10 Best Comics Cancelled Before Their Time
8. The Crew
Kasper Cole was a New York City police officer who took over the role of Black Panther to help his career get a boost. His activities got him involved with a dangerous gang, but he also managed to pick up some of the same superpowers the Black Panther enjoyed. This pushed him to create a new identity for himself, White Tiger.
His story unfolded in the new title, The Crew, which was first published in 2003. Cole was joined by three other men who were also at war with the gang he was trying to take down as the Black Panther.
The group included James Rhodes, who had previously been War Machine, Josiah X, and Junta, a freelance agent. The book had a lot going for it when it launched. The amazing artwork by Joe Bennett perfectly highlighted the storyline written by Christopher Priest, which focused the first few issues on each team member, and what brought them into the group called The Crew.
Unfortunately, the book didn't make much of a splash despite the talent behind it. It was canceled by Marvel after only seven issues were published. The series was relaunched in 2017 as Black Panther and the Crew, but it also got canceled after only five issues.