It was recently officially announced at the New York Comic Con that after 4 years of dwelling in Limbo, Seaguy by Grant Morrison and myself is finally returning. Seaguy was always intended to be a trilogy of books but unfortunately the first volume, The Wasps of Atlantis, underperformed and the remaining volumes were cancelled, leaving many readers understandably puzzled at the conclusion of the book. Despite the apparent low sales of the first volume, Seaguy fans appear to be everywhere, as it's always one of the most common books people bring for me to sign at conventions, and to this day I'm frequently asked about the other books in the series. Finally, the wait is over and Vertigo has given the green light for the complete trilogy to be created. Slaves of Mickey Eye and Seaguy Eternal are to be published back to back in 2009. I have the first script and have begun preliminary work. Unfortunately I cannot reveal any plot details here, (but you wouldn't want that anyway, would you?), but I will be posting some of my costume sketches (most characters will be receiving makeovers) and other assorted drawings pertaining to the series, leading up to its release.
First up, Seaguy and his unpleasant replacement sidekick/familiar, Lucky El Loro.
5 comments:
Awesome. I really can't wait for these series'. Seaguy is quite possibly my most favoritest comic book of all time. Ever.
Hot damn, am I excited for this.
Again, kickass new logo. Can someone say t-shirt design?
Hi Cameron.
When Seaguy was published I waited for the trade because regularly everything that Vertigo publishes appears in TPB form.
I suspect that many people did that and hence the book didn't do all that well.
However, since Grant Morrison and you have already said that the book is "a go" for two more miniseries, I'm curious to know if there will be a Hardcover collection of whole story when the book is complete.
I'd rather save money and buy a Hardcover, than buy two more TPB, then the HC and try to figure out who might want to buy me the TPBs.
Hi Esteban,
I completely understand your reluctance to buy the individual issues, or even the trades, if there's a hardcover on the horizon but unfortunately I have no idea if there will be a hardcover. And, as usual, if the individual issues don't sell well, there may not be reason for DC to collect them into trades. I wish it wasn't this way but unfortunately this is the dilemma of the modern comics market.
I wish I could tell you definitively that there will be trade paperback or hardcover editions in the future, but sadly I have no idea.
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