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*The Luke Cage comic book series will come to an end early next year.
After the series did not appear in Marvel Comics’ March 2018 solicitations, Luke Cage writer David F. Walker confirmed Wednesday that February’s Luke Cage #170 will indeed be the series’ final issue.
“Sad but true…Luke Cage (the comic book, not the TV series) has been cancelled,” Walker tweeted. “Issue #170 is the last (and best) of the series. Oh well, on to other adventures. Thanks to everyone who supported the series.”
Walker said the cancellation of Luke Cage, the first black superhero to be featured as the protagonist and title character of a comic book, was due to lack of sales.
“Time to get real…Luke Cage was cancelled because it sold poorly. VERY poorly. There are various factors that contributed to those poor sales, but they all add up to the same conclusion,” Walker tweeted.
“The success of superheroes in film, television and video games ONLY carries over to comics when people actually buy the comics. Truth is not many people buy comics. Of the top 10 best selling comics in November, only four sold more than 100,000 units. That’s sad.”
Meanwhile, the Netflix series “Luke Cage” continues on, with Mike Colter in the title role. Season 2 premieres sometime in 2018.
Sad but true…LUKE CAGE (the comic book, not the TV series) has been cancelled. Issue #10 is the last (and best) of the series. Oh well, on to other adventures. Thanks to everyone who supported the series.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
Time to get real…LUKE CAGE was cancelled because it sold poorly. VERY poorly. There are various factors that contributed to those poor sales, but they all add up to the same conclusion.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
Other than BITTER ROOT with @sanfordgreene & @Cbrown803 for @ImageComics , SUPERB for @lionforge, and PLANET OF THE APES for @boomstudios (which is done), I have no definite comic work in 2018. But I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve, so stay tuned. Peace.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
The success of superheroes in film, television and video games ONLY carries over to comics when people actually buy the comics. Truth is not many people buy comics. Of the top 10 best selling comics in November, only four sold more than 100,000 units. That’s sad.
— David F. Walker (@DavidWalker1201) December 20, 2017
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