Creatures of Habit (unproduced comic story): Difference between revisions

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|series= ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' comic stories

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|setting= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[1774]]

|writer= [[Lawrence Miles]]

|editor= [[Lars Pearson]]

|cover= [[Steve Johnson]]

|format= Comic

|publisher= Image Comics

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'''''Creatures of Habit''''' was the planned third comic in the [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] series. This was derailed by the cancellation of the Faction Paradox comic.

[[Lawrence Miles]] finished writing ''Creatures of Habit'' before ''[[Political Animals (comic story)|Political Animals]]'' was published,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030622092617/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/fea_faction_paradox_Intvw_LM.htm BBV Interview]</ref> and he had a definite plan for at least nineteen issues of the comic, somehow involving [[North America]]n [[cannibalism]].<ref> [[Political Animals (comic story)|"Fan mail"]] </ref> The first five issues were specifically designed as an introduction to new readers,<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/what-about-the-comics-t636.html#p2812 What about the Comics]</ref> and [[Mad Norwegian Press]] publisher [[Lars Pearson]] said that Miles had "in detail mapped out for himself [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]]'s activities from his [[the Service|Secret Service]] days up through [[1781]]"<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/sabbath-problems-in-movers-t608.html#p2452 Sabbath Probllems in Movers]</ref> and that the question of "how exactly [[Francesca (Political Animals)|Mother Francesca]] drinks through her mask" would be answered in issue #3.<ref> [[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]] </ref>

However, in [[2003 (production)|2003]] [[Lars Pearson]] announced that the comic was cancelled for three reasons: the superhero domination of the market; the restructuring of [[Image Comics]]; and the immense cost and manpower involved in doing a comic "when we could be doing something else." Lars also said "it's virtually certain that [the story]'ll be completed in some form."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100527225636/http://www.madnorwegian.com/fp/fp_comic_overview.php Comic Overview]</ref> At some point, Mad Norwegian considered doing a script book to accommodate the unused material, but Lars Pearson said it was "not in the cards for various reasons."<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/thinking-about-the-faction-comic-t537.html#p1631 Thinking about the Faction Comic]</ref> In September [[2006 (production)|2006]], at the cancellation of the [[Mad Norwegian Press]] novel series, Pearson said closure on the comic was "looking less and less likely."<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/faction-paradox-novels-to-end-with-erasing-sherloc-t465.html#p952 Faction Paradox novels to end with Erasing Sherlock]</ref>

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