With the release of Marvel Comics’ March 2018 solicitations comes word of a whole new batch of series getting canceled.
Luke Cage gets the axe as does Generation X, Hawkeye, Iceman, Jean Grey, and The Unbelievable Gwenpool, and it’s thought Secret Warriors and Defenders are also getting canceled because they are missing solicits as well.
Luke Cage writer David F. Walker confirms the cancellation in a series of tweets:
Unfortunately, it has been cancelled. https://t.co/NLKlOgDUwa
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
Sad but true…LUKE CAGE (the comic book, not the TV series) has been cancelled. Issue #10 is the last (and best) of the series. Oh well, on to other adventures. Thanks to everyone who supported the series.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
Time to get real…LUKE CAGE was cancelled because it sold poorly. VERY poorly. There are various factors that contributed to those poor sales, but they all add up to the same conclusion.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
Other than BITTER ROOT with @sanfordgreene & @Cbrown803 for @ImageComics , SUPERB for @lionforge, and PLANET OF THE APES for @boomstudios (which is done), I have no definite comic work in 2018. But I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve, so stay tuned. Peace.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
The success of superheroes in film, television and video games ONLY carries over to comics when people actually buy the comics. Truth is not many people buy comics. Of the top 10 best selling comics in November, only four sold more than 100,000 units. That’s sad.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
I’m not actually surprised by the news that Luke Cage and the above listed series are getting canceled as none of them have ever sold well.
For whatever reason, Marvel editorial keeps launching series with the same characters (Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Black Panther, etc.) that all share the same fate: they get axed after a half dozen or so issues.
Update: She-Hulk is cancelled.
Meanwhile, we have known comics and creators that are proven that don’t get the go ahead, with the latest being Jim Starlin.
