2008

The following creative talent passed away in the year 2008:

• Mike Western
• Ray Lowry
• Raymond Macherot

The following Animated Shorts debuted with a 2008 air date:

• No cartoons debuted in 2008.

The following Live Action films debuted with a 2008 air date:

• No Live Action films debuted in 2008.

The following comic titles debuted with a 2008 cover date:

• Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 5

The following Comic titles were last published with a 2008 cover date:

• No comics were cancelled in 2008.

The following One Shots were published with a 2008 cover date:

• Fantastic Comics Vol 1 24
• Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham by Gaslight Vol 1 1
• Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman Vol 1 1
• Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain Vol 1 1
• Countdown Special: OMAC Vol 1 1

The following pulp titles debuted with a 2008 cover date:

• No Pulps debuted in 2008.

The following pulp titles were last published with a 2008 cover date:

• No Pulps were cancelled in 2008.

The following characters debuted with a 2008 cover date:

• Slyxx (Wildstorm Universe)
• Well-Spoken Sonic Lightning Flash (New Earth)
• Infinity (New Earth)
• Matris Ater Clementia (New Earth)
• Mind Bullet (New Earth)
• Caretaker (New Earth)
• Citizen X (New Earth)
• Lutessa Luthor (Smallville)
• Davis Bloome (Smallville)
• Dinah Lance (Smallville)
• Jaime Reyes (The Brave and the Bold)
• Killer Shark II (New Earth)
• Qi-Yu (New Earth)
• Red Tornado (The Brave and the Bold)
• Vengeance (Kowalski) (Earth-616)
• Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-508)
• Gorilla Grodd (The Brave and the Bold)
• Beatriz da Costa (The Brave and the Bold)
• Vision (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Siri (Earth-616)
• DaVanti (Earth-616)
• Jonathan Bryant (Human) (Earth-616)
• Ruth Eisenhardt (Earth-616)
• Jakob Eisenhardt (Earth-616)
• Jessica Jones (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Edie Eisenhardt (Earth-616)
• Erich Eisenhardt (Earth-616)
• Farida Hussain (Earth-616)
• Farrell (Earth-616)
• Bill Dawson (Earth-616)
• Carstairs (Earth-616)
• Heather Sante (Earth-616)
• Chrell (Earth-616)
• Violet (New Earth)
• Braach (New Earth)
• Dennis Finnegan (New Earth)
• Moe Blum (New Earth)
• Topaz (New Earth)
• Diamond (New Earth)
• Cosmo Racer (New Earth)
• Matchmaker (New Earth)
• Kusanagi (New Earth)
• Graak (New Earth)
• King Kraken (New Earth)
• Burn (New Earth)
• Gangly Man (New Earth)
• Maya Lopez (Earth-1610)
• Atrea (Earth-1610)
• Agatha Harkness (Earth-1610)
• Adrian Toomes (Earth-1610)
• Shiro Yoshida (Earth-1610)
• Pegasus (Earth-1610)
• Jubilation Lee (Earth-1610)
• Aurora (Earth-1610)
• James Howlett (Retro, Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Carol Danvers (Retro, Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Thor Odinson (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Maria Callasantos (Earth-58163)
• Barbara Morse (Earth-58163)
• Dominikos Petrakis (Earth-58163)
• Frank Castle (Earth-58163)
• John Proudstar (Earth-58163)
• Toby Goodman (Earth-1219)
• Julie Goodman (Earth-1219)
• Alpha Dog (Earth-1610)
• Neuropath (Earth-1610)
• Lani Ubanu (Earth-1610)
• Primal Screamer (Earth-1610)
• Filament (Earth-1610)
• GhostWare (Earth-1610)
• Penultimate (Earth-1610)
• Bruce Wayne (The Brave and the Bold)
• Think Tank (Earth-616)
• Sean Boyle (Earth-616)
• Sinister Six (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Spinner (Earth-616)
• Melanie Crane (Earth-616)
• Robert Carr (Earth-616)
• Ms. America (Earth-616)
