Comic book writer and producer Marc Bernardin has posted on Blue Sky about the future of the comic book adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys. Bernadin adapted the series from Neil Gaiman’s original novel, drawn by Shaun Martinborough, and published by Dark Horse Comics. It is one of a number of such titles from the publisher that have adapted some of Neil Gaiman’s adult fantasy works, including American Gods and Norse Mythology.
The last page of Anansi Boys #7 advertised a new issue #8 for February, but this will no longer be published. In recent months, Tortoise Media, NY Magazine, and Vulture have reported detailed allegations of abuse by a number of women against Gaiman. Gaiman has denied anything non-consensual.
Bernadin wrote with the accompanying visual from above, “Last week, Anansi Boys 7 hit stands. It will be the last issue. Dark Horse will not release a trade. I am incredibly proud of the work we did on the book. @smartinbrough.bsky.social 's lines were fantastic, @sotocolor.bsky.social 's hues were extraordinary, @david-mack.bsky.social slayed the covers. But all of that pales. Anansi Boys is about two brothers, twins. One is meek, timid, like a flopsy, set-upon puppy. The other brother is narcissistic, hedonistic, governed by nothing other than his own pursuit of sensation and pleasure. They seem so different, but they are very much flip sides of the same coin. Literally. I never gave too much thought about that. Until now. My heart breaks for the survivors and any pain seeing these books on the shelves might have caused.”
No residuals. Very hard to sell a comic that’s only half finished as part of a collection.
Residuals are bupkis anyway, despite the SAG strike, unless you’re very big name. And if you’re crew, you get no residuals at all.
Does the Screen Actor’s Guild have some relevance to this conversation about a comic book adaptation of a novel?
That guy is the lemmy gallowboob, he is everywhere saying anything. Be glad he doesnt mod this place or you would be gone.
If getting banned from someone’s toy box because I asked them to clarify their statement is the worst thing that happens to me on any given day, then things are looking up in the real world.
Considering UnderpantsWeevil and I were talking about the American Gods TV series and not the novel, that was not this conversation.
Are you having that conversation in a different thread?
UnderpantsWeevil said:
Is this a weird fediverse instance thing? Like I’m not seeing some comments? Cause this thread is about the comic adaptation of a novel which was cut short. OP was saying it’s a shame for comic writer who got screwed and is quoted in the body of this post.