The Losers

 LOSE   (Vertigo, 2003-2006)

™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

DC’s latest Vertigo-ization of a long-dead property (the original World War II-era Losers first appeared in G.I. Combat #138), the modern day Losers have little in common with the Silver Age band of military misfits-turned-heroes. These cynical hotheads (declared Killed in Action) are out for revenge against the CIA, which contains corrupt, traitorous individuals who run drugs, ruthlessly protect “their lobbyist buddies in arms and oil,” and perform other despicable, hypocritical acts.

The gruff and gritty dialogue rings true, the characters are nicely developed (considering how few pages there are to work with in a single issue of a comic book), and the script is far more intelligent and fully realized than the average Hollywood action movie. The edgy, jagged art would serve this type of story a little better, if it were more realistic, but the action is fast, fun, and relatively easy to follow (especially the second time through), and each sequence has an overall cinematic tone and appearance that is entirely appropriate to the genre.

— Brett Weiss

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  8/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $3.75 6 copies available from $1.95		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#1 (2nd printing) Date:  6/1/2010 Cover Price:  $1.00 NM Guide:  $0.90 4 copies available from $0.75	2nd Printing; What’s Next? Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading	Andy Diggle	Jock
	#2 Date:  9/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 8 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#3 Date:  10/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.00 8 copies available from $1.35		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#4 Date:  11/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 8 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#5 Date:  12/1/2003 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.95 8 copies available from $1.50		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#6 Date:  1/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 6 copies available from $0.99		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#7 Date:  2/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 6 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Shawn Martinbrough
	#8 Date:  3/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 6 copies available from $0.99		Andy Diggle	Shawn Martinbrough
	#9 Date:  4/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.75 8 copies available from $0.99		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#10 Date:  5/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 4 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#11 Date:  6/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.50 3 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#12 Date:  7/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.75 3 copies available from $1.72		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#13 Date:  8/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 5 copies available from $0.99		Andy Diggle	Nick Dragotta
	#14 Date:  9/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.50 7 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Nick Dragotta
	#15 Date:  10/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 5 copies available from $1.60	Includes Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow promotional disk	Andy Diggle	Alé Garza
	#16 Date:  11/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $1.75 4 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#17 Date:  12/1/2004 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 4 copies available from $1.50		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#18 Date:  1/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $3.50 4 copies available from $2.15		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#19 Date:  2/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.25 5 copies available from $0.99		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#20 Date:  3/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $2.95 2 copies available from $3.00		Andy Diggle	Ben Oliver
	#21 Date:  4/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.95 NM Guide:  $1.25 1 copy available for $0.96		Andy Diggle	Ben Oliver
	#22 Date:  5/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $1.50 2 copies available from $0.99	Price increase	Andy Diggle	Ben Oliver
	#23 Date:  6/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.50 4 copies available from $1.50		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#24 Date:  7/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.50 4 copies available from $0.96		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#25 Date:  8/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.25 2 copies available from $2.25		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#26 Date:  9/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.99 3 copies available from $2.99		Andy Diggle	Colin Wilson
	#27 Date:  10/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $5.50 2 copies available from $1.99		Andy Diggle	Colin Wilson
	#28 Date:  11/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.99 3 copies available from $2.99		Andy Diggle	Colin Wilson
	#29 Date:  12/1/2005 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.50 4 copies available from $1.50		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#30 Date:  1/1/2006 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.99 3 copies available from $2.99		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#31 Date:  2/1/2006 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.75 6 copies available from $1.72		Andy Diggle	Jock
	#32 Date:  3/1/2006 Cover Price:  $2.99 NM Guide:  $2.99 1 copy available for $2.99	Final issue	Andy Diggle	Jock
	Book #1 Date:  3/1/2004 Cover Price:  $9.95 NM Guide:  $14.00 No copies available	Collects The Losers #1-6	Andy Diggle	Jock
	Book #1 (2nd printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $9.95 NM Guide:  $10.00 No copies available	Collects The Losers #1-6	Andy Diggle	Jock
	Book #2 Date:  12/1/2004 Cover Price:  $12.95 NM Guide:  $13.50 1 copy available for $12.95	Collects The Losers #7-12	Andy Diggle	Shawn Martinbrough
	Book #2 (2nd printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $12.99 NM Guide:  $10.50 1 copy available for $9.99	Collects The Losers #7-12	Andy Diggle
	Book #3 Date:  5/5/2005 Cover Price:  $12.95 NM Guide:  $11.50 1 copy available for $11.50	Collects The Losers #13-19	Andy Diggle	Nick Dragotta, Alé Garza
	Book #4 Date:  1/1/2006 Cover Price:  $14.99 NM Guide:  $16.00 2 copies available from $5.99	Collects The Losers #20–25	Andy Diggle	Ben Oliver
	Book #5 Date:  4/1/2006 Cover Price:  $14.99 NM Guide:  $14.99 No copies available	Collects The Losers #26–32	Andy Diggle	Colin Wilson
	Deluxe Set #1 Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $16.00 No copies available	Reprints The Losers #1-12; ca. 2010	Andy Diggle	Jock
	Deluxe Set #2 Date:  7/1/2010 Cover Price:  $24.99 NM Guide:  $24.99 No copies available	Collects The Losers #13-32	Andy Diggle	Jock, Alé Garza, Ben Oliver