• Kwai Jun-Fan (Earth-616)
• Lisa Parfrey (Earth-616)
• Ouranos (Earth-616)
• 2-D (Earth-616)
• Blacksmith (Earth-616)
• Barbara Morse (Retro, Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Susan Storm (Retro, Skrull) (Earth-616)
• H'kurrek (Earth-616)
• Anthony Stark (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Kh'oja (Earth-5631)
• Revolutionary (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Gorani (Earth-616)
• Alexander Power (Skrull) (Earth-5631)
• Julie Power (Skrull) (Earth-5631)
• Paibok (Earth-5631)
• Lyja (Earth-5631)
• Bolivar Trask (Earth-58163)
• Wilson Fisk (Earth-58163)
• Jacques Duquesne (Earth-58163)
• Lin Sun (Earth-58163)
• Elvin Haliday (Earth-58163)
• Robert Baldwin (Earth-58163)
• Michiko Musashi (Earth-58163)
• Rafael Vega (Earth-58163)
• Colleen Wing (Earth-58163)
• Tabitha Smith (Earth-58163)
• Elektra Natchios (Earth-58163)
• Julie Power (Earth-58163)
• Saul Dale (Earth-1219)
• Peter Parker (Earth-807128)
• Damian (Earth-1219)
• Conserve And Protect (Earth-616)
• Michael Morbius (Earth-2149)
• Synchron (Earth-1610)
• Magda Lensherr (Earth-1610)
• Abstract (Earth-1610)
• Anya (Magda's mother) (Earth-616)
• Deathlok-Class Units (Earth-TRN254)
• Mister Stubbs (Prime Earth)
• William Tockman (The Brave and the Bold)
• Wanda Maximoff (Skrull) (Earth-616)
• Zhou Cheng (Earth-616)
• Adeline Prescott (New Earth)
• Adept (New Earth)
• Allen Adam (Earth 4)
• Adam Simon (Earth-616)
• Akihira (Earth-616)
• Alex (Earth-8351)
• Alfred Pennyworth (The Brave and the Bold)
• Kanjar Ro (The Brave and the Bold)
• Regan Matthews (Smallville)
• Apalala (New Earth)
• Angry Wizard (New Earth)
• Anna Curry (Earth-11)
• Attum (Reality Undetermined)
• Barbara Gordon (Lego Batman)
• Atom (Earth-11)
• Patricia Swann (Smallville)
• Tick (The Brave and the Bold)
• Tock (The Brave and the Bold)
• Bette Sans Souci (Smallville)
• Eva Greer (Smallville)
• Fluke (The Brave and the Bold)
• Maxima (Smallville)
• Paco (The Brave and the Bold)
• Edward Teague (Smallville)
• Felix Faust (The Brave and the Bold)
• Lawrence Crock (The Brave and the Bold)
• Mera (The Brave and the Bold)
• Fun Haus (The Brave and the Bold)
• Black Manta (The Brave and the Bold)
• Ryan Choi (The Brave and the Bold)
• James Craddock (The Brave and the Bold)
• Charles Brown (The Brave and the Bold)
• Atlanna (The Brave and the Bold)
• Robert Queen (Smallville)
• Gizmo II (New Earth)
• Tuatara II (New Earth)
• Jared (New Earth)
• Gwendolyn Lane (New Earth)
• Carlo Calzone (New Earth)
• Monitor Dax Novu
• Orm (The Brave and the Bold)
• Brazen Man (New Earth)
• Blythe Cameron (Air)
• Bogdan Tarka (Earth-Prime)
• Alexander Luthor (Smallville: Apocalypse)
• George W. Bush (Earth-508)
• Gorilla Grodd (Earth-508)

• Kick-Ass (character)
• Anna Mercury
• Wrath (comics)
• Eugene Porter
• Abraham Ford
• Gabriel Stokes (The Walking Dead)
• Aaron (The Walking Dead)
• Rosita Espinosa
• Anti-Venom
• Menace (Marvel Comics)
• Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)
• Lady Bullseye
• Master Izo
• She-Hulk (Lyra)
• Victoria Hand
• Yo-Yo Rodriguez
• Zeke Stane
• Power Broker
• Eli Bard
• Blue Marvel
• Caretaker (comics)
• Cosmo the Spacedog
• Ink (comics)
• Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)
• Deacon (comics)
• Freak (Marvel Comics)
• Insect Queen (DC Comics)
• Geldoff
• Lightning (DC Comics)
• Jeannette (comics)
• Hiro-Kala
• Delphyne Gorgon

The following characters last appeared with a 2008 cover date:

• No characters had a final appearance in 2008.

The following teams debuted with a 2008 cover date:

• No teams debuted in 2008.