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Insight to why Omega Flight remains a mini and Avengers: Initiative became an on-going.

Q: varo 03-05-2007 06:49 PM

I am a really confused long-time Alpha Flight/new Omega Flight fan and am wondering how Avengers: The Initiative, which was being advertised as a mini-series has been upgraded to ongoing, and Omega Flight which was advertised as a ongoing is now a mini, has been changed before issue #1 has hit the stands for either series.

You tell us to speak through sales, yet neither issue has hit and there has been a change in schedule.

Please help me understand.

JQ: Varo, this decision is based on preorders. Both titles come out the same day and currently there orders for Avengers: The Initiative surpass those of Omega Flight by a considerable margin. A margin large enough that we can say in good faith that this book has legs and should be around for some time. I’m sure some of this has to do with retailers feeling that the title might have a big following based on what they’ve heard, but I will also venture to say that that decision is based upon advance customer pr-orders.

But, let me say this, none of this means that Omega Flight can’t be upgraded to an ongoing after the fact. It’s still up to readers and the purchasing power of Alpha/Omega Flight fans.