Voodoo #3 hits stores this week, featuring an appearance by Kyle Rayner, the Green Lantern I co-created with artist Darryl Banks. The beautiful art is again by Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne.
It’s also my penultimate issue on the title, as Voodoo #4 will be my last issue. That was DC’s choice, not mine. I’m truthfully still not sure what prompted the decision. My full comments on the situation:
“The only thing I was told was that they wanted a different direction for the book. I had a 10-minute phone call with the outgoing editor, who gave me the news. I asked what direction they wanted, but since the editor was leaving staff the next day, he didn’t really know. So that’s all the information I was given. I haven’t heard from anyone else, beyond a call from the book’s new editor to work out details on my last issue.”
“I have to admit, I was pretty surprised, since I’d been making the revisions and changes that had been requested by editorial as the book evolved. But it seems like they want something other than what I was giving them. Obviously I’m disappointed that I won’t get to continue the story we began telling, and I’ll certainly miss working with the art team of Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne, who are doing amazing work on the series. I wish them and the new writer much success as Voodoo moves forward. I still feel like the New 52 was a very bold and positive move for DC, and for the industry as a whole, and I’m glad to have been a part of it.”
Here’s a link to the full story on Newsarama: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/voodoo-writer-switch-marz-williamson-111114.html
I appreciate everyone who gave Voodoo a try while I was on it. We tried to do something a little different with the book, and still keep it firmly set in the DCU. It’s up to you to decide how successful we were.
Cheers,
Ron
November 24th, 2011 on 11:38 am
Voodoo’s a great book. For me, it was a great run. Dunno why “change” was necessary.
November 24th, 2011 on 5:08 pm
Well, on the bright side, at least you get to work with your “child” one more time first.
November 24th, 2011 on 6:55 pm
I loved the book. One of my top 5 of the new 52. I was fascinated with your version pf Priscilla, a character who previosly doesn´t have any appeal to me. If you aren´t writing the book anymore, i´m not reading it.
On the bright side, thanks to Voodo I became interested in your work and now I´m reading some of your Top Cow books. Soooo… at least you have won a reader.
PD: Sorry if my english is a bit lame, isn´t my first language. But i keep reading comics and, i hope, improving it.
November 26th, 2011 on 2:19 pm
Thanks for the comments!
Clucaran, your English is excellent! I appreciate you checking out more of my work.
December 1st, 2011 on 9:38 pm
All I can say is I’m not interested in the book any longer with you off the title.
Sure, I like Priscilla as a character. but this new version isn’t the one I knew.
Your writing skills drew me to the book (okay, the art is really good as well)and some unknown writer whose work never left a mark in my memory is no fit replacement for a writer of your caliber.