ATTN JMS: Strange "Rising Stars" Promo
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After checking for "Rising Stars" #3 at my local retail outlet and
being told it was not yet available, I paid a visit to the Top Cow website
to see if a production delay had been announced. To the contrary, it was
still listed in conventional fashion in the "Coming Soon" section for
11/15-11/19/99. What is more, the same section had a conventional listing
for "Rising Stars" #4, announcing it for 12/20-12/24/99.
On the other hand, the listing announcing "Rising Stars" #5 for
January 2000 was decidedly different:
The unknown issue! Tempers reach an all time high as deadline
crunches weigh heavy on the shoulders of all! Atist, inker and
colorist are still unknown but JMS will still deliver one heck of
a story. Soon to be lengthened into a 900 page novel, grab
yours today. Peace!
What's *that* all about?
--
Jms at B5
>January 2000 was decidedly different:
> The unknown issue! Tempers reach an all time high as deadline
> crunches weigh heavy on the shoulders of all! Atist, inker and
> colorist are still unknown but JMS will still deliver one heck of
> a story. Soon to be lengthened into a 900 page novel, grab
> yours today. Peace!
>
>What's *that* all about?
>
I've no idea, since the script for #5 was turned in *ages* ago. In general,
the scripts have stayed 3 issues ahead of the publishing schedule. And even
before it was turned in, I provided TC with a synopsis of the story for use in
solicitations.
jms
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Maybe it's a failed attempt at self-deprication? It's certainly not
the info they gave Previews catalog from Diamond Distributing. It
says: "Sometimes, when you're searching the world over for a killer and
come up empty, you have no choice but to try the netherworld ... even
though very few who try, come back. J. Michael Straczynski's
critically acclaimed epic continues!" Artist Christian Zanier is
listed as penciller, and a release date of 01/26/00.
I hope thing are going ok. Zanier still listed as doing Dark Horse's
Angel tie-in comic. How fast is he?
scott tilson.
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Before you buy.
Jacob Corbin
> The unknown issue! Tempers reach an all time high as deadline
> crunches weigh heavy on the shoulders of all! Atist, inker and
> colorist are still unknown but JMS will still deliver one heck of
>
> a story. Soon to be lengthened into a 900 page novel, grab
> yours today. Peace!
>
> What's *that* all about?
That sounds pretty snarky. Could be anything--maybe person X broke up
with person Y at the studio and person Z is peeved about it. Whatever
it is, it's probably not the sort of thing JMS would know about, since
he doesn't seem to be too involved in the day-to-day workings of the
studio.
You ought to take this question over to Lisa Webster on
rec.arts.comics.misc. She apparently works at TC, or knows someone who
does. She might have some insight for you.
Reverend Jake