Comments on: Loveless Cancelled; DC Does the Right Thing

By: Essal Al-Saffar

Essal Al-Saffar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:51 +0000

The series started with a blast. As a big fan of Western movies and comic books, I think the first 6 issues caught the best of the two worlds like no other. Right there at the top (writing and art wise) leaving competition eating its dust.

Then ….

The artist changed, which was the first down point to me. Always has been, always will be.

Then ….

The story got distracted. Scattered everywhere. Unlike “Scalped” the parallel lines of the story set sail in totally different directions with no intention to cross each other with every coming issue. And the art was not getting better.

I left at issue 18, and was not sorry that it has been canceled at issue 24.

By: Alan Francis

Alan Francis — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:52:10 +0000

It would have beena chunky TPB, but those issues are a single storyline, IIRC. DC are releasing the trades like they did for, say, Sandman, where each book is a whole story – the first volume was only 5 issues, the last would have been 9.

By: David

David — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:25:58 +0000

It is actually one of my favourite ongoing series but I am glad that the third volume collects all the issues, yap, a very classy move.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:47:09 +0000

Don’t read it, but classy move

-dbm

By: L nny

L nny — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:53:19 +0000

so the 3rd TPB was originally going to have issues 13-21 – i.e. 9 issues? At 13-24, that will be a nice hefty TPB!

And, FTR, I’ve really enjoyed this series. I’ve found Azzarello to be hit or miss (mostly miss on the superhero stuff, and hit on the non-superhero stuff). I thought he gave this series a nice feel to is – even after we lost the gorgeous Marcello Frussin art.

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L nny

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:57:28 +0000

I haven’t heard anything specific, but in general, the answer to that question is usually “sales” (or its cousin “costs”).

By: Riot

Riot — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:25:55 +0000

Ack, no one here seems to like it. “Loveless” is the first Vertigo series that has caught my attention in a while. Is it really not-that-good? Any news on why it was cancelled?

By: Sleestak

Sleestak — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:14:55 +0000

I quit reading after #6 because of the art. I honestly could not tell from one page to the next who each character was supposed to be.

By: Brian Juchems

Brian Juchems — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:26:19 +0000

Ditto.

By: William Burns

William Burns — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:00:40 +0000

David,

No, it’s not just you.

By: david brothers

david brothers — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:31:58 +0000

This is a good move on DC’s part. I kind of wish they’d do the same with Wildcats 3.0, but that’s just me.

By: StevenRowe

StevenRowe — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:10:47 +0000

Gee, it’s my fault. I stop my pre-orders with #24 – saying I would get the rest in the trades….. I guess one sale does make a difference!
(and it is more violent that I like, but I do like stories set in the 1860s)