Kirby gives them interesting company for each episode: a missing pianist in Kill Me with Wagner (Nov. 1974); a comic book fan who helps win a battle and Hitler, in a cameo appearance, in the humorous The Devastator (March 1975); a Japanese colonel, Toshiro Yamashita, who lives and dies by his code in Bushido (April 1975); a group of Yugoslavian ghosts who come from the dead to help the … See The Losers entry. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Storm works for the Bureau of Disabled Veterans Affairs, Gunner is a veterinarian in memory of the now-dead Pooch, Sarge owns a string of service stations along the East Coast and Johnny Cloud is a third-term congressman. Clay. They got their own series a few months later (January/February 1970), as the main feature of Our Fighting Forces, beginning with issue #123. [2] The tank crew had failed to destroy a Nazi radar station and collected the 'Losers'. They are now officially KIA and looking to force the Agency to give them their lives back. All right, here we go. A full character profile for DC Comics' hacker Jensen, from the 2003 The Losers Vertigo series. He is portrayed by Jason Patric. The CIA operative who is involved in all the bad deals and who answers to no one. All rights reserved. The first Losers comic was a war comics feature set during World War II. Carlos 'Cougar' Alvarez the cowboy-hat-wearing, sniping member of the Losers. Captain Storm, a PT boat commander, had his own title, which lasted 18 issues from 1964 to 1967.[1]. Prior to the formation of the group, each character had his own adventures in DC's war anthology comics. Although he originally thought about returning to the original and doing a war comic: The ongoing monthly comic concluded in 2006 after 32 issues, but it was never cancelled. Now Losers is a pretty great action packed comic series, it follows a group of ex-Special Forces who everyone thinks is dead but is really in hiding and trying to get revenge on Max who tried to kill them. More from The Born Loser. 30. Jensen has had military training and is familiar with a wide range of military weaponry. With It: Chapter 2 now in theaters, it's the perfect time to look at the personality types of the beloved Losers' Club. According to Diggle, "Everyone always thinks it got cancelled—it was always intended to be two or three years long. Jensen is mildly hyperactive, almost constantly chattering when not on a mission. It was going to be much more a military crime caper in the tone of Three Kings or Kelly's Heroes. Don't miss this amazing collection of tales from OUR FIGHTING FORCES #151-162, and featuring a foreword by best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN). [9], The re-ordering of the DC Universe resulted in a different ending for the team. Pooch. Also in common with most DC war books of the time were spectacular cover illustrations by Joe Kubert. In 2010, a "double volume", including both Ante Up and Double Down, was released to tie in with the film adaptation; and a second book to collect the rest of the series. The story featured the "classic" team of Johnny Cloud, Captain Storm and Gunner & Sarge. [11] Gunner and Sarge are found alive and out of their own time in an issue of Birds of Prey, trapped in a POW camp in the time-fluctuating Dinosaur Island, now with a "Pooch" that is a trained Velociraptor. All stories are written by Andy Diggle, with Jock on the majority of art duties. Andy Diggle has talked about the development of the concept, which developed from conversations with editor Will Dennis about doing an original title at Vertigo: I had to show that I could deliver the goods, first. Combat #138. So a war comic - a comic book about the war - was likely to draw something worthwhile from him. In the 90s, the Losers were betrayed by their handler, Max, and left for dead following the conclusion of their operation. Jensen is the tech guy to the team called Losers. The idea was very loosely based on the original The Losers for DC Comics, a group of World War II soldiers, although Diggle maintains he has never read a single issue of the original series.[1][2]. Acrobatics (climbing): 04, Charisma (Persuasion): 04, Gadgetry (Computers, Identify Gadgets): 05, Martial Artist: 04, Military Science: 04, Scientist (Computer Science and Hacking): 07, Thief (Security Systems): 06, Thief (Stealth): 03, Vehicles (Air, Land, Water): 04, Weaponry (Firearms, Heavy Weapons): 04. I’m wearin’ a hat ! [7] In February 2009, it was reported that Jeffrey Dean Morgan would headline the upcoming adaptation playing Clay. Me ? Along with powered beings, such as Geo-Force and Doctor Polaris, they were defending the towers created by the Monitor. Hey Kids Comics Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. It was created by Robert Kanigher and became a regular feature in DC's long-running war comic book series Our Fighting Forces beginning with issue #123, dated January/February 1970. I went straight onto Wikipedia and read up on who the Losers were and all that, but I've still never read any of the original issues. Carlos 'Cougar' Alvarez the cowboy-hat-wearing, sniping member of the Losers. For all the context, plot, unit structure, characters, etc. I'd never heard of him, but Azzarello just plucked him from obscurity and revamped him in his cracking little miniseries. Shelves: comics-fiction, comics-matt2019 The Losers are thought dead after being betrayed by a CIA agent named Max and put on the death list. Pooch is the one tasked with driving all the forms of transport the Losers may need. Jensen (wearing his undies and a pirate hat): “Undies ? This site uses a handful of cookies. The new series, set in the present, concerns a team of special forces soldiers who declare war on the Central Intelligence Agency after their Agency handler tries to assassinate them. In March 2009, it was confirmed that Columbus Short would play Pooch, Idris Elba would play Roque and Zoe Saldana would play Aisha. I wanted to write a contemporary, crime-y, thriller-y—something in that genre. She grew up in the Hindu Kush, and was a child soldier during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. [9] Filming began in Puerto Rico in July. It is not known if they somehow went back in time to conclude their lives or if this brings them into the present. