the man, the legend, the shadow

The second and final part of the Stephen King TV movie adaptation of The Tommyknockers aired on May 10, 1993. ("The Tommyknockers Part Two", Stephen King TV Event)

Deadpool vol 2 40 was published with a cover date of May 2000. The issue featured a cover that was a homage to the sci-fi movie Alien. ("Warriors Four", Deadpool vol 2 40, Marvel Comic Event)

A Christmas Story

The first issue of the 8 issue limited series Creature Commandos was published with a cover date of May 2000. The series took place on Earth 85. The issue saw the deaths of Hyathis and Kromm, and introduced Aten, Bogman, and Captain Hunter, created by Tim Truman and Scot Eaton. ("A Spear of Silence", Creature Commandos 1, DC Comic Event)

The first issue of the limited series The Inhumans vol 3 was published with a cover date of June 2000. The issue introduced Arvak, Dine, Mora, and Ikarys, created by Rafael Marin and Jose Ladronn. ("The Stars Our Destiny", The Inhumans vol 3 1, Marvel Comic Event)

Creature Commandos 2 was published with a cover date of June 2000. The issue introduced Mr Murray and Calvin, created by Tim Truman and Scot Eaton. The issue also presented the death of Sarge. ("From Here to Heaven is a Scar", Creature Commandos 2, DC Comic Event)

The fourth and final season premiere of Farscape first aired on June 7, 2002. Chrichton Kicks marked the first appearances of Sikozu and 1812. ("Chricton Kicks", Farscape, Sci-Fi TV Event)

On June 8, 1989, the Prince single "Batdance" from the Tim Burton "Batman" movie was released. The song would climb to number one in the US music charts. The music video was nominated for awards by the Soul Train Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. ("Batdance", Prince, Music, Event)

On June 8, 1974, part six episode Planet of Spiders of Doctor Who aired. In the episode, the time traveling alien known as the Doctor regenerated (the first time the process was named). The character who had been protrayed by Jon Pertwee and was taken over by Tom Baker. ("Planet of the Spiders", Doctor Who vlm 1, TV, Event)

The last issue of the miniseries 4 Horsemen was published with a May 2000 cover date. The series was part of the V2K imprint. ("Death", 4 Horsemen 4, DC/Vertigo Comic Event)

The last new episode of War of Worlds, the TV spin-off series of the 1963 movie (inspired by the H.G. Wells novel), aired on May 14, 1990. The series ran for two seasons of 44 episodes. There was a massive characters, tone, and plot change between season one and two with the season premier bridging the two. The last episode saw the return of Ceeto (Keram Malicki Sanchez) and featured flashbacks to the movie. ("The Obelisk", War of the Worlds, TV Event)

Tales to Astonish 19 was published with a cover date of May 1961. Besides original stories, it included a reprinted tale from Suspense 11. In the Rommbu section, Rommbu and John Hunter were introduced and killed. They were created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby. ("Rommbu", "Rommbu Part Two", "The Tree", "The Thing with the Red Eyes", "The Terrible Trap", Tales to Astonish 19, Marvel Comic Event)

The 10th issue (number 3 due to the issues being released in reverse order) of the maxiseries Marvel: The Lost Generation was published with a cover date of May, 2000. The issue introduced Morph, created by Roger Stern and John Byrne. ("Secrets: Great & Small", Marvel: The Lost Generation 3, Marvel Comic Event)

Green lantern vol 3 124 was published with a May 2000 cover date. The issue introduced the Effigy Corps, created by Ron Marz and Darryl Banks. ("Control Freak", Green Lantern Vol 3 124, DC Comic Event)

Hitman 49 was published with a cover date of May 2000. The issue saw the deaths of Sean Noonan and Benito Gallo. The issue concluded the Old Dog story arc. ("The Old Dog Part 3", Hitman 49, DC Comic Event)

Punisher vol 5 2 was published with a cover date of May 2000. The issue introduced Detective Martin Soap, Buddy Plugg, Mikey (and died), Joe Malizia (and died), Mikey (and died), Eddie Lau (and died), Harry "Heck" Thornton (and died), Tall Joe Small (and died), and the killer priest The Holy, who were created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. ("Badaboom, Badabing", The Punisher, Marvel Comic Event)