Animal Man (1988)
1988–1995
89 issues
Completed
Regular Series
Animal Man centers on Buddy Baker, a superhero with the ability to borrow the powers of any nearby animal. Grant Morrison wrote the first 26 issues, using the character to explore animal rights and meta-fictional storytelling. Later writers included Peter Milligan, Tom Veitch, and Jamie Delano, with the title joining the Vertigo imprint from issue #57.
Title
Publisher
Awards
Squiddy Award - Most Improved Series (1992)
Genre
Superhero
Decade
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English
Axel Alonso
Writer, Editor
Bob Kahan
Writer
Charles Truog
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker
Grant Morrison
Writer
Jamie Delano
Writer
Jenette Kahn
Writer
Karen Berger
Writer, Editor
Lou Stathis
Writer, Editor
Steve Dillon
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker
T.M.O.
Writer
Tom Peyer
Writer, Editor
Tom Veitch
Writer
Lists
Comic Book Runs That Defined a Character
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Staff
Definitive runs that established or redefined iconic characters. These are the versions that set the standard, the stories writers and artists still reference today when bringing these heroes and villains to life.
22
Series
Most Meta & Self-Referential Series
Ranked
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Staff
Comics about the process of making comics, or series that deconstruct the structural tropes of the medium.
6
Series
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