Day: July 8, 2004

…you can see it here. Be warned, this version is a little blocky.

With Marvel having canceled “Thanos,” I find myself breathing a sigh of relief at a close call.

See, now that the book’s going away, I feel it’s okay to say that Jim Starlin–upon leaving the title–recommended that I take the series over. Since he’d left “Dreadstar” in my hands and was pleased with the results, he felt safe in turning “Thanos” over to me.

But Marvel went with Keith, and even at the time, I had zero problem with that. Keith is a comics master who should be doing far more in the industry than he is, and you know I mean that since I hand-picked him for “Captain Marvel #25.”

And now I’m REALLY relieved they went with him, because with the book going away, the fan response is, “Ðámņ, they canceled ‘Thanos’! Whereas if I had been put on the book and the exact same thing happened–which it likely would have–you just know the response would have been, “Boy, Peter David sure can’t keep a book going.”

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