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comickal: manhunter uncancelled? again!
Apparently, Kate's real last name must be Lazarus.
I know it can't happen -- it would be lunacy for them to try -- but I really wish they'd just send Manhunter over to Vertigo and quietly forget that the title ever had anything to do with the DC universe. Vertigo titles seem to have lesser sales expectations generally, and then we could stop this unseemly "Let's cancel it this year! ... no, let's not," cycle. Not going to happen, I know. What I wonder is if perhaps Manhunter is slotting into the sort of spot once held by Gotham Central, as a low-read prestige title. To be sure, Gotham Central was intimately connected to the DCU, what with not-infrequent appearances by Batman, and storylines that simply could not stand alone -- reading the stories set in and around the "No Man's Land" period is a baffling experience if you don't know what went on in the Batman titles; it's just never really explained why Gotham is so completely shattered, because what sort of weirdo would be reading the supporting title and none of the main titles? (My kind of weirdo, clearly.)
Comic Book Resources - CBR News: NYCC, Day 1: DC Comics' "Manhunter" Saved?:Reporting from the New York Comic-Con, CBR's own Rich Johnston has learned that DC Comics' critically acclaimed "Manhunter" series may have been saved from cancellation. Written by Marc Andreyko, the superhero series has drawn acclaim from critics, fans and other pros, all who've been outspoken in efforts to save the book and they'll all likely be pleased by this news. No other details are available yet...
I know it can't happen -- it would be lunacy for them to try -- but I really wish they'd just send Manhunter over to Vertigo and quietly forget that the title ever had anything to do with the DC universe. Vertigo titles seem to have lesser sales expectations generally, and then we could stop this unseemly "Let's cancel it this year! ... no, let's not," cycle. Not going to happen, I know. What I wonder is if perhaps Manhunter is slotting into the sort of spot once held by Gotham Central, as a low-read prestige title. To be sure, Gotham Central was intimately connected to the DCU, what with not-infrequent appearances by Batman, and storylines that simply could not stand alone -- reading the stories set in and around the "No Man's Land" period is a baffling experience if you don't know what went on in the Batman titles; it's just never really explained why Gotham is so completely shattered, because what sort of weirdo would be reading the supporting title and none of the main titles? (My kind of weirdo, clearly.)