2002 features two highlights for Batman: Ed Brubaker's "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" and Jeph Loeb's "Hush", published back to back in Batman (Volume 1). Brubaker also teams up with Darwyn Cooke for Catwoman (Volume 3) and with Greg Rucka for Gotham Central (Volume 1). Vertigo publishes two new series, which soon become fan favorites: Y: The Last Man (Volume 1) and Fables (Volume 1).
Dan DiDio joins the company as vice president–editorial.
Creators[]
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2002:
- Arthur F. Peddy
- Bill Carney
- Chad Grothkopf
- Dave Berg
- Dick Conway
- Fred Guardineer
- Gene Ruggiero
- George Alec Effinger
- Grass Green
- Harry W. Gerstad
- Hilary J. Bader
- John Buscema
- Jorge Zaffino
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Paul Parker
- Ray Willner
- Robert Kanigher
- Sid Check
- Stanley Pitt
- Tom Sutton
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2002 cover date:
- 100% (Volume 1)
- 21 Down (Volume 1)
- Automatic Kafka (Volume 1)
- Batman/Aliens (Volume 2)
- Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire (Volume 1)
- Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Batman: Family (Volume 1)
- Big Daddy Danger (Volume 1)
- Black Sun (Volume 1)
- Catwoman (Volume 3)
- Deadman (Volume 3)
- Fables (Volume 1)
- Farscape: War Torn (Volume 1)
- Fight for Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Gen 13 (Volume 3)
- Global Frequency (Volume 1)
- Gotham Girls (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern: Evil's Might (Volume 1)
- Grip: The Strange World of Men (Volume 1)
- Haven: The Broken City (Volume 1)
- Hawkman (Volume 4)
- High Roads (Volume 1)
- JLA: Destiny (Volume 1)
- Justice League Adventures (Volume 1)
- Kindred (Volume 2)
- Lab Rats (Volume 1)
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Volume 2)
- Midnight, Mass. (Volume 1)
- Point Blank (Volume 1)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (Volume 1)
- Robo Dojo (Volume 1)
- S.C.I. Spy (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad (Volume 1)
- Spyboy/Young Justice (Volume 1)
- Stormwatch: Team Achilles (Volume 1)
- Superman/Aliens (Volume 2)
- The Filth (Volume 1)
- The Power Company (Volume 1)
- The Resistance (Volume 1)
- Thundercats (Volume 1)
- Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (Volume 1)
- Vertigo Pop!: Tokyo (Volume 1)
- Wildcats Version 3.0 (Volume 1)
- Y: The Last Man (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2002 cover date:
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- Angel and the Ape (Volume 3)
- Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire (Volume 1)
- Batman: Dark Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Batman: Orpheus Rising (Volume 1)
- Cybernary 2.0 (Volume 1)
- Deadman (Volume 3)
- Farscape: War Torn (Volume 1)
- Four Women (Volume 1)
- Gen 13 (Volume 2)
- Green Lantern: Evil's Might (Volume 1)
- Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset (Volume 1)
- Grip: The Strange World of Men (Volume 1)
- Haven: The Broken City (Volume 1)
- High Roads (Volume 1)
- Impulse (Volume 1)
- JLA Incarnations (Volume 1)
- JLA: Destiny (Volume 1)
- JLA: Gatekeeper (Volume 1)
- Joker: Last Laugh (Volume 1)
- Just Imagine (Volume 1)
- Kindred (Volume 2)
- Ninja Boy (Volume 1)
- Orion (Volume 1)
- Outlaw Nation (Volume 1)
- Point Blank (Volume 1)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (Volume 1)
- Robo Dojo (Volume 1)
- S.C.I. Spy (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: The Corinthian (Volume 1)
- Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad (Volume 1)
- Spyboy/Young Justice (Volume 1)
- Steampunk (Volume 1)
- Suicide Squad (Volume 2)
- Superboy (Volume 4)
- Superman Adventures (Volume 1)
- Superman/Aliens (Volume 2)
- Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle (Volume 1)
- Taleweaver (Volume 1)
- The Authority (Volume 1)
- The Crusades (Volume 1)
- The Dark Knight Strikes Again (Volume 1)
- The Establishment (Volume 1)
- The Monarchy (Volume 1)
- Tomorrow Stories (Volume 1)
- Transmetropolitan (Volume 1)
- Vertigo Pop!: Tokyo (Volume 1)
- War Story (Volume 1)
- Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 2002 cover date:
- 9-11 #2
- Adventures with the DC Super-Heroes: Energy Safety & Efficiency
- Batgirl Secret Files and Origins #1
- Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne #1
- Batman: Nine Lives
- Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1
- Bigg Time
- Catwoman Secret Files and Origins #1
- Catwoman: Selina's Big Score
- DC First: Batgirl/Joker #1
- DC First: Flash/Superman #1
- DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern #1
- DC First: Superman/Lobo #1
- Eight Legged Freaks
- Everquest: The Ruins of Kunark
- Everquest: Transformation
- Flash: Time Flies
- Green Arrow Secret Files and Origins #1
- Green Lantern Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
- Green Lantern: Brightest Day, Blackest Night #1
Characters
Selected 2002 character debuts. See all.
- Kevin Hawkins (Wildstorm Universe)
- Holden Carver (Wildstorm Universe)
- Manitou Raven (New Earth)
- Onomatopoeia (New Earth)
- Celia Kazantkakis (New Earth)
- Gamemnae (New Earth)
- Catalina Flores (New Earth)
- Lester Downs (Wildstorm Universe)
- Jukko Hämäläinen (Wildstorm Universe)
- Josiah Power (New Earth)
- Axel Walker (New Earth)
- Khalid Tefibi (Wildstorm Universe)
- Celia Forrestal (New Earth)
- Luke O'Brian (New Earth)
- Lashawn Baez (New Earth)
- Daniel Tsang (New Earth)
- Albert Nedal (New Earth)
- Byakko (New Earth)
- Hiro Okamura (New Earth)
- Rama Khan (New Earth)
- Candace Jean Gennaro (New Earth)
- Charles Cottsworth Pinckney (Wildstorm Universe)
- Peter Moran (Wildstorm Universe)
- Jack Spheer (New Earth)
- Muhammad X (New Earth)
- Valerie Van Haaften (New Earth)
- Faith (New Earth)
- LeTonya Charles (New Earth)
- Lee Hyland (New Earth)
- Cole Parker (New Earth)
- Gaudium (New Earth)
- Rebecca Carstairs (New Earth)
- Spera (New Earth)
- Lucy Arrows (Wildstorm Universe)
- Marie Grunier (Wildstorm Universe)
- Kristopher Roderic (New Earth)
- Hallucinatra (New Earth)
- Black Barax (New Earth)
- Metatron (New Earth)
- Tezumak (New Earth)
- Vartan Kevork (New Earth)
- Midas (New Earth)
- Hyve (New Earth)
- Jaeger Weiss (Wildstorm Universe)
- Avi Barak (Wildstorm Universe)
- Johnny Reb (New Earth)
- Mitchell Mayo (New Earth)
- Sakki (New Earth)
- Galena Golovin (Wildstorm Universe)
- Killigan O'Mara (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 2002 team debuts. See all.