drewweing ([info]drewweing) wrote,
@ 2007-08-24 12:21:00
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Disney Adventures cancelled
Dang.

Man, I was totally just getting into the groove with Wulf and Merl. Best of luck to all the other comics artists and writers from DA - it was a fun ride.

I really hope to do more Wulf and Merl stuff in the future - keep an eye on the website.


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[info]darkwaterfrey
2007-08-24 04:38 pm UTC (link)
awwwww....bummer. Those comics were looking GOOD.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 05:11 pm UTC (link)
Aw, thanks. I'll probably find SOME way to do some more.

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[info]bryantpaul
2007-08-24 04:49 pm UTC (link)
It is a bummer! Your strips were excellent! (And from what my inside source tells me [whom we shall refer to as Chris S.] quite popular amongst kids that they talked to!)

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 05:13 pm UTC (link)
Thanks! I have no doubt that if I had a few more months, my strip alone could've turned the tide.

Okay, maybe not!

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[info]antarellis
2007-08-24 05:07 pm UTC (link)
Damn, that sucks man.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 05:14 pm UTC (link)
Aw, I'll manage. It's just sad to see another venue for kids' comics go down.

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[info]9mmed
2007-08-24 05:20 pm UTC (link)
Aw, man - sorry Drew and everyone. It was a great publication!

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 06:59 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, Ed.

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[info]yaytime
2007-08-24 05:36 pm UTC (link)
I was enjoying your recent strips!
The world is a sadder place now.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-28 01:42 am UTC (link)
Now Nick's gotta expand by about 80 pages a month, to fill the void!

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[info]yaytime
2007-08-28 02:14 am UTC (link)
If we could sell more ads we certainly would expand. But sad truth is that our upcoming issues will be the thinest we've done in year because of the same problems DA had with lack of advertising.

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[info]muskox
2007-08-24 05:47 pm UTC (link)
Cruddy. It seems like comics for kids are evaporating completely.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 06:59 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, the "Big Two" sure aren't keeping up their end.

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[info]muskox
2007-08-24 07:25 pm UTC (link)
Maybe Harvey will rise from the dead. Where's my NKOTB comics anthology?

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[info]oharlene
2007-08-24 06:09 pm UTC (link)
Oh darn! I'll keep watching the site though for sure.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I'm still going to make a better Wulf & Merl site, and put some of the already-run comics on there. Thanks!

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[info]oharlene
2007-08-25 12:20 am UTC (link)
Cool beans!

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[info]lordrexfear
2007-08-24 06:26 pm UTC (link)
Totally sucks about DA's death...
Gorilla Gorilla
The POTC stories...
and of course the addition of your was making it the best it'd been in forever...

I hope Gorilla Gorilla, Kid Gravity, etc. find new life elsewhere!

And looking forward to more Wulf and Merl when you get to it.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 07:02 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I wonder where the others will end up... I wish there were more comics anthology-type publications for kids out there.

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[info]lordrexfear
2007-08-24 07:26 pm UTC (link)
I think you're one of the first...if ONLY folks to own your Disney Adventures stuff...
unless there's a policy in contracts that rights return to creator is result of non-publishing, Disney owns Gorilla Gorilla and Kid Gravity I believe. Jet Pack Jets is owned by the creators.

I wonder what the deal those Dr. Syn comics were. Disney obviously can't own the rights to The Scarecrow or Dr. Syn since it's public domain...

I'd love to see that series collected and continued...I mean...it was Bret Blevins of all people!

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[info]crypticpress
2007-08-24 07:31 pm UTC (link)
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh comics are based on the 1960's TV show, so the comics aren't public domain.


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[info]awesomeyoder
2007-08-24 06:30 pm UTC (link)
That does really suck, good thing you own Wulf and Merl!

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 07:01 pm UTC (link)
Good indeed... It's gotta be way worse for the (c)Disney comics right now...

