In Tom Brevoort's most recent newsletter, on a question related to early cancellation, he says, "I also don’t agree completely with what Joe Casey wrote in his own Newsletter about how and why WEAPON X-MEN came to an end. "
Lots of your comments, regarding what helps sell a book, reinforce my feeling that comics are being held up by collectors not readers.
Variant covers. Issue 1s (rebooting numbers). New costumes. New identities of known heroes. New characters that you are told well in advance so you can preorder. (KEY issues as collectors say).
But nothing about stories, consistency or even art!
Sorry it didn’t go longer. Could ChrisCross be utilized in some way with Blood Squad Seven? On covers or spin offs? Hems such a talent. Fry seems to be able to handle the monthly grind with no issues (amazing!) so no fills ins needed but I’d love to see CC shine on these characters!
So given that this was a f*** up that couldn’t be corrected — P&L were what they were and binding — any possibility of the book being resurrected?
And FWIW, I find a miniseries possibly more attractive than an open run. Minis can just be better. The example at the moment maybe is “The Power Fantasy” which apparently is going have a sixteen issue run. To me, that’s a mini.
In Tom Brevoort's most recent newsletter, on a question related to early cancellation, he says, "I also don’t agree completely with what Joe Casey wrote in his own Newsletter about how and why WEAPON X-MEN came to an end. "
What's your view on that?
I really appreciate the candidness here — a clear if frustrating reminder that quality alone is not enough to keep a series afloat.
When and why was the decision made to swap Thunderbird for Sabertooth? Sabertooth and Wolverine would’ve been a great dynamic.
Lots of your comments, regarding what helps sell a book, reinforce my feeling that comics are being held up by collectors not readers.
Variant covers. Issue 1s (rebooting numbers). New costumes. New identities of known heroes. New characters that you are told well in advance so you can preorder. (KEY issues as collectors say).
But nothing about stories, consistency or even art!
Sorry it didn’t go longer. Could ChrisCross be utilized in some way with Blood Squad Seven? On covers or spin offs? Hems such a talent. Fry seems to be able to handle the monthly grind with no issues (amazing!) so no fills ins needed but I’d love to see CC shine on these characters!
So given that this was a f*** up that couldn’t be corrected — P&L were what they were and binding — any possibility of the book being resurrected?
And FWIW, I find a miniseries possibly more attractive than an open run. Minis can just be better. The example at the moment maybe is “The Power Fantasy” which apparently is going have a sixteen issue run. To me, that’s a mini.