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to. Sarge vanishes while trying to kill the same Rex. I wanted to write a contemporary, crime-y, thriller-y — something in that genre. The Losers is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, written by Andy Diggle and illustrated by Jock. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a … 31. Source of Character: DC Comics (The Losers). Starring DC war heroes Johnny Cloud, Captain Storm, Gunner and Sarge, this volume features stories in which The Losers stop a German attack using a tactic found in a comic book, German and American athletes who faced each other at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin … For issue #164, Ric Estrada penciled and George Evans inked, and Evans did all of the artistic duties by issue #166. Captain Storm, a PT boat commander, had his own title, which laste… No way, José ! In addition he regularly has a high-spec laptop, and any other technical equipment appropriate to the situation, and sometimes wears shaded glasses [BODY 01, Shade: 01]. Clay: “Jensen… you’re not hacking in your undies again, are you ?” This site uses a handful of cookies. ( 1969) Vertigo Comics published an unrelated series named The Losers. Gunner is smashed by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Pooch is hit by a booby trap set by Rick Flag. [10] The film was released on April 23, 2010 to mixed reviews. [3] Prior to that, Captain Storm, Gunner and Sarge (along with Fighting Devil Dog) had teamed together once before to fight some Japanese naval officers in Captain Storm #13. In August 2009, it was announced that Jason Patric would play Max.[8]. It went through a drastic mutation. Redirect by file, user, page, revision, or log ID, http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25940, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/books/bestseller/bestgraphicbooks.html, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966583.html, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995421.html, http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007244.html, http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=50350, https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/The_Losers_(Vertigo)?oldid=1575233, I had to show that I could deliver the goods, first. Self-proclaimed King of the Kingdom of Seadonia. John Cloud was a Loser. It was originally pitched as a four-issue miniseries. The one-shot was written by B. Clay Moore and drawn by Chad Hardin and Wayne Faucher. The group served in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific, meeting other DC World War II characters such as the Haunted Tank and Sergeant Rock. However, it's not exactly the most faithful adaptation The Losers is the name of a war comic book feature published by DC Comics. According to Diggle, "Everyone always thinks it got cancelled — it was always intended to be two or three years long. Prior to the formation of the group, each character had his own adventures in DC's war anthology comics. The Anti-Monitor's shadow demon minions touched each one, destroying them. In the 2010 movie adaptation of The Losers, Aisha al-Fadhil was portrayed by Zoe Saldana. He enjoys technical challenges, happily spending days at a time cracking a highly secure hard drive. • Lt. Col. Franklin Clay – The Leader, easily identified by a consistent use of black suits without ties. At the same time, the team briefly lost Captain Storm, who suffered amnesia (and lost an eye) due to a bomb blast. In the backup story "Snapshot: Remembrance" in the retrospective mini-series DC Universe: Legacies #4, set during a reunion on July 4, 1976, it is revealed that the Losers did survive the end of the war. "[13], A new The Losers series began during 2004, created by writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock and published under DC's Vertigo imprint. I made it a point not to.[2]. Their first appearance as a group was with The Haunted Tank crew in G.I. A story that was originally set to feature in issue #182, written by Kanigher and drawn by Evans and entitled "Young Losers - Young Lions", was finally printed four years later in The Unknown Soldier #265 (July 1982). Starring DC war heroes Johnny Cloud, Captain Storm, Gunner and Sarge, this volume features stories in which The Losers stop a German attack using a tactic found in a comic book, German and American athletes who faced each other at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin meet again on the field of combat, and much more! The team briefly had a female member named Ona Tomsen who was part of the Norwegian resistance movement, who joined the team in issue #135. I made it a point not to.[2]. Her own team mates dont much like her, but she is a vital component of The Losers. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies – explained on our cookies info page. "[2], The Losers' reimagining was set against events surrounding and including the War on Terror. In 2000, a short-lived revival of the Creature Commandos resurrected Gunner as a cyborg warrior member of the new team. [6], In October 2008, Variety reported that Sylvain White had taken over as director, with Dark Castle Entertainment acting as the financiers. We started trying to think of a character we could revamp for Vertigo. The first Losers comic was a war comics feature set during World War II. In June 2009, Warner Bros. set a tentative release date of April 9, 2010, but pushed it back to June 4, 2010. The other attendees are Jeb Stuart of the Haunted Tank, Gravedigger, Mademoiselle Marie and possibly the Unknown Soldier. With Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans. 29. In 2010 DC published five one-shots featuring characters and titles revived from their "classic" war comics line, including Our Fighting Forces, featuring The Losers. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Losers_(Vertigo)&oldid=952167526, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 April 2020, at 21:53.

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