Talk:Hitman (DC Comics)

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Next TPB[edit]

Hi, to the creator of this great article, do you know when they will print the next TPB? I've managed to buy the first 5, but am unable to get the actual comic books themselves without spending a large amount of money.

You mentioned that they might start resume printing the TPBs soon, any confirmation on that?

Great article, thanks!

I may have added that, but not, I'll speak for him ... I read a thing which said that there was some scuttlebutt that DC would be going back and doing some more Hitman trades because Ennis is doing one of his new series for them (I think 'The Boys'), and it sounds very Hitmannish.

ThatGuamGuy 23:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)sean (TGG)[reply]

Summaries[edit]

Hi, everybody, I realize some of the story summaries read long right now (though, in my defense, 'Ace of Killers' was here before I was, and that's longer than anything I wrote, and the 'Of Thee I Sing' summary was originally twice as long); I'm going to whittle them down a bit as I can, and any suggestions would be quite welcome. Also, I'm thinking that some of the info currently in the issue summaries would go better in a "character" section, especially as none of the characters in the book have their own page (because none of them exist in any other comic book, so there's no need). I'm thinking a quick character section listing Tommy, Natt, Pat, Sean, Ringo, Sixpack, and Hacken, plus a smaller one for lesser characters like Maggie or Dr. Jackson, and possibly a few notable villains. A lot of the flashback history information could be fitted into this section, rather than in the story in which it was introduced, which would also make many summaries (especially 'Closing Time') shorter. ThatGuamGuy 20:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)sean (TGG)[reply]

New Hitman miniseries[edit]

Should we add information on the new upcoming miniseries, or would that violate the "wikipedia is not a crystal ball" policy?

It depends. Often (especially with DC it seems) they flag one thing as a distraction from something else and we can end up in a bit of a mess if we start articles too early. However, the entry is already here, the important thing is how far ahead we are looking (usually 6 months is a long way in comics) and can we source the information? Once they start the publicity machine we should start to have solid information (previews, interviews, etc.) and I can't think I've seen any (but I might have missed them) - so if you have anything drop it in here and we can take a look at it and give it the thumbs up. Usually it reaches a critical mass and someone will do it anyway - we just have to make sure to avoid gossip and insider tips and stick to what we can prove. Does that help? (Emperor 18:49, 10 August 2007 (UTC))[reply]

JLA episodes[edit]

Where exactly does Tommy Monaghan appear ("Initiation" episode) and is mentioned by Mandragora ("Double Date" episode)? I can't find 'em out... --Superchilum^{(talk to me!)} 13:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Too much speculation[edit]

There is waaaaay too much speculation all over this article. Lots42 00:42, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Hitman 21 - Cover.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ringo seeing Death?[edit]

Random idea and thought I'd ask before changing it, Ringo is stated as seeing Death at one point in the series - the word "Death" then links to Death (DC Comics), the DC character in the Sandman series. This isn't the Death he saw though, his meeting was with the Saint of Killers from the Preacher series - who is also seen outside Noonan's bar at another point in the stories (here's the link for his page - Saint of Killers ) So wouldn't it be more useful if the link went to the Saint rather than Death?

That's a bit dicey without a cite from something that Ennis intended, asked, and got to cameo his character (the Saint is AKAIK creator owned) in a mainline DC book. - J Greb (talk) 01:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

??? There is no proof it was the Saint of Killers. Or that it even WAS Death. Besides, the DC universe Death can look like whomever she wants. Lots42 (talk) 22:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would argue that the simple fact that there is no "The Saint of Killers was created by / is owned by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon" anywhere in the credits for the issue in question completely disproves the theory. I also think it shouldn't link to the Gaiman character Death; though I understand the meta-canonical reasons people can argue, it doesn't seem relevant to or connected to this comic series. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.136.21 (talk) 14:20, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shooting Joker[edit]

Odd...I could have sworn that Tommy's Arkham infiltration was -not- for the express purpose of shooting the Joker, just that Tommy tried to because the man killed so many innocent people. Lots42 (talk) 10:29, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Work[edit]

This page is crammed with redundant info. It's going to need a LOT of work. Lots42 (talk) 05:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not only that - there are no dates attributed to any of the work discussed, outside of the retrospective collections. Anyone wanting to know when Hitman was created and initially published? Out of luck here. Wiki ftw. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.69.26.58 (talk) 23:43, 16 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Horn, Carl Gustav (February 1998). "Market Watch: Hitman is a Hit". Wizard: The Guide to Comics. No. 59. p. 116. — That ref might help with dates? Not sure. -2pou (talk) 07:22, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

re releasing the trades[edit]

recently it seems dc are repriting the trades wiht new titles any confrimation of this. i bought a rage in arkham todya and a new volume ahs been released this week but the name escapes me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.169.59.1 (talk) 15:41, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]