Background
Resurrection Man was created by British writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and American artist Butch Guice. The initial idea came to them while working for Marvel Comics in the early 90s. Abnett and Lanning considered reviving the Great Lakes Avengers, a superhero team led by a character called Mr Immortal. They felt that Mr Immortal was boring because immortality was his only power. Lanning thought the character would be more interesting if he gained a different superpower with every resurrection. When they moved to DC Comics, they proposed the concept to the editors.
Mitch Shelley made his debut in Resurrection Man #1 (1997). The character was written as a non-traditional superhero who did not wear a colorful costume or regularly associate with the likes of the Justice League. The book series was written like a TV series, with a grand story arc in which Shelley wanders America in search of the truth behind his past and his transformation. The first volume of Resurrection Man was critically acclaimed but was not a big success. It was cancelled in 1999 after 27 issues, though Mitch kept making occasional guest appearances in other books.
In 2011, DC editor Eddie Berganza asked Abnett and Lanning to revive Resurrection Man as an ongoing title. The new series debuted in September 2011, with Fernando Dagnino Guerra as the artist, but was cancelled in September 2012 after 13 issues (numbered 1 through 12 with the final issue being numbered 0) due to mediocre sales.
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