SWORD Surprise

[dewline]

So, I got word from Kieron Gillen's blog this morning about SWORD getting the chop at Marvel.

My reaction includes some...mild...dismay at the word of how retailer orders for # 1-2 may have decided the fate of the series before a single non-retailer pair of eyes actually read the books in question. After actually having read those issues, I'm surprised that the axe fell as quickly as it has. It's a fun read, at least to my eyes. But then, I have a natural sympathy for SHIELD spin-offs.

However, all may not yet be lost re: SWORD's future, as Kieron notes in the link above.

For details, however naively hopeful they may be, see this link. I'd prefer to be naively hopeful wherever possible myself.

Comments

[crisper.livejournal.com]

The harsh reality of the direct market is no different now than it was, say, fifteen years ago - by the time readers get to see the first issue of a new book, most retailers have already made the purchasing decisions that will save or doom it unless the publisher is *really committed* to keeping it going even if it's a money-loser. But this is no longer a time where publishers can be really committed to money-losers.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

...yeah. A certain amount of Sad Truth there, although I still harbour my irrational hopes for these things.

*bittersweet smile*

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

Can we call it the sword-id truth? :-)

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Ergh.