May 2008 Comics Obituaries

I'd think that, going forward, I'd like to say a few words about ongoing series that have been cancelled. I mean, the title of the blog would seem to give me license to deal with cancelled series.

So, let's look at those series from DC that have been officially solicited as cancelled:

Catwoman (v2)
Length of Series: 82 issues

Why it failed:

Well, it launched with Ed Brubaker, and when he left, Will Pfeifer took over. Unsurprisingly, the combination of a lesser-known writer and a second-tier female protagonist led to a book that wasn't exactly selling like hotcakes, although seeing as there has been an ongoing Catwoman series since 1993, it wouldn't be shocking to see this title relaunched a few months down the line.

Infinity Inc. (v2)

Length of Series: 12, count them, 12 issues!

Why it failed:

The first Infinity Inc. was a mediocre super-hero team of the '80s that was completely derailed by the first Crisis, it was resurrected in the pages of 52 for whatever reason, and here we are.

When the best-known character in a new title is the hero-formerly-known-as-Steel, you'd better damn sure have a top-tier creator backing it up. Peter Milligan isn't quite up to that standard, and Infinity Inc. had no chance in hell.