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« on: July 15, 2020, 09:36:00 PM »
I would take exception to the statement in the editorial that the DS comic had been selling well. Not that I ever saw any sales figures but the book was not selling anywhere near what X-Men, Batman or Justice League International were. I'm not sure that it was even Innovation's more popular titles. There was a lot of anticipation about the premiere of the comic but I think that Innovation's erratic publishing schedule and weird story content put off a lot of people. I was in my local comic book store every week back then. Otherwise I would have missed it.
Bill Mumy had written an excellent Lost in Space serial/continuation that was only half way through when the ax fell. He was unable to get back his completed scripts and the accompanying artwork. Years later, he did publish the entire story but it had to be done from scratch.
This wasn't the first time that comic book companies have solicited art from foreign sources. Sometimes the artists are willing to work for a fraction of their normal fee to break into the USA market. Sometimes it works. This was one of the cases were it didn't.