Pushing Daisies Comic?
- Posted by Johanna on November 13, 2008 at 8:48 pm
- Category: Comic News, Movies/TV
I adore Pushing Daisies, but news for it doesn’t look good. Like many of the other series cut short by the strike that didn’t return immediately once it was over, ratings are down this year, and it hasn’t been extended past its initial 13-episode commitment.
Now, Scott Cederlund has interesting news: Show creator Bryan Fuller is quoted as saying that if the show gets canceled, he’d want to wrap up the storylines in comics. DC comics, to be precise, since the show is produced by sister company Warner Bros. Television.
But he’s planning further ahead than that. “Fuller then said that doing so would clear the slate for a movie.” And he knows whereof he speaks: He previously created Dead Like Me, which is releasing a Complete Series Giftset in February that contains the two seasons of the show and a new, original to video movie called Life After Death.
Scott isn’t very happy with the news that PD might continue in comics, pointing out that several recent similar efforts (such as Fringe) have been unsuccessful or aborted. Plus, he hates the idea of comics being seen as a fallback. I can’t say I disagree, but I love his idea of a Good Eats comic cookbook.
November 13, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I have a copy of the Pushing Daisies custom comic that DC put out last year, and I quite enjoyed it.
November 13, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Oh, that’s right, I’d forgotten about that! I’ve never seen it — I don’t understand why they didn’t include it with the DVD.
November 15, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I almost see Pushing Daisies more as a children’s type picture book than a comic. Can’t think of who I’d put on it, though: someone with a whimsical but solid and dark style.
November 15, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I thought, at first, that it wouldn’t make a very good comic, because the performances are so important to my enjoyment of the show. But the idea is growing on me, especially if, as you say, they could capture the right style.
November 21, 2008 at 11:30 pm
hey where did you get the comic? can i still buy it now?
November 22, 2008 at 7:28 am
To get a copy of the promotional comic, you probably should try ebay.
November 22, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Looks like it got canceled, oh sorry “no more episodes are being ordered.” I hadn’t watched it, but it looked promising.
I’m sad to see Eli Stone go, this year wasn’t as good as last, but still fun.
November 23, 2008 at 9:35 am
PUSHING DAISIES IS A GREAT SHOW.THEY SHOULDNT MAKE COMICS.THEY SHOULD AT LEAST MAKE A MOVIE TO WRAP UP THE SHOW.