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Grell says that this was planned back during the original run. The signs where there, and the cover to 12 was a dead giveaway, no pun intended. Who hasn't seen the famous painting of the dead indian with a spear through him still sitting on the horse?
Just take away the spear and you've got 12.
But then, he also said that DC owns the character and that they could undo it at any time if they wished, without his consent needed, so....
I personally think it a bold, real move. Like someone said, the greatest legends have ends to their stories.
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Just read #12! Wow--that was totally epic! It had the feeling of something major to behold. I'm pretty damn impressed with Grell for having the courage to go forward with his vision and for having such an epic, incredible vision in the first place.
I've been loving this series since the relaunch and I think its just gotten better and better. I'm hooked and want to know more. The scope of the series seems so grand and heroic, like Lord of the Rings and such.
And man, Grell's art is just better than ever. It's almost too beautiful to be contained on the page.
I've got to strongly recommend this comic to anyone looking for something different and of just excellent quality.
I hope DC lets Grell continue to tell his story and stay so bold in the series direction.
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I figured I'd mention this here too, I reviewed Grell's recent John Sable, Freelance miniseries by IDW in the Any Recommendations thread, and I think it was really terrific. If you're really feeling Grell's art these days and are dying for more, I recommend you check it out. It's got all the dynamism and sexiness of Warlord (with nudity! ).
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That's just a shame--I've been enjoying this series immensely and thought it was a breath of fresh air in the comic book industry, and at DC Comics in particular. Mike Grell has been developing some grade A work.
Man, that sucks. It doesn't help that DC never promoted this at all or anything, too obsessed with their latest crossovers. If this was an Image Comic--and lets face it, its basically a Grell creator-owned series that unfortunately was created an in era before creators owned their creations--it would surely still be going.
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I feel ya Cobie. Maybe Vertigo could pick it up. Their books seems to have a little more leeway there.
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Well, I'm going to collect right up until the bitter end to show my support. The series had all the makings to really use the new status quo to tell some exciting new stories and in the recent issues we get to see hints of what might have been.
I'm really enjoying all the new characters Grell introduced in the earlier issues, and how they interact with the older characters and world of Warlord.
I also thought and was hoping the alien 'dragon' might end up being the Faceless Creature, but alas, that was not the case.
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I'll finish the run too. It sure was nice seeing Grell's art in print again, and the truly unexpected (to me anyway) turn in the saga of Travis Morgan was a don't-miss.
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I read #15 today (at work ) and feel more than ever that its a damn shame this title is being canceled. Mike Grell returns to the artwork for the final two issues and this was really quite beautiful. The depictions of Joshua and Alysha riding the hippogrith show that Grell can still really nail it when he wants to.
I also actually am finding the storyline pretty fascinating too. It's not the first piece of fiction to address "Ancient Deities were Space Traveling Aliens" theme but it's still a theme I really enjoy reading about. Plus the Nazca lines in Peru is something I've always found fascinating if it were up to me, I'd want at least one comic book a month to have them involved in the story. I think a science-fiction story was a nice change of pace from the previous arcs and was allowing the new status quo to set-in and for the readers to get to know the newer characters more than ever.
It’s really too bad that won’t be the case! Like I said before, I wish Grell could buy out the Warlord franchise and do it as an independent comic at Image since that was this series basically is anyway. Damn you corporations and your trickery of the 1900’s.
Warlord and the recent Jon Sable series have reaffirmed my love for Mike Grell and letting me appreciate the new material he is producing. I’ll know I’ll be eagerly awaiting where he turns up next so I can follow him there. In the meantime, I committed to the entire series so I’m seeing this to the end.
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The final issue is out and the series comes to a somewhat rushed ending. I'm not one to judge the quality of a series by its longevity. It was a thrill to see Grell working with these characters again. These 16 issues will have a special place in my collection.
-------------------- No regrets, Coyote.
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I also got around to reading #16, the final issue today, and like Jerry, I felt I had to comment on the series and how much I'll miss it. Grell obviously rushed to fit in everything he could in the final issue to tie up the story, so it wasn't completely satisfying, but I could put that aside because the art was so tremendous and the love Grell has for these characters just pours through on every page.
It's a damn shame Warlord is being canceled. Again, I wish this was creator-owned and Grell could publish it on his own through IDW or Image.
I'm hoping at least for more Jon Sable to get a Grell fix.
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