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Lady Mechanika cancelled....sort of.

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Hado

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So according to the publisher the series has been cancelled. On Facebook the creator Joe Benitez says the book, while technically cancelled, has assured fan's issue 4 is very much on track. (Even though issue 3 was released June 29th 2011)

 

How patient should fan's be?

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Dr. Balls

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I gave up on this stupid book about 8 months ago after the 47th variant cover for issue #0 came out. I have been a long time admirer of Joe's artwork, but if he just wants to do pinup covers of steampunk girls, he needs to take a page out of J Scott Campbell's playbook and hire other artists to do his interiors.

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I gave up on this stupid book about 8 months ago after the 47th variant cover for issue #0 came out. I have been a long time admirer of Joe's artwork, but if he just wants to do pinup covers of steampunk girls, he needs to take a page out of J Scott Campbell's playbook and hire other artists to do his interiors.
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Dr. Balls

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Joe Mad! Can't finish a book to save his life either. Still waiting on the next Battle Chasers lol

 

lol

 

I really liked Joe Mad's stuff, too - but damn, it's a downer when they don't put out anything.

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well. he should publish them as an "event" sort of book to justify them coming out every 6 months. 64-96 pages, some phat cover price, 20 pages of story by him, lots of pin-ups, and then some LM or otherwise steampunky stories by other artists to fill out the rest. 12 badjillion variant covers, of course.

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Hado

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Joe Mad! Can't finish a book to save his life either. Still waiting on the next Battle Chasers lol

 

lol

 

I really liked Joe Mad's stuff, too - but damn, it's a downer when they don't put out anything.

I fell victim to Avenging Spider-man, Joe made it 3 issues. :facepalm:
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crassus

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When I first got back into the hobby several years ago I asked one of my local dealers for advice. He jumped up behind the counter and proclaimed:

 

"Don't get into that variant mess"

 

lol

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I'm surprised to hear that from a dealer

 

He meant that they were gimmicks, as in "how do we make modern books 'scarce' while still selling more books".

I understand that, but as a dealer if he can sell you three, six maybe ten of the same book, sometimes at crazy prices, he's not doing a good job telling anyone to avoid them.
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I'm surprised to hear that from a dealer

 

He meant that they were gimmicks, as in "how do we make modern books 'scarce' while still selling more books".

I understand that, but as a dealer if he can sell you three, six maybe ten of the same book, sometimes at crazy prices, he's not doing a good job telling anyone to avoid them.

 

Business-wise I agree. At the time I took it as a moment of stark clarity and honesty, as a sign of friendship maybe, and maybe also a sign of weariness with the whole thing. (shrug)

 

At any rate I took the advice.

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