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News: Fallen Angel To Continue?
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FALLEN ANGEL: NOT DEAD YET
02-19-2005 04:44 PM by MattBrady
While David declined to elaborate on the meaning of his post when asked by Newsarama, an indication of the portability of to new locales is evident in the book’s indicia, and known to fans of the series - Fallen Angel is creator-owned by David and series artist David Lopez. One of a small handful of such titles to be set in the DC Universe (Bloodhound by Dan Jolley was another – the character is co-owned by Jolley, Drew Johnson and DC), Fallen Angel could see a move to a different publisher.
FALLEN ANGEL #19 (Mar 2005)
Additionally, as with the news of a series’ cancellation, word has come of an effort to bring the series back to the land of the living, with the effort being spearheaded by Colin O' Mahoney of Other Realms in Cork, Ireland.
“I believe, like most of our staff, that Fallen Angel is, in fact consistently the best comic being published. On hearing that DC had no plans to continue the series past issue #20 was understandably upset, and believe that in my position as a retailer I can make a difference. However, the difference one store can make is minimal. A bigger campaign is needed.
“As Peter David has said, if every retailer ordered two more copies of the comic then it could avoid cancellation. This does seem unlikely, I will admit, but I'm not willing to let the best comic on the market go without a fight. Earlier on today I phoned Diamond and upped our stores' order of Fallen Angel by 10 copies. I intend to promote it as comic of the week and make a real push to get customers to give it a chance. Issue #19 is the start of a new two part story arc. Two issues isn't a huge investment for a collector. Ten extra copies is a lot to ask of some retailers, but one or two or even five isn't.
“Obviously time is short as the issue is out next month but it's not too late. This is a call to retailers to do the right thing and give the brilliant world of Bete Noire a chance to live. Order however many extra copies you can and push customers to try it. Not one person I have shoved it on has not liked it, and moreover, they all now collect it. Read the comic yourselves. Save Bete Noire.”
O' Mahoney also asked retailers who agree with him to post in the thread below, indicating how many extra copies they’ve ordered.
