Fatale Becomes Ongoing Series
News by: Nicole D'Andria (Originally posted on December 19th, 2012)
I am not a Fatale fan. I did give pretty high praise to Fatale #1 and #2, but by Fatale #3 I lost interest. I don’t really know why, but it wasn’t pulling me in. But for fans who were sucked in by Fatale’s femme fatale Josephine and the mysterious plotline, rejoice, for the curse of the femme fatale is now ongoing – and will be revealed in four standalone flashback issues by Brubaker and Phillips!
Originally, writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips planned for Fatale to just be a mini-series, but their wealth of ideas for stories in the series’ universe (and the outstanding number of copies sold) have made Fatale go from a mini-series to an ongoing.
In an interview with Comics Alliance writer Ed Brubaker said: “Fatale was originally envisioned as a novel in three parts… but I kept having ideas for side-plots and tangents or single issues, and it started to feel more like it was meant to be a more sprawling story. So I just decided to let it go until it’s finished.”
Beginning their now ongoing format, Brubaker and Phillips have four standalone issues of Fatale coming out that will explore the past of Josephine and her curse… and the other women that have suffered like her. These standalone journeys include Fatale #11, Fatale #12, Fatale #13 and Fatale #14.
I am not a Fatale fan. I did give pretty high praise to Fatale #1 and #2, but by Fatale #3 I lost interest. I don’t really know why, but it wasn’t pulling me in. But for fans who were sucked in by Fatale’s femme fatale Josephine and the mysterious plotline, rejoice, for the curse of the femme fatale is now ongoing – and will be revealed in four standalone flashback issues by Brubaker and Phillips!
Originally, writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips planned for Fatale to just be a mini-series, but their wealth of ideas for stories in the series’ universe (and the outstanding number of copies sold) have made Fatale go from a mini-series to an ongoing.
In an interview with Comics Alliance writer Ed Brubaker said: “Fatale was originally envisioned as a novel in three parts… but I kept having ideas for side-plots and tangents or single issues, and it started to feel more like it was meant to be a more sprawling story. So I just decided to let it go until it’s finished.”
Beginning their now ongoing format, Brubaker and Phillips have four standalone issues of Fatale coming out that will explore the past of Josephine and her curse… and the other women that have suffered like her. These standalone journeys include Fatale #11, Fatale #12, Fatale #13 and Fatale #14.
Each of these issues will also contain extra articles and art that is not collected in the trade paperback. This includes essays written by the renowned pop culture scholar Jess Nevin (The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana), an unsurprising choice considering she worked with Brubaker and Phillips on their other title, Criminal.
Really, this sounds perfect for someone like me who got off the bandwagon early and is thinking about jumping back on. Each issue has a very different setting, making it possible for almost everyone to enjoy at least one of these four issues.
Really, this sounds perfect for someone like me who got off the bandwagon early and is thinking about jumping back on. Each issue has a very different setting, making it possible for almost everyone to enjoy at least one of these four issues.
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