History ComicBook / MenInBlack

* ContinuityNod: The one-shot ''Far Cry'' published by Marvel was made to retell the story mixing both the comics and the first movie. Here, Agent J is the one seen in the comics and his "recruitment" was made in the same way (even he was undercover for the new drug Bezerk), but the technology is more like the one seen in the first movie.
* CultDefector: The first mission of Agent J revolved around a new kind of drug, the Bezerk, and a cult that developed around around it. J has the mission of going undercover in this cult, being used by K as a Guinea Pig, rescuing J before he died and [[KillEmAll annihilating all the cult]].

* TheFaceless: Agent Z, he has his first appearance physically in the movies, in the comics he was just a voice.

* HeelFaceTurn: Agent X.
* {{Jerkass}}: K, which might surprise people who are only familiar with the films, making the acting of Creator/TommyLeeJones as a smoothing of the version seen in the comics.

* TheNameless: Justified in the Men in Black, but the future Agent J has no official name in his first appearance before being "recruited".

* VillainProtagonist: K all over. He neuralizes an entire street with abandon, leaves J to deal with a grieving mother and, in a later issue, [[spoiler:brainwashes a neuralized hick into climbing a clock tower with a rifle, then committing suicide, on his 16th birthday. Why? "For insurance."]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist All for the greater good, of course.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: K. He genuinely believes that keeping the paranormal secret is for the "greater good".
* WhiteSheep: J. He mantains his own principles even after being recruited as a MIB (or at least he tries to).

* CultDefector: The first mission of Agent J was to introduce into a new kind of drug, the Bezerk, which developed a cult around it. J has the mission of going undercover in this cult, being used by K as a Guinea Pig, rescuing J before he died and [[KillEmAll annihilating all the cult]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: One of the stories was about a group of kids playing a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' clone who found an ancient mystical artifact and used it as their 20-sider. (They didn't know it was magic, they just thought it was cool-looking.) When one of them casts a "summon demon" spell, an actual demon appeared and destroyed half their house, and most of the town they lived in.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The drug in the first issue is called "Bezerk" and being in contact with it becomes the user into TheBerserker.

* {{Jerkass}}: K, which might surprise people who are only familiar with the films, making the acting of Creator/TommyLeeJones as a smoothing version of the seen in comics.

A six-issue 1990 comic book series. The comics follow the Men In Black, a secret organization that polices supernatural and extraterrestrial beings on Earth. The story centers on new agent Jay, whose partner Kay indoctrinates into the Agency and slowly works on getting him into the proper mindset. Other characters include Zed (who is never seen, and may or may not be a computer), and Ecks, who goes rogue.

%%* One of the stories was about a group of kids playing [[{{Tabletop RPG}} a Dungeons And Dragons clone]] who found an ancient mystical artifact and used it as their 20-sider. (They didn't know it was magic, they just thought it was cool-looking.) When one of them casts a "summon demon" spell, an actual demon appeared and destroyed half their house, and most of the town they lived in.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Unlike its film and animated adaptations, the Men in Black also monitors {{mutants}}, [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], and other paranormal creatures.
* HeelFaceTurn: Agent X
* {{Jerkass}}: K, which might surprise people who are only familiar with the films.

* ShortRunners: The original run was three issues. When TheMovie came out, three more MIB comics were made - one a straight retelling of the film, one taking place between movies 1 and 2, and only ''one'' a continuation of Lowell Cunningham's original miniseries.

* LawfulNeutral: In the words of the demon in issue 3, K wants conformity and control and has no interest in honor, justice, or virtue.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Unbeknownst to most fans of the films, the MIB in the comics are more ruthless and sinister than their film and cartoon counterparts, so much so that we later learn that they only deal with all this paranormal stuff as a plot to [[spoiler: TakeOverTheWorld]]. A big theme in the story is that what the MIB are doing (torturing and killing innocent beings, brainwashing people) is wrong.

The series was published by Aircel Comics, an imprint of Malibu Comics, which was eventually bought out by Creator/MarvelComics, which went on to publish three of its own ''Men in Black'' one-shot comic books (they were based on the live-action films, rather than the original comics, however; the company did bring creator Lowell Cunningham back to write them and also reprinted the very first issue of ''[=MiB=]'', though).

* One of the stories was about a group of kids playing [[{{Tabletop RPG}} a Dungeons And Dragons clone]] who found an ancient mystical artifact and used it as their 20-sider. (They didn't know it was magic, they just thought it was cool-looking.) When one of them casts a "summon demon" spell, an actual demon appeared and destroyed half their house, and most of the town they lived in.

** Most notably J and K. Especially K, who is way more nasty than he is in the movies and cartoon. This leads to:
* AdaptationalVillainy: The aliens, demons and other paranormal creatures were a lot more sympathetic in the comics. In this comic, HumansAreTheRealMonsters.

A six-issue 1990 comic book series. The comics follow the Men In Black, a secret organization that polices supernatural and extraterrestrial beings on Earth. The story centers on Agent Ecks, who goes rogue. Other characters include Agents Zed, Jay, and Kay.

A six-issue 1990 comic book series. The comics follow the Men In Black, a secret organization that polices supernatural and extraterrestrial beings on Earth. The story centers on Agent Ecks, who goes rogue when [[spoiler:he realizes that the Men In Black wish to TakeOverTheWorld by concealing the existence of the supernatural]]. Other characters include Agents Zed, Jay, and Kay.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Unbeknownst to most fans of the films, the MIB in the comics are more ruthless and sinister than their film and cartoon counterparts, so much so that we later learn that they only deal with all this paranormal stuff as a plot to [[spoiler: TakeOverTheWorld]].
** Most notably J and K. Especially K, who is way more nasty than he is in the movies and cartoon.

* VillainProtagonist: K all over. He neuralizes an entire street with abandon, leaves J to deal with a grieving mother and, in a later issue, [[spoiler:brainwashes a neuralized hick into climbing a clock tower with a rifle, then committing suicide, on his 16th birthday. Why? "For insurance."]]

* WhatTheHellHero: K all over. He neuralizes an entire street with abandon, leaves J to deal with a grieving mother and, in a later issue, [[spoiler:brainwashes a neuralized hick into climbing a clock tower with a rifle, then committing suicide, on his 16th birthday. Why? "For insurance."]]

This comic book was eventually adapted into the ''{{Film/Men In Black}}'' film series.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Inverted. The MIB in the comics are more ruthless and sinister than their film and cartoon counterparts, so much so that we later learn that they only deal with all this paranormal stuff as a plot to [[spoiler: TakeOverTheWorld]].

** Most notably J and K. Especially K who is way more nasty than he is in the movies and cartoon.

A three-issue 1990 comic book series. The comics center on the Men In Black, a secret organization that polices supernatural and extraterrestrial beings on Earth. The story centers on Agent Ecks, who goes rogue when [[spoiler:he realizes that the Men In Black wish to TakeOverTheWorld by concealing the existence of the supernatural]]. Other characters include Agents Zed, Jay, and Kay.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Inverted. The MIB in the comics are more ruthless and sinister than their film and cartoon counterparts

* AdaptationDisplacement: The film series is ''much'' better known than the comics.

* {{MIB}}: Duh.