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[info]patrickdean
2007-08-24 06:33 pm UTC (link)
Any art director would be nuts not to use you on another project.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-28 01:44 am UTC (link)
I've gotta hope that the Disney editors all get high-powered new jobs.

Good seeing you yesterday, by the way.

I'm wearing your hat.

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[info]patrickdean
2007-08-28 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Keep it warm and weingy.

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[info]rockettonic
2007-08-24 06:48 pm UTC (link)
man, fuck. DA was a HUGE part of my childhood.

I'm sure Wulf and Merl will have a good future ahead it it, albeit someplace else now.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-24 07:02 pm UTC (link)
Heh, I was a little too old for DA when it first hit the stands. Young 'un.

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[info]crypticpress
2007-08-24 07:27 pm UTC (link)
And of course this comes right after I met you at TCAF!

Sorry I won't get to work with you more through Disney Adventures. Just keep coloring Wulf & Merl as you have been, I think you'll get the best results with keeping the color and line art separate. But if you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-25 01:17 am UTC (link)
Yeah! All that discussion and figuring-out, for one one last one-pager. Oh, well. I feel sorriest for the folks who are out of their entire jobs (i.e. - you!)

Anyhey, I'll still be seeing you around at cons and such - probably at this SPX?

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[info]crypticpress
2007-08-25 02:05 am UTC (link)
Yep, I'll be there!

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[info]dane_m
2007-08-24 07:35 pm UTC (link)
This is sad news indeed! I think Disney Adventures was the only magazine I've ever had a subscription to in my life. (Many years ago, when Magica de Spell was on the cover on a regular basis.)

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[info]drogochideseter
2007-08-24 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Fuck this shit! Oh hell no! Someone needs a firm talking to. And also KuCHA!! (high kick sound effect)

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[info]kategee
2007-08-24 09:33 pm UTC (link)
what!!! I actually just picked up my first issue last week! I was so happy to finally see your stuff in print (really nice, especially your lettering- it sort of blows my mind) and had the irresistible urge to make everyone else in the grocery store checkout line admire it in my presence.

Perhaps something funky is in the air. I checked biorhythms and horoscopes- is there any other kind of "life sucking a little" predictor?

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-25 01:45 am UTC (link)
I just hope this is the last rude shock for the moment! Thanks for checking it out, tho. And thanks for the undeserved compliments.

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[info]music_slut
2007-08-24 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Dang indeed. I really do hope you can find another home for Wulf & Merl, and hopefully it won't impact your monetary situation too much (it will for me, that's for sure).

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-25 01:55 am UTC (link)
Awwwww... I'm really sorry, Kean. I was so jazzed about Jellaby and Wulf & Merl running side by side. It could've really been something.

I hope this doesn't fuck your shit up too much.

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[info]music_slut
2007-08-25 03:33 pm UTC (link)
Nah, like you, I'm not too worried either -- I'm sure something else will work out. For now it just means that I'll be watching my budget a little more next year (and more instant ramen!).

And seeing Jellaby and Wulf & Merl together would've been great to see. Perhaps there is still a chance for that in the future?

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[info]nervousystem
2007-08-25 01:17 am UTC (link)
Sorry to hear about this, man.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-25 01:55 am UTC (link)
No sweat. Something'll work out. I can feel it.

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[info]cwright
2007-08-25 02:21 am UTC (link)
Dude why? That magazine has been around forever? WTF?

This is some bad luck, like Highwater closing 3 months after I got a book deal bad.

Fucking SUCK.

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[info]drewweing
2007-08-28 01:46 am UTC (link)
Yeah, 17 years and they had to stop the year I started!

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[info]exitwounds
2007-08-26 10:03 pm UTC (link)
so sad! good luck getting wolf and merl out there more in the future, it seemed like such a great story. i'm sure you're still going places though :)

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[info]nathansketches
2007-08-27 04:47 am UTC (link)
awe Drew, this sucks. It was a great strip, can't wait to see it in another format.

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