Death comes quickly for Fangoria Comics

Only two months after putting their first books on the shelves, the infant Fangoria Comics have been shut down.
The comics line at Fangoria Entertainment was closed by parent company Creative Group on August 17th. Executive editor Scott Licina was informed by a three-sentence e-mail on August 22nd.

In a press release, Licina noted, "It became more and more apparent with the recent closings of several divisions and the lay-offs that accompanied them, other announced projects like VAMPIRELLA that failed to materialize and the fact that we received virtually no marketing or promotional support in any way, not even in the company's own FANGORIA or STARLOG magazines, that there may be trouble ahead. But I couldn’t have imagined that it would be only two months and four days after our first book hit the shelves that we would be closed down."

The Fangoria team includes, among others, Robert Kurtzman, legendary special effects artist and co-creator of BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE; Film producer Patrick Durham and film star Michael Madsen, co-creators of SHIFTER.

"The bottom line on Fangoria?" Licina asked rhetorically. "This was fallout from major franchise-wide downsizing by Creative Group. The upside? The creators own their respective properties, series and books, and will be continuing and finishing material that’s already started. Everyone is looking at 2008 with a fresh perspective. And again, we thank the readers, retailers and distributors for all their support, and look forward to releasing more info soon."


[Thanks to Matt Brady @Newsarama for the heads-up.]
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PAnthony
10/1/2007
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