NRAMA: Finally, one more question from us before we turn the remainder of the Q&A over to our readers so we can catch up for last edition - a number of our readers in fact asked about the decision to make what was not only announced, but promoted as an going series – Omega Flight – into a five issue limited series.
One of our readers was on the ball enough to find this quote from Mike Oeming in an interview he did with us right after the then ongoing series was announced…
“Marvel wants to give this the big push, they aren’t just bringing back Flight for the hell of it, and this isn’t a mini-series or some series they are tossing to the wall to see if it sticks. Marvel wants Flight to be a player in the Marvel Universe, which is why we felt the best way to do that was to start fresh. The name does a lot for that. Its done out of love and hope for the new book, not disrespect for the old. It is in many ways, ‘Alpha Flights’ last chance for the foreseeable future.”
As you can see, at the time, Oeming emphasized as a positive that this wouldn’t be a mini or a test-run to see if enough readers are there for the first arc.
So can you talk about the decision to change plans, for not only Omega Flight, but we think you often referred to Dan Slott’s secret new project as an ongoing, which has been revealed as Avengers: The Initiative, another limited series?
JQ: Mmmm, I don’t remember ever referring to The Initiative as an ongoing. I could be wrong, but I honestly don’t remember. I do know that internally I had wanted it ongoing but the vote didn’t go my way.
As for Omega Flight, we discussed this internally and we all feel that we’ve had some success in the past going slower with certain projects, launching them as limited series and then coming out with an ongoing. We feel that this is a better tact to take with OF. We’ve been hearing from a lot of passionate Alpha/Omega Flight fans who are disappointed in this decision, and I completely respect that and apologize for the change, but this is also their opportunity to show up in legion and show us that this is a title to be reckoned with.
Yes, I realize there’s a petition out there, cool! Now, let’s take that petition to the streets and have all those people show up at comic shops scooping the book up. That will tell us more in the long run than any online chatter or petition. No disrespect, we just have to deal with the reality of publishing versus the perception of what is happening outside our doors. And hey, look, it worked for Spider-Girl. All those cards and e-mails added up to sales in the end.
New Guardian Art, Joe Q. Comments on Omega.
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Originally Posted by Canucklehead
That is a fantastic pic of Guardian. If this kind of artwork doesn't get OF a regular series nothing will. I wonder, will we see this as a cover?
