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From the mailbag...
2007-03-22 14:44:12
“Since the Marvel site is basically just a place to hype what comics are coming out and NOT a source of information and the blogs (especially John Barber's) are a joke, I'd like to try and get some information from whoever reads this.”
Another satisfied customer! And that’s me who reads the mail.
“Namely, what the heck happened to Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine?! The story is obviously now out of context as the Hulk has returned in the pages of the Ultimates title. Now the story, if it ever comes out, will be a flashback.”
Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk writer Damon Lindelof found out the hard way how much work goes into writing comics scripts. And his work on Lost on TV took up more of his time than anticipated. He’s working on the rest of the series now, and once the scripts are in, Leinil will get back to work and we’ll get the rest of the series out.
Believe me—the fact that we don’t kill Wolverine or Hulk in the end (which is really the only thing given away by the return of Hulk in Ultimates 2) is hardly the only revelation this series has…
“Also, what happened to the last issue of Ultimate Extinction? It was listed as a six issue series and changed to 5. Obviously there was more written and it was paired down (likely due to another case of blown deadlines).”
Nope. That was nothing more than a stupid typo on our part. Seriously.
Warren Ellis conceived the series as five issues and wrote it as five issues. There’s no way we would’ve turned down a sixth issue if Warren and Brandon Peterson wanted to do one. I mean, that series was like printing money. Why on Earth wouldn’t we want it?
It was purely a case of the wrong number getting on the cover of issue one, and nobody noticing. Then the same template for the cover was used in number two…a stupid, regrettable error—but Ultimate Extinction was exactly the story Warren wanted to tell.
“You know, I don't mind so much that the books ship late, it is more the fact that Marvel brushes it under the rug and would rather pretend there is not a problem. Face up to it, man! Take responsibility for being late. And let the fans know when they can expect the books. Now THAT would be a good use of your site!
“- Kirk Nelson”
Well, usually the reasons for late books are mundane. It’s not like we’re brushing it aside but “the issue isn’t finished” isn’t much of a story to tell. Plus, nobody likes late books, so sure, we don’t like dwelling on them…and if we knew when they’d be out, well, they wouldn’t be late.
Thanks for writing, Kirk.
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