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 Writer/artist Steve Rude says that talks with Marvel Comics
for him to work on a new, monthly title have broken down and that "it will not
be happening." According to Rude, "As many of you know, being an artist who
grew up in the 60’s, what I had offered Marvel was a return to older
sentiments - something I believe lost to them for many decades now. Think back
to the often-reprinted compilations, when Marvel was still in its infancy and
run by a small office staff in the middle of Manhattan. Much like 'the little
engine that could', and despite rates that barely rose above today’s minimum
wages, we readers were treated to something almost unknown to today’s
gimmick-riddled audience; people that delivered and books that shipped on
time. Sadly, when once little companies become big corporations, returning to
the practices of their once humble origins becomes logistically impossible.
While I’m certain that there are still many good, forward-minded people at
Marvel who still believe in a return to simpler roots, in my case, whatever
faction of their current staff may have sided with my offer, they were not
enough." It wasn’t made clear just who at Marvel he was negotiating with. Rude
says that his next project will be new Nexus material, as well as Dark Horse
reprinting the recent newspaper strip serial he self-published. Rob Liefeld is
also done with Marvel for the moment. His last Marvel work will be a variant
cover for Deadpool #1. Liefeld says he’s taking a break from doing interior
work and covers. He had hinted that he was going to pursue legal action against
the company due to undefined "shady practices" but didn’t reveal any information
on what he was talking about.
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