History HappyEndingOverride / ComicBooks

* Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s ''Comicbook/BlackPanther'' run ended with Kasper Cole becoming the new Comicbook/WhiteTiger and choosing to stay with Gwen so they could raise their baby together. When Kasper appeared in ''World of Wakanda'' years later, it was revealed that Gwen had dumped him and taken the baby with her. Worse still, work commitments and financial difficulties had killed his career as White Tiger before it ever really took off.

* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' v4, the Legion had been able to defeat the Dominators that ruled over the galaxy, liberate Earth and set about fixing the damage done to their home (adopted or actual) with one of the Legionnaires becoming President of Earth in the intern. Then, it turns out that one person's stunt in trying to get rid of the Dominators has irrevocably poisoned the Earth and it's going to suffer an EarthShatteringKaboom.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':
** The conclusion of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer's]]'' run on ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Sins Past]]'' and ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins, and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When Creator/ZebWells took over and the series was relaunched as ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'', Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run ends with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone come away from his run with an understandably less appreciative attitude towards it.

* In ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'', which takes place after the events of [[WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet the series finale]] where Danny's life is finally going great (now a global hero, his parents having become allies in the know about his secret, and finally getting together with Sam). The events of the book see the actions of Dark Danny slowly destabilize the timeline, and while he is defeated, the time-space continuum is such a mess by that point that Clockwork has no choice but to do a CosmicRetcon. Danny and a number of other characters are placed in a new timeline where, among other things, Danny still has a SecretIdentity and is once again a HeroWithBadPublicity due to everyone's only recollection being that ghosts were the cause of the most recent world-ending event.

* In ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'', which takes place after the events of [[WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet the series finale]] where Danny's life is finally going great (now a global hero, his parents having become allies in the know about his secret, and finally getting together with Sam). The events of the book see the actions of Dark Danny slowly destabilize the timeline. By the time the characters are able to defeat him, the time-space continuum is such a mess that Clockwork has no choice but to do a CosmicRetcon, though he gives Danny the choice of what reality he wants: one where everyone remembers the events of the third season but Danny permanently loses his power, and one where he retains his powers but no one remembers how the planet was saved. He chooses the latter, not only effectively resetting everything to its pre-''PP'' status where he has a SecretIdentity, but also with the added wrinkle of everyone now hating his superhero persona.

* In ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'', which takes place after the events of ''WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet'' where Danny's life is finally going great[[note]]now a global hero, his parents having become allies in the know about his secret, and finally getting together with Sam[[/note]], this is deliberately invoked by Dark Danny, who travels into the past [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight to ruin the present for Danny and others]]. And even in spite of his defeat, he still succeeds as everything that had happened since the show's third season began ends up being erased from the timeline, returning Danny's life to its Pre-''PP'' status.

* In ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'', which takes place after the events of ''WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet'' where Danny's life is finally going great[[note]]now a global hero, his parents having become allies in the know about his secret, and finally getting together with Sam[[/note]], this is deliberately invoked by Dark Danny, who travels into the past [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight to ruin the present for Danny and others]]. And even in spite of his defeat, he still succeeds as everything that had happened since the the show's third season began is erased from the timeline, returning Danny's life to its Pre-''PP'' status.

* In ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'', which takes place after the events of ''WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet'' where Danny's life is finally going great[[note]]now a global hero, his parents having become allies in the know about his secret, and finally getting together with Sam[[/note]], this is deliberately invoked by Dark Danny, who travels into the past [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight to ruin the present for Danny and others]].

* In the waning days of the ComicBook/New52 ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' series, writer Dan Abnett was brought in to write the final four issues, which ends on an optimistic note, with Aquaman seemingly finally managing to balance his responsibilities as a superhero and king, establishing formal diplomatic relations with the surface world, and with him and Mera as the undisputed and beloved King and Queen of Atlantis. Then he was allowed to continue the series in ComicBook/DCRebirth (intended to be LighterAndSofter), where the very first story arc ends with the embassy destroyed by Black Manta, Arthur more feared by surface authorities than ever and with dissident groups resurgent in Atlantis.

* ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse''. Inverted then played straight. The original event ended with most of the characters dead or about to be destroyed by a nuclear strike against the US, having sacrificed their own reality in the hope of restoring the main Marvel universe. Then a sequel came out in which people pick up the rubble and try to rebuild the world and their lives. Later in 2012, ''[[ComicBook/XForce Uncanny X-Force]]'' had an arc in which they went to visit that same world and it was more horrifying than ever, with Apocalypse being replaced by something far worse and most of the dimension's X-Men being killed.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan''
** The conclusion of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer's]]'' run on ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Sins Past]]'' and ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins, and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When Creator/ZebWells took over and the series was relaunched as ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'', Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run ends with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone come away from his run with an understandably less appreciative attitude towards it.
** The ''ComicBook/{{Toxin}}'' mini-series ended with Patrick Mulligan finally coming to terms with being a symbiote-wearing superhero, coming back to his wife after [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies leaving her behind to protect her for the entire series]] and telling her the truth about him. Then the writers had Patrick killed offscreen by Blackheart so they could give his symbiote to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Eddie Brock]] and make a new opponent for Flash Thompson as Agent Venom.
** How about this for a great deal of Peter Parker's friends and supporting cast in the ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' timeline. Jessica Drew's happy marriage is shattered by the revelation her son has mutant powers, Liz Allan Osborn finds happiness with Foggy Nelson but can do nothing to prevent her son Normie from succumbing to the same insanity that befell his own father and dies of a short illness, which only worsens Normie's situation. Flash Thompson and Felicia Hardy reconciled at one point, married, and had children, but eventually drift apart with Felicia finding companionship with another woman and fracturing their family, Flash doesn't take much care of himself and is an overweight P.E teacher. It seems Peter and MJ, as well as their children, are the only characters in the saga to be content and happy, a stark contrast to how it normally is for 616 Peter, whose friends are usually the ones more well off than he is whenever he isn't with Mary Jane.

* Even ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' becomes guilty with this. The hypothetical ''Archie Marries Betty/Veronica'' storylines give a HappilyEverAfter (and BabiesEverAfter to the focal couple) to all the characters in both timelines. ''ComicBook/LifeWithArchieTheMarriedLife'' expands their first few years as newlywed couples and turns the stories into full-blown soap opera (complete with {{Drama Bomb}}s) before finally ending with TheHeroDies.
* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' v4, the Legion had been able to defeat the Dominators that ruled over the galaxy, liberate Earth and set about fixing the damage done to their home (adopted or actual) with one of the Legionnaires becoming President of Earth in the intern. Then, it turns out that one person's stunt in trying to get rid of the Dominators has irrevocably poisoned the Earth and it's going to suffer an EarthShatteringKaboom.

* Creator/{{Christopher Priest}}'s ''Comicbook/BlackPanther'' run ended with Kasper Cole becoming the new Comicbook/WhiteTiger and choosing to stay with Gwen so they could raise their baby together. When Kasper appeared in ''World of Wakanda'' years later, it was revealed that Gwen had dumped him and taken the baby with her. Worse still, work commitments and financial difficulties had killed his career as White Tiger before it ever really took off.

** The conclusion of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer's]]'' run on ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Sins Past]]'' and ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins, and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManWellsAndRomitaJr Zeb Wells]]'' took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run ends with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone come away from his run with an understandably less appreciative attitude towards it.

** How about this for a great deal of Peter Parker's friends and supporting cast in the ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' timeline. Jessica Drew's happy marriage is shattered by the revelation her son has mutant powers, Liz Allan Osborn finds happiness with Foggy Nelson but can do nothing to prevent her son Normie from succumbing to the same insanity that befell his own father and dies of a short illness, which only worsens Normie's situation. Flash Thompson and Felicia Hardy reconciled at one point, married, and had children, but eventually drift apart with Felicia finding companionship with another woman and fracturing their family, Flash doesn't take much care of himself and is an overweight P.E teacher. It seems Peter and MJ, as well as their children, are the only characters in the saga to be content and happy, a stark contrast to how it normally is for 616 Peter, who's friends are usually the ones more well off than he is whenever he isn't with Mary Jane.

