COMICS: Mark Waid Ending IRREDEEMABLE and INCORRUPTIBLE This May

COMICS: Mark Waid Ending  IRREDEEMABLE and INCORRUPTIBLE This May

One of the best modern, creator-owned titles is wrapping up in just a few short months. After 3 yrs. Waid says the time is right to close up shop.

By MarkJulian - Feb 03, 2012 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Comics
Source: Newsarama



This bit of news is going to leave a lot of fans physically sick. Much of what today's comic fans claim is wrong with the Big Two are corrected in creator owned series, and no other title embodies this achievement more than Mark Waid's Irredeemable/Incorruptible series. Started in 2009, the Eisner and Harvey Award nominated series is both critically and financially successful so it comes as a bit of a shock that Waid is ending the story now. But that just goes to show that money was never Waid's primary motivation, he simply had a story to tell and now that it's complete, he'll simply stop.

The final story arcs for the two series will take place in Irredeemable #34-#37 and Incorruptible #27-#30.

And unlike the drama surrounding Alan Moore and Watchmen, Waid has complete control over his characters, so don't expect more stories, unless Waid wants them.



To discuss the decision, Waid sat down for a Q&A with BOOM! E-I-C Matt Gagnon [courtesy of Newsarama]:

Matt Gagnon: Okay, Mark, let’s start with the obvious question that’s on folks’ minds: Why end the series now?

Mark Waid: I’d love to say it’s because I’ve gotten all the darkness out of my system, but that would be a lie — as you well know having read the last page of Irredeemable #35. Honestly, both series continue to be successful, so it’s a hard decision to make, but it feels like the right time.

Gagnon: But surely there’s some kind of clandestine reason or secret beef that’s robbing the world of their Irredeemable and Incorruptible fix every month. Come on, level with me.

Waid: Okay, it’s all that editorial interference. I kid! You and Shannon Watters have been terrific, giving me my head and letting me spin these tales without ever butting in. It’s like neither of you is bothered anymore by the sight of a dead baby. God, what is wrong with you two?

Okay, really, truly — I’m just stretched thin right now both personally and professionally, and I live in mortal fear that I’m going to overstay my welcome on these books. Moreover, I feel that Max Damage’s character arc is reaching its end in Incorruptible. And in Irredeemable, I’ve long known what the end of that series is, and lately, it’s as if all the characters are moving into position for it whether I want them to or not. So let’s go out big and grand, I say.

Gagnon: Is there a possibility that we’ll see more stories in the Irredeemable universe in the future, or is this really the last we’ll see of these characters?

Waid: Time will tell. Honestly, there are other stories that could be told with some of them — not all, as you’ll soon see. First, let’s see how fans react to the big finale.

Gagnon: You’ve had a long and successful career that’s filled with some pretty epic achievements. Where does Irredeemable rank when you look back at your career?

Waid: In retrospect, astoundingly high. I’m really, truly grateful for the chance to go and create a world where I was able to, on a monthly basis, challenge some fans’ perception of me as some sort of Silver Age fetishist unable to break through into the 21st century. There is nothing in my 1000-comics-plus body of work that I’m prouder of than my work building this universe.


For the full transcript and to hear Waid tease what could possibly be a Irredeemable/Incorruptible Tv deal, head over to Newsarama.




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Dedpool
Dedpool - 2/3/2012, 10:18 AM
Great series both of them. A big finale is pretty much what i expected coming out of these stories. I mean it's basically Superman gone really really bad! I say if they do more lets get some prequel stories about the Paradigm and such.
brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 2/3/2012, 10:20 AM
Irredeemable was fantastic early on but jumped the shark a few months ago. DEFINITELY get the first 2 or 3 trades. Imagine if Superman tries to hunt down and kill his old justice league buddies while conquering the earth.
GFY1211
GFY1211 - 2/3/2012, 10:29 AM
mr waid is a cool guy i met him years ago at chicago con and i really enjoyed his green lantern run.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 2/3/2012, 10:30 AM
Irredeemable tv series? I mean it makes sense the story would on work as a tv series ( hell all comic books are better suited for TV) but you would need one hell of a [frick]ing budget. Any ways can't wait for the last issue the series has been good it had some [frick] ups along the way but its been pretty consistent
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 2/3/2012, 11:14 AM
I read Irredeemable all the way through the 20's. Good story and concept, but I feel this should have wrapped up 10 issues ago. I'll probably go back and buy the issues I need to complete the series after they're marked down.
Checkmate
Checkmate - 2/3/2012, 1:01 PM
Irredeemable is good, but it's been dragging on for awhile. I absolutely love Incorruptible though. And I'll definitely be there to see the final fight between Max and Plutonian.
spectre88
spectre88 - 2/3/2012, 2:21 PM
@Agent - Agreed, I stopped reading after vol 3 it already started to feel like it was dragging that early on. But I might pick it up again knowing that there is an end in sight.
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