Volume 1)
- Bionicle (Volume 1)
- Cartoon Cartoons (Volume 1)
- Codename: Knockout (Volume 1)
- Cybernary 2.0 (Volume 1)
- Deadman: Dead Again (Volume 1)
- Doom Patrol (Volume 3)
- El Diablo (Volume 2)
- Enemy Ace: War in Heaven (Volume 1)
- Four Women (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 3)
- Green Lantern: Dragon Lord (Volume 1)
- Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets: Facade (Volume 1)
- Hunter: The Age of Magic (Volume 1)
- JLA Incarnations (Volume 1)
- JLA: Black Baptism (Volume 1)
- JLA: Gatekeeper (Volume 1)
- Jezebelle (Volume 1)
- Joker: Last Laugh (Volume 1)
- Just Imagine (Volume 1)
- Justice Leagues (Volume 1)
- Legion Worlds (Volume 1)
- Monster World (Volume 1)
- Ninja Boy (Volume 1)
- Our Worlds at War (Volume 1)
- Out There (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: The Corinthian (Volume 1)
- Spectre (Volume 4)
- Star Trek: Divided We Fall (Volume 1)
- Star Trek: Voyager: Planet Killer (Volume 1)
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool (Volume 1)
- Suicide Squad (Volume 2)
- Superboy's Legion (Volume 1)
- Superman & Batman: Generations II (Volume 1)
- Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle (Volume 1)
- Taleweaver (Volume 1)
- The Crusades (Volume 1)
- The Dark Knight Strikes Again (Volume 1)
- The Establishment (Volume 1)
- The Legion (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2001 cover date:
- Aquaman (Volume 5)
- Batman Beyond (Volume 2)
- Batman Chronicles (Volume 1)
- Batman: Hollywood Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: League of Batmen (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Ankh (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman: Turning Points (Volume 1)
- Bay City Jive (Volume 1)
- Brass (Volume 2)
- Cartoon Network Starring (Volume 1)
- Catwoman (Volume 2)
- Countdown (Wildstorm) (Volume 1)
- Danger Girl (Volume 1)
- Deadenders (Volume 1)
- Deadman: Dead Again (Volume 1)
- El Diablo (Volume 2)
- Enemy Ace: War in Heaven (Volume 1)
- Flinch (Volume 1)
- Gen-Active (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern: Dragon Lord (Volume 1)
- Hitman (Volume 1)
- Hourman (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets: Facade (Volume 1)
- JLA: Act of God (Volume 1)
- JLA: Black Baptism (Volume 1)
- Jet (Volume 1)
- Jezebelle (Volume 1)
- Justice Leagues (Volume 1)
- Legends of the DC Universe (Volume 1)
- Legion Lost (Volume 1)
- Legion Worlds (Volume 1)
- Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
- Millennium Edition (Volume 1)
- Monster World (Volume 1)
- Our Worlds at War (Volume 1)
- Resident Evil: Fire and Ice (Volume 1)
- Robin: Year One (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives (Volume 1)
- Star Trek: Divided We Fall (Volume 1)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Killing Shadows (Volume 1)
- Star Trek: Voyager: Planet Killer (Volume 1)
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool (Volume 1)
- Superboy's Legion (Volume 1)
- Superman & Batman: Generations II (Volume 1)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 3)
- The Dreaming (Volume 1)
- The Names of Magic (Volume 1)
- Top 10 (Volume 1)
- User (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 2001 cover date:
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker #1
- Batman/Scarface: A Psychodrama
- Batman: Gotham Noir
- Batman: Harvest Breed
- Batman: Our Worlds at War #1
- Bizarro Comics
- Danger Girl Sketchbook #1
- Gen 13: Medicine Song
- Gen 13: Science Friction
- Golden Age Secret Files and Origins #1
- Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights
- Green Lantern: Our Worlds at War #1
- Green Lantern: Willworld
- Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1
- Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam
- I, Paparazzi
- JLA Versus Predator
- JLA: A League of One
- JLA: Gods and Monsters
- JLA: Our Worlds at War #1
Characters
Selected 2001 character debuts. See all.
- Mia Dearden (New Earth)
- Hunter Zolomon (New Earth)
- Gavin King (New Earth)
- Avruskin (New Earth)
- Jong Li (New Earth)
- Agent Orange (Wildstorm Universe)
- Stanley Dover I (New Earth)
- Manchester Black (New Earth)
- Jon Farmer (Wildstorm Universe)
- Krypto (New Earth)
- Amunet Black (New Earth)
- Alexander Nero (New Earth)
- Jonathan Drake (Wildstorm Universe)
- David Hersch (New Earth)
- Nathan Craig Jones (New Earth)
- Seth Cowie (Wildstorm Universe)
- Veronica Sinclair (New Earth)
- Stephen Chandra (Wildstorm Universe)
- Queen Clea (New Earth)
- Kancer (New Earth)
- Matches Malone (New Earth)
- Michael Akins (New Earth)
- Epiphany (New Earth)
- Theodore Bruder (New Earth)
- Garm (New Earth)
- Seraph (New Earth)
- Jared Morillo (New Earth)
- Lys (New Earth)
- Jeremy Tell (New Earth)
- Joseph Monteleone (New Earth)
- Josephine MacDonald (New Earth)
- Pamela (New Earth)
- Trevor Barnes (New Earth)
- Cal (New Earth)
- Raphe Equus (Wildstorm Universe)
- Slobo (New Earth)
- Anthony Woodward (New Earth)
- Caleb (Wildstorm Universe)
- Onimar Synn (New Earth)
- Alexander Montez (New Earth)
- Addie Vochs (Wildstorm Universe)
- Julie Jackam (New Earth)
- Rachel Green (New Earth)
- Drakul Karfang (New Earth)
- Michael Amar (New Earth)
- Paul Frost (Wildstorm Universe)
- Clarence Shearson (New Earth)
- Alesandra Taracon (New Earth)
- Earthquake II (New Earth)
- Abraham Dusk (Wildstorm Universe)
Teams
Selected 2001 team debuts. See all.
- D.E.O. Orphans
- Golden (Wildstorm Universe)
- Monarchy (Wildstorm Universe)
- The Elite (New Earth)
- G7 Authority (Wildstorm Universe)
- Tuesday Club
- Citizens Army for the Economic Liberation of Suicide Slum
- Villainy, Inc. (New Earth)
- Establishment (Wildstorm Universe)
- Seven Shadows
- Quinntets (New Earth)
- Cathexis
- DNAngels
- Justice League of Anarchy
- Holliday Girls (New Earth)