FALLEN ANGEL TO IDW

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We had wanted to wait on an announcement to have the final contracts signed (they’re not) and having sample artwork from the new artist (we don’t). But Bob Wayne just announced at the Wizard Philly Con that “Fallen Angel” is going to IDW, so the timing ship has just sailed from the harbor.

So yeah, “Fallen Angel” will be relaunching in December (we hope) from IDW. The first storyline will reveal the Angel’s true origin and, thus, will be an ideal jumping on point for anyone who hasn’t read it until now.

More details will be available shortly in a detailed interview on Newsarama.

PAD

104 comments on “FALLEN ANGEL TO IDW”

  1. Read about this on Newsarama. I was pretty depressed about the new news coming from WW, so this and the mention of Madrox by Quesada really helped bring my spirits up.

  4. I’m very excited to know that the book will be coming back.

    But it’s unfortunate that Bob Wayne let the cat out of the bag.

    Certainly, Bob Wayne can feel free to comment on the cancellation by DC. But to reveal that the book had a new publisher before the ink was dry? That must be annoying.

    I don’t think there’s anything sinister about it. I think Bob Wayne probably thought the deal was in place and had been announced. I’m pretty sure it was inadvertent.

    But I’m sorry the news slipped out before everything was ready to go.

    I am, I reiterate, thrilled to hear about it’s (hopeful) return! 🙂

  7. How about asking for Robin Riggs as artist? I hear he’s available….

  8. Tremendous!

    Thanks for keeping Lee on the back burner and finding her a new home Mr David. The loyal Lee fans will be counting the days till the new issue #1 in December.

  10. Well, so much for her being Linda Danvers, I’m thinking.

    On the bright side, if you had taken this to Marvel like Powers and Kabuki, I’m sure you would’ve been forced to crossover with Wolverine or Spider-Man or something. I betcha Lee could kick Logan’s ášš.

    What does this mean for past issues of the original series? Is it possible to get the rights to reprint those in trades?

  11. Here’s my guess on why we are now getting to learn who she really is: All along PAD hoped to have her be Linda Danvers, but DC would never commit. PAD left it vague, leaving hints that it could be her if DC ever changed their minds.

    Now since the book is moving to a new publisher, there is absolutely no hope for her to be revealed as she was meant to be. Instead, he gets to use his follow-up plan, and deny that she was ever intended to be the former Supergirl.

    Yes, I would be completely surprised if he ever told us the truth on this. He likes to keep secrets about stories. It took well over 10 years to find out who Thanatos was from Spider-man 2099. And had Captain Marvel never been written, we never would have known.

  12. A transcription of my reaction upon reading this post:
    “OOOOOOHHHHHH YEAAAAAAHH!!”

    Fallen Angel had become one of my vary favorite comics before DC dropped the ax on it. I’m very happy you and Lee were able to find a new home, and I can’t wait to read the new stories.

  14. I second Kathy’s recommendation. 🙂 Glad to hear the title will be continuing, Peter. I haven’t read anything from IDW but, from all indications, they’re a nice stable company with a good future.

  15. PAD continues his one man crusade to get me to break my comic book budget.

    Maybe if I don’t count those titles written by people whose last name rhymes with Ravid I can still make it.

  16. Cheers for the return of Fallen Angel, but I hope there’s an apology from Bob Wayne/DC for letting the cat out of the bag early. It certainly wasn’t his story to tell, and I think that revealing that kind of behind the scenes info (particularly before the ink is dry on your new deal) is pretty unprofessional.

  17. I think there’d be more reason to be annoyed at Bob Wayne if Rich Johnston hadn’t mentioned this as a (fairly solid) rumor way back in March. Wayne isn’t the first to put the information out there, he’s just confirming something that was already in the air.

  18. I do the dance of happy comic joy!!!

    (I know you can’t see it, but trust me, it’s there.)

  19. Okay. Just this announcement has made me go from wanting to bludgeon your knee-caps for the “Lockley” gag in the FF novel to getting down on my knees and weeping.

    Seriously, dámņ glad to hear FA’s coming back. Tired of seeing all the original, entertaining books getting canned before their time.

  20. Congrats.

    Also from WW…apparantaly the Exiles are about to take a tour of Peter David’s career at Marvel.

