Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 2008:
- Berta Dominguez D.
- Carlos Meglia
- Creig Flessel
- Dave Stevens
- Frank Turner
- Ivan Dixon
- Jerry Serpe
- Jim Mooney
- Maddie Blaustein
- Malcolm Cooke
- Michael Turner
- Stephane Peru
- Steve Gerber
- Steve Whitaker
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 2008 cover date:
- Air (Volume 1)
- Ambush Bug: Year None (Volume 1)
- American Splendor Season Two (Volume 1)
- Army @ Love: The Art of War (Volume 1)
- Bat Lash (Volume 2)
- Batgirl (Volume 2)
- Batman: Death Mask (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham After Midnight (Volume 1)
- Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! (Volume 1)
- Black Cherry Bombshells (Volume 1 (Digital))
- Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Chuck (Volume 1)
- Countdown Special: Atom (Volume 1)
- Countdown: Arena (Volume 1)
- DC Special: Cyborg (Volume 1)
- DC Special: Raven (Volume 1)
- DC Super Friends (Volume 1)
- DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar (Volume 1)
- DCU: Decisions (Volume 1)
- El Diablo (Volume 3)
- Ferryman (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis: Revelations (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis: Superman Beyond (Volume 1)
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash (Volume 1)
- Friday the 13th: Bad Land (Volume 1)
- Fringe (Volume 1)
- Gears of War (Volume 1)
- Greatest Hits (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer Special: Chas (Volume 1)
- House of Mystery (Volume 2)
- Huntress: Year One (Volume 1)
- Joker's Asylum (Volume 1)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5)
- Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs (Volume 1)
- Madame Xanadu (Volume 2)
- New Dynamix (Volume 1)
- Northlanders (Volume 1)
- Number of the Beast (Volume 1)
- Rann-Thanagar: Holy War (Volume 1)
- Reign in Hell (Volume 1)
- Salvation Run (Volume 1)
- Secret History of The Authority: Hawksmoor (Volume 1)
- Secret Six (Volume 3)
- Storming Paradise (Volume 1)
- Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special (Volume 1)
- Supernatural: Rising Son (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 2008 cover date:
- 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen (Volume 1)
- All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder (Volume 1)
- All-Star Superman (Volume 1)
- American Splendor Season Two (Volume 1)
- American Virgin (Volume 1)
- Army @ Love (Volume 1)
- Bat Lash (Volume 2)
- Batman: Death Mask (Volume 1)
- Black Adam: The Dark Age (Volume 1)
- Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Checkmate (Volume 2)
- Cipher (Volume 1)
- Countdown Presents: Lord Havok and the Extremists (Volume 1)
- Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer (Volume 1)
- Countdown Special (Volume 1)
- Countdown Special: Atom (Volume 1)
- Countdown (Volume 1)
- Countdown to Adventure (Volume 1)
- Countdown to Mystery (Volume 1)
- Countdown: Arena (Volume 1)
- Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood (Volume 1)
- Crossing Midnight (Volume 1)
- DC Special: Cyborg (Volume 1)
- DC Special: Raven (Volume 1)
- DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar (Volume 1)
- DCU: Decisions (Volume 1)
- Death of the New Gods (Volume 1)
- Deathblow (Volume 2)
- Exterminators (Volume 1)
- Faker (Volume 1)
- Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge (Volume 1)
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash (Volume 1)
- Friday the 13th: Bad Land (Volume 1)
- Gotham Underground (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1)
- Hawkman Special (Volume 1)
- Huntress: Year One (Volume 1)
- Infinity Inc. (Volume 2)
- JLA Classified (Volume 1)
- JSA Classified (Volume 1)
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (Volume )
- Justice League Unlimited (Volume 1)
- Kikaider 02 (Volume 1)
- Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs (Volume 1)
- Loveless (Volume 1)
- Metal Men (Volume 3)
- Metamorpho: Year One (Volume 1)
- Midnighter (Volume 1)
- New Dynamix (Volume 1)
- Number of the Beast (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 2008 cover date:
- Adam Strange Special #1
- Astro City Special: Beautie #1
- Burnout (graphic novel)
- Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight #1
- Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain #1
- Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman #1
- Countdown Special: Eclipso #1
- Countdown Special: Jimmy Olsen #1
- Countdown Special: Kamandi #1
- Countdown Special: OMAC #1
- DC Universe Halloween Special #1
- DC Universe Special - Justice League of America #1
- DC Universe Special: Reign in Hell #1
- DC Universe #0
- DCU: Last Will and Testament #1
- Energy & Safety Adventures with the JLA
- Energy and Safety Adventures: Superman and Friends
- Energy and Safety with the Justice League
- Final Crisis Sketchbook #1
- Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1
Characters
Selected 2008 character debuts. See all.
- Larfleeze (New Earth)
- Atrocitus (New Earth)
- Thara Ak-Var (New Earth)
- Black Beetle (New Earth)
- Bro'Dee Walker (New Earth)
- John Nichol (New Earth)
- Diro Yat (New Earth)
- Scar (New Earth)
- Indigo-1 (New Earth)
- Gog I (New Earth)
- Michael Templesmith (Wildstorm Universe)
- Joseph Rotkowski (Wildstorm Universe)
- Guy Dax (New Earth)
- Zebulon McCandless (Wildstorm Universe)
- Miri Riam (New Earth)
- Dodger (New Earth)
- Gaia Rothstein (Wildstorm Universe)
- Alex Merkel (New Earth)
- Insect Queen (New Earth)
- David Reid (New Earth)
- Duel Eknham (New Earth)
- Thrush (Wildstorm Universe)
- Genocide (New Earth)
- Kraken (New Earth)
- Bleez (New Earth)
- Redeemer (Wildstorm Universe)
- Slyxx (Wildstorm Universe)
- Frederick Fawkes (Wildstorm Universe)
- Edward Dane (Wildstorm Universe)
- Marla Elliot (New Earth)
- Auerbach (New Earth)
- Falconette (Wildstorm Universe)
- Sloth, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Gluttony, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Chimera (Wildstorm Universe)
- Colin Wilkes (New Earth)
- Wrath, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Midnight Rider (Wildstorm Universe)
- Vice (New Earth)
- Radiant, Spirit of Mercy (New Earth)
- Norchavius (New Earth)
- Greed, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Envy, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Red Volcano (New Earth)
- Lust, son of Trigon (New Earth)
- Titus (New Earth)
- Jenna Duffy (New Earth)
- Lycus (New Earth)
- Doctor Mephistopheles (New Earth)
- Harold Cosgrove (Wildstorm Universe)
Teams
Selected 2008 team debuts. See all.
- Black Lantern Corps (New Earth)
- Alpha Lantern Corps
- Red Lantern Corps (New Earth)
- Paladins (Wildstorm Universe)
- Indigo Tribe (New Earth)
- Justice Society International (New Earth)
- Circle II (New Earth)
- Super Young Team
- Gargareans
- Club of Villains
- Blue Lantern Corps (New Earth)
- Justice Arcana
- Dark Arcana
- Last Line
- Gorilla Knights (New Earth)
- The Ichor (New Earth)
- Sons of Trigon (New Earth)
- Crusaders (New Earth)
- New Rogues
- Dreambound
- Quintet
- Wonderland Gang (New Earth)
- Cyborg Revenge Squad
- The Big Three
- Big Science Action
- Dogpound
- Silicon Syndicate
- Echo Initiative
- Titans East III (New Earth)
- Sprang Bridge Soldiers
- Ambush Bug Revenge Squad
- Freedom Fighters (Blue and Gold)
- Lord's Resistance Army (New Earth)