* The ''ComicBook/{{Toxin}}'' mini-series ended with Patrick Mulligan finally coming to terms with being a symbiote-wearing superhero, coming back to his wife after [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies leaving her behind to protect her for the entire series]] and telling her the truth about him. Then the writers had Patrick killed offscreen by Blackheart so they could give his symbiote to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Eddie Brock]] and make a new opponent for Flash Thompson as Agent Venom.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': The conclusion of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer's]]'' run on ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Sins Past]]'' and ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins, and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManWellsAndRomitaJr Zeb Wells]]'' took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run ends with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone come away from his run with an understandably less appreciative attitude towards it.
** How about this for a great deal of Peter Parker's friends and supporting cast in the ''Spider-Girl'' timeline. Jessica Drew's happy marriage is shattered by the revelation her son has mutant powers, Liz Allan Osborn finds happiness with Foggy Nelson but can do nothing to prevent her son Normie from succumbing to the same insanity that befell his own father and dies of a short illness, which only worsens Normie's situation. Flash Thompson and Felicia Hardy reconciled at one point, married, and had children, but eventually drift apart with Felicia finding companionship with another woman and fracturing their family, Flash doesn't take much care of himself and is an overweight P.E teacher. It seems Peter and MJ, as well as their children, are the only characters in the saga to be content and happy, a stark contrast to how it normally is for 616 Peter, who's friends are usually the ones more well off than he is whenever he isn't with Mary Jane.

** How about this for a great deal of Peter Parker's friends and supporting cast in the ''Spider-Girl'' timeline. Jessica Drew's happy marriage is shattered by the revelation her son has mutant powers, Liz Allan Osborn finds happiness with Foggy Nelson but can do nothing to prevent her son Normie from succumbing to the same insanity that befell his own father and dies of a short illness, which only worsens Normie's situation. Flash Thompson and Felicia Hardy reconciled at one point, married, and had children, but eventually drift apart with Felicia finding companionship with another woman and fracturing their family, Flash doesn't take much care of himself and is an overweight P.E teacher. It seems Peter and MJ are the only characters in the saga to be content and happy, a stark contrast to how it normally is for 616 Peter, who's friends are usually the ones more well off than he is, usually whenever he isn't with Mary Jane.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': The conclusion of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer Nick Spencer's]]'' run on ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Sins Past]]'' and ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins, and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManWellsAndRomitaJr Zeb Wells]]'' took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run ends with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone come away from his run with an understandably less appreciative attitude towards it.

* The conclusion of Nick Spencer's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the AudienceAlienatingEra that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''Sins Past'' and ''One More Day'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When Zeb Wells took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker. For fans of the AudienceAlienatingEra, Harry Osborn's revival and redemption arc actually got an override in Spencer's run as it was revealed he wasn't the original Harry, but a clone created by an artificial intelligence unit controlled by Mephisto, and that the real Harry's soul had been in hell the entire time following his iconic death in ''Spectacular Spider-Man#200''. While Spencer's run does indeed end with Harry's soul freed from his hellish bonds, those who supported the clone came away from his run with an understandably far less appreciative attitude towards it.

* The conclusion of Nick Spencer's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the AudienceAlienatingEra that followed in the wake of controversial storylines such as ''Sins Past'' and ''One More Day'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When Zeb Wells took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker.

* The conclusion of Nick Spencer's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'' in 2021 finally resolved all of the plot threads of the AudienceAlienatingEra that followed in the wake of the controversial storylines of ''Sins Past'' and ''One More Day'', Gwen Stacy's memory and legacy was purified, a combined effort from all of Spider-Man's enemies at once could not break Peter physically or mentally, Peter's arch enemy Norman Osborn was cured of all sins and his and his son Harry's true origins were revealed. And Mephisto's attempt to prevent his downfall at the hands of Peter's daughter in the future appeared to amount to nothing as Peter and Mary Jane finally reconciled. Ben Reilly, earlier on in the crossover event ''SpiderGeddon'', was also 'reset' and freed from his own dark side. When Zeb Wells took control of the book, Peter was reduced to a penniless loser who Mary Jane and most of New York's heroes won't even speak to, Mary Jane herself moved on to a new man and is mother to two children, and Ben Reilly went through another series of unfortunate events that left him fractured and resentful of Peter Parker.

* ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' acted as an override to the happy marriages of both versions of Franchise/WonderWoman and ComicBook/SteveTrevor who starred in ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}} (vol 1)'', with their Earth-Two daughter who survived the worlds being erased/merged into "New Earth" going mad from her memories of her parents who have been erased from history and existence. This override was enforced in ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1987}} (vol 2)'' by the fact the Steve Trevor of "New Earth" is much older than Diana, never has a romance with her and gets married to the new version of Etta Candy instead thereby ensuring their happy ending will not carry over into the new universe made up of the ones in which they had long standing happy romantic relationships.

* The original Creator/MarvelComics run of ''ComicBook/{{The Transformers|Marvel}}'' ended on a happy note where Cybertron was restored by the power of the Matrix and the Last Autobot, the Autobots were finally able to live peacefully now that their eons-long war with the Decepticons had ended and the surviving Decepticons were forced into exile. Creator/IDWPublishing's ''Regeneration One'', a continuation of the Marvel Comics continuity which disregards the stories exclusive to the UK version of the Marvel comic as well as the Generation 2 comics, started with Cybertron's fate endangered again by the destruction of the Last Autobot, Megatron laying waste to Earth after being accidentally revived by humans and the Autobots' human ally Spike Witwicky now hating the Autobots for their failure to prevent Megatron from ruining the Earth and killing his family.

* ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' ended with a BittersweetEnding for Golden Age Superman, Lois Lane, Earth-3's Alex Luthor and Superboy Prime, who after their Earths are destroyed go to an interdimensional heaven where they could spend the rest of his days. Come ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', it turns out Lois is dying, sending Kal-L over the DespairEventHorizon, and Alex and Superboy have gone mad from watching the last twenty years of DC history, and made a FaceHeelTurn.

* ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' saw Jim Gordon's son and him trying to working things out with Barbara after his affair with Sarah Essen. Later stories saw that Gordon's marriage with Barbara fall apart, his second marriage end when the Joker did a CoupDeGrace on [[RemarriedToTheMistress Sarah]] in the penultimate issue of ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'', and Jim Jr. become [[AntagonisticOffspring a sociopath]].

** The ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' graphic novels continue this trend, though it's somewhat downplayed by show's finale making it clear that Korra and Asami going on a date in the Spirit World is simply a short vacation before devoting themselves to rebuilding Republic City. When they return, they immediately have to deal with a refugee crisis and a new BigBad swiftly going from a BadassNormal gangster to HumanoidAbomination that can command spirits like [[EvilUncle Unalaq]] all over again.

* The original Creator/MarvelComics run of ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' ended on a happy note where Cybertron was restored by the power of the Matrix and the Last Autobot, the Autobots were finally able to live peacefully now that their eons-long war with the Decepticons had ended and the surviving Decepticons were forced into exile. Creator/IDWPublishing's ''Regeneration One'', a continuation of the Marvel Comics continuity which disregards the stories exclusive to the UK version of the Marvel comic as well as the Generation 2 comics, started with Cybertron's fate endangered again by the destruction of the Last Autobot, Megatron laying waste to Earth after being accidentally revived by humans and the Autobots' human ally Spike Witwicky now hating the Autobots for their failure to prevent Megatron from ruining the Earth and killing his family.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' graphic novels continue this trend, though it's somewhat downplayed by show's finale making it clear that Korra and Asami going on a date in the Spirit World is simply a short vacation before devoting themselves to rebuilding Republic City. When they return, they immediately have to deal with a refugee crisis and a new BigBad swiftly going from a BadassNormal gangster to HumanoidAbomination that can command spirits like [[EvilUncle Unalaq]] all over again.