DC needs to bring back Hitman.
The call has started over at CBR and I aim to help in the cause.
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It’s been a while since this column launched any kind of campaign. But now’s as good as any. We want… DC to love Hitman. The Garth Ennis/John Mcrea romp through the DC Universe with a man who, if he had any powers, were forgotten by the end of the run. An assassin hired to take down the bad guys, especially the super badguys, much loved, much missed, and surprisingly so since he span out of a Demon annual as part of the “Bloodlines” crossover, meant to generate all sorts of new characters. But only one made the big time, with a sixty issue series.
The trades stopped halfway through the run due to poor sales. And the “JLA Classified” arc featuring Hitman which was meant to run at the beginning of the year is still sitting in a drawer somewhere. But Ennis’ work on “Punisher” has found just the sort of audience who would love Hitman.
Come on DC! Get those trades in print, finish off the run, include the story from “Batman Chronicles” and “Hitman” #1,000,000, publish the “JLA” arc and celebrate!
I second that motion and I’m sure Frank would too. For more information about why Hitman is the shit, read his Wikipedia entry.