  21. Since someone brought up DC trades, do you have the right to reprint the DC published stories at another publisher?

  24. Excellent! IDW mwans the books will reach Holland when ordered, no problem (there’s sometimes a bit of uncertainty when really small publishers are concerned). It’s good to know FA will have a good home. Let’s just hope it all pans out.

  25. Is this the first time a book originally published by DC has moved to another company? If so, that’s pretty nice of them. I’m sure there could have been legal roadblocks.

  26. Good to see Lee will be back.

    What does the books new publisher mean content wise? More Adult? Less?

  28. ::is dancing the happy Snoopy dance::

    Wonderful news! Thank you for confirming it here. I tend not to believe rumors until the author verifies them. 🙂

  29. It’s too bad the TopCow thing didn’t seem to work out, but I’m still glad to see the book again. 🙂

  31. It’s great to read the news of the (hopeful) return of Fallen Angel. I’ve never read anything from IDW, but I’ll give it a try for Lee.

    I’ll look forward to the December release as a Christmas present from you.

  32. Wow! First the incredible return of John Ostrander’s Grimjack, and now Fallen Angel too!

    IDW’s really turning into the place to be!

  33. I dropped FA after about 10 issues. I thought it was interesting and had potential, but in the end the art always let me down. The storytelling (by the artist, not the writer) was sometimes confusing and scenes that needed to have a big impact were often weak.
    If I like the new artist i will probably give it another shot at IDW.

  34. YES!!! And Peter, PLEASE consider some of the suggestions we offered a couple of months ago on possible new artists! In fact, how about getting a superstar artist on the first issue, like Adam Hughes? He draws great women, after all, and handles blacks and shadows very well, which is essential for a setting like Bete Noir at night.

  35. This is good news.

    Please tell me this will be priced like their Transformers books ($2.99) and not like their other titles ($3.99).

    I had to pass up Grimjack and Jon Sable because of the price. I really don’t want to pass on Fallen Angel since it is an enjoyable book. I just can’t justify spending 4 bucks a pop for 22 pages of story. Now for a full 30 pages with no ads and 2 editorial pages, sure, but not for 22.

    Even if I can’t be there I hope you knock this one out of the park and become the highest selling book at IDW.

  37. Yipee.. now maybe this piece of crap can be cancelled by two publishers. But I’m sure when that happens it won’t be your fault, will it, Peter. It’ll be because the big nasty publisher didn’t support you. Couldn’t be because it sucks like a hoover.

  38. Great news. . .as a latecomer to the series, I must ask: is there any chance IDW’ll be publishing TPBs of the uncollected, what, 14? issues from DC, since DC obviously has no plans to collect them?

  39. Grimjack is coming out through IDW? I missed that announcement.

    IDW puts out some lovely looking stuff, but I’ll cop to not having picked anything up by them except the excellent SMOKE by Alex de Campi and Igor Kordey. Looks like there’s going to be at least three of their titles on my pull now with FA going over.

    I’m afraid I stopped picking up FA around issue 12 because it wasn’t hooking me, but I’ll be more than happy to give it another chance.

  40. Hmmm. FALLEN ANGEL is now going to be published by the same publisher that is doing GRIMJACK. Does that mean that Fallen Angel’s secret origin is that she is really GrimJill?

  41. Excellent! I’d been hoping she’d be back, and all of the city with her.

  42. Excellent! I just read the final (DC) issue (turns out it had been a while since I’d gone to the store; among several things in my pull box), and very much enjoyed it. I’ll happily follow along to the new publisher (though it is too bad she definitely won’t be Linda now).

  43. I think it would be very cool if you could get John Byrne to do the artwork.

  44. This is excellent news, PAD. I’m so happy you were able to save the book, I think Bete Noir is one of the more interesting things I’ve seen in comics in awhile. Way to go, IDW.

  45. I think it would be very cool if you could get John Byrne to do the artwork.

    How dare you use that kind of language around this blog?

  47. Congartulations, PAD, and good luck. I like Luigi’s idea for a superstar artist like Adam Hughes to kick things off, and I still think Tom Derenick would be the perfect choice for regular artist. Anyone wonder why? Just check out his issues of “Birds Of Prey”.

  49. IDW? I have never heard of this publisher. Hopefully I will be able to get the new Fallen Angel series from my local shop here in Britain.

    Nevertheless, great news! 🙂

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