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"Ray will be doing the heavy lifting, scripting the book (I've read his first three scripts and they are fantastic!!) along with the talented Renato Guedes on art. But I am thrilled to be a part of the book in any capacity.Originally posted by Hypo View Post
DC should have changed artists too.
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FIALKOV BREATHES LIFE INTO "I, VAMPIRE" & "ALPHA"
CBR News: Looking back to when DC announced "I, Vampire" as part of the New 52, it was, shall we say, not one of the ones people thought would endure. And yet you and Andrea Sorrentino delivered a pitch perfect story, reimagining vampires within the DCU, and it became a critical darling. Now that DC has announced it's coming to a close are you surprised by the reaction from fans and the industry?
Joshua Hale Fialkov: Once Andrea was taken off the book, for me emotionally, it felt like we were clearly walking towards the end. It's been a blast so I am really glad that people have stuck with us. Dennis [Calero], our new artist, is with us on the next issue. I think we’ll keep doing cool stuff so I hope people stick around. It pays off everything that we started on the book. I am trying to go out as big and as ballsy as possible because I will never get another opportunity like this where I can just blow everything up.
Your numbers have never been super-strong but your loyal following -- not to mention a spot on the NYT bestseller list for your first trade paperback -- allowed the series to run 19 issues. Was there ever talk of ending it sooner or did you have a chance to appeal or beg for more issues?
The story I want to tell is pretty much done. We moved a lot quicker through the story then I had planned. I had a three or four-year plan from the get go that I wanted to do. Year One ended up being through "I, Vampire" #8. Year Two was crammed into the last four issues. And so on. But, like I said, I don't want to continue on the book unless it can be the book that I know it can be. And, truth be told, there's not enough of an audience to keep it going either. [Laughs] I can't blame DC. I look at it as a time to look forward and move on to other things. I'm immensely proud of the work we did. I think the book will hopefully stand up over time. It's something special and I hope that it's something that people go back to.
In the next issue, you reveal the true origin of vampires in the New 52 through the life and times of Cain. For readers playing close attention, are there hints to what or who that might be if we go back and re-read previous issues?
It's been planted throughout the series. There's stuff about it when we introduced the Van Helsings. It has to do with things we did in the #0 issue. Again, thanks to DC because they gave me enough time that I can go out the way I want to go out. I really have the opportunity to tie off every loose thread.
There's even stuff that happened in #4 that is going to get wrapped up. I am going back through every issue to make sure that we hit every note. I want this to be a completely closed story because really, I just selfishly hope and pray each day that I will get an omnibus -- a beautiful, entirely self-contained omnibus. That's all I want out of the world. It's not too much too ask?
After the #0 issue, you shook the title to its core by making Andrew Bennett, your hero, a villain and Mary Queen of Blood, into a hero. Why the game-changer? And do you feel it worked?
I did it for a couple of reasons. I think for Mary, after the first year and fan reaction and everything else, it was very clear that she was a lot of the heart of the book. And for me, that was the story that I always wanted to tell. This book, as much as people will tell you it is about Andrew Bennett, is about love. It's about these two characters that are in love with each other but can never be together.
Finding the permutations that make that happen is kind of a job as far as I'm concerned. On top of that, it was just time for a change. I am mostly disappointed that we're not going to spend more time with the new status quo. I get seven issues with the new status quo but I could write the setup, as we have it now, forever. It would have been amazingly fun.
Obviously, you don't want to spoil too much…
Everybody dies. They're all dead. Deader than dead, dead, dead. [Laughs]
Okay. That makes sense because the solicitation for #18 teases a major character will die. Let me rephrase the question, does "I, Vampire" end well for Andrew Bennett?
Oh, god no, you poor bastard. Again, everybody dies. I'm serious. It's terrible. Nobody gets what they want. I really went dark. Look, I've been waiting for editorial notes so maybe they'll change all that but as it stands today, this is a dark, dark ending.
I think we've changed how vampires work in the DCU. And I'm hoping in a permanent way that will bleed into other books. By the end of the book, we have a brand new status quo. There are two new first vampires that start the process all over again. It's rad.
And then the next stuff I'm working on, a new series, one of my characters gets to come back despite the book being totally unrelated. That's all I can say. [Laughs] It's a lot of in theory right now.
I hope that the characters that we've created and the status quo that now exists in the DCU for vampires bleeds over into the rest of the DCU, which is the most flattering thing that could possibly happen.Comment
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True origin of vampires in the New 52? It's not Cain, it's Batman.Comment
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Needs moar Vibe.Comment
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The art on I, Vampire was really bad this week...Comment
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Was that Andrea's last issue?Comment
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Oh my yes it was.Originally posted by Hypo View PostI LOVE conspiracy theorists. They are like human versions of the cymbal clapping, dancing monkeys. No one takes them all that seriously and they get bored with them after about 10 minutes.Comment
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DC's Dark Solicitations May 2013
CONSTANTINE #3
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art by RENATO GUEDES
Cover by JUAN JOSE RYP
1:25 B&W Variant cover by JUAN JOSE RYP
On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
John Constantine’s quest to find the last piece of a powerful mystic artifact before his enemies do brings him to a city that could kill him the moment he sets foot in it: London!
THE PHANTOM STRANGER #8
Written by DAN DIDIO and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by PHILIP TAN
Cover by GENE HA
On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The Phantom Stranger investigates his past and is quickly reminded of the price he must pay for being part of The Trinity of Sin!
SWORD OF SORCERY #8
Written by CHRISTY MARX
Art and cover by AARON LOPRESTIJUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #20
On sale MAY 15 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
Eclipso brings destruction to the heart of House Amethyst in an epic 30-page story! Will Amaya finally master her heritage? On this day, a princess dies!
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale MAY 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The Flash and Swamp Thing guest-star as the team struggles to recover the stolen House of Mystery from Dr. Destiny!
ANIMAL MAN #20
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by JOHN PAUL LEON and STEVE PUGH
Cover by JAE LEE
On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
The battle against the Rot has left Buddy’s family in ruins, and now they must withstand another force trying to subvert him: his own celebrity!
SWAMP THING #20
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by KANO
Cover by ANDY BRASE
On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
It’s Swamp Thing vs. Superman for the fate of Metropolis—and why are all of Swamp Thing’s worst nightmares coming true? Plus: Who is the mysterious Capucine?
DIAL H #12
Written by CHINA MIEVILLE
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI and DAN GREEN
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Nelson and Roxie are on the run from the Centipede and The Fixer! Their only hope of rescue lies in the hands of Open Window Man! But who is that masked avenger?
DEMON KNIGHTS #20
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBSON ROCHA and OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover by BERNARD CHANG
On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
After decades of questing, the Demon Knights have a lead on the resting place of the Holy Grail—but are they ready for what they’ll have to fight through to get it? And has time run out on one knight’s immortal life?
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