X-Men: Farewell
Wednesday
Apr 14, 2010
X-Men: Farewell
Dave Roman's sketch of Jubilee
Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier's response to the news that the second volume of their X-Men: Misfits manga series was canceled is a model of how to deal with bad news gracefully. They talk a bit about how they would have done things differently had they known the series would be just one volume, but they are philosophical about it:
And, because it was work for hire, and the characters are all licensed, there's no way the rest of the story will ever see the light of day. there is nothing we can do about it. we did the work and we got paid (for both books). Del Rey had to make cuts; we fell under the knife. End of story.
No drama; these two are a class act. (This reminded me of Dave's advice to freelancers, which in addition to a lot of technical advice included a paragraph that began "Don't be a jerk.") They go on to thank their editors, their fans, and artist Anzu, and they wind up with this:
And of course, a final word of thanks to all the people who have vocally supported X-Men: Misfits. we knew there would be a lot of skepticism about the project from the beginning, so hearing from so many people who "got it" really made us happy. the cancellation is still sinking in and we certainly appreciate the people who have already shared their feelings with us. That's publishing, though. Series are NOT sure things. the best way to support a series you love is to buy the books, and spread the word. In the meantime, we imagine we'll continue to get tons of Google Alerts, letting us know about all the torrents and rapidshare files of X-Men: Misfits there are out there ...
This being Livejournal, their fans all send them hugs in the comments. Of course, with Dave's Airbender prequel about to hit the stores, his Astronaut Elementary on its way to print, and Raina's Smile getting a warm reception from the critics, they won't have much time to brood.
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