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Opus Comics Cancels Bill & Ted Princesses, Deathgasm, Phantom Tomorrow

Now it's time for Opus Comics to cancel a swathe of comic books, from Bill And ted to Deathgasm... seeimingly everything but Frank Frazetta

Published Sun, 12 Feb 2023 11:58:16 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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We've noted that Opus Comics and Heavy Metal Magazine share some DNA. Well, it looks like they may be quantum-entangled as well. We just posted a bunch of titles cancelled at Heavy Metal Magazine after the solicitation were issued. Now it seems that Opus Comics is doing the same.

Opus Comics published the first issue of a four-issue Deathgasm mini-series by New Zealand writer/director Jason Lei Howden of Guns Akimbo, Pete Bune and Industrias Lamonicana. However, they have cancelled #2 and #3. #4 was never solicited.

Something similar happened to Phantom Tomorrow which saw Heavy Metal publish the first issue, then cancel issues 2 and 3 of the six-issue series by Andy Biersack, Michael Moreci and Agustin Padilla.

They have also cancelled the collection of Joe Satriani's Crystal Planet by Joe Satriani, Tony Lee and Richard Friend.

The big one may be Bill & Ted: The Princesses, which was solicited as a four-issue mini-series, by Holly Interlandi, Corinna Bechko, Belen Culebras and Priscilla Petraites, but have seen all three solicited issues cancelled.

Former Bleeding Cool reporter and currently working at Publicity and Marketing for Opus Comics, Chris Thompson, tells us "We're continually evaluating our output based on audience and retailer response, and I'm looking forward to announcing more new titles at ComicPRO, with some favorites returning and our second year starting strong with the May 2023 solicitations. Our line is growing to accommodate more Sci-Fi/Fantasy titles, in addition to our staple music line, so it's more of a reorganization than anything. Opus is committed to putting out comics that support retailers and the market, and as we take the learnings from our first year of publishing, that's what we'll continue to do. There's some exciting news coming up this week, which should make people happy, and will be supported by our first appearances at ComicsPRO and in this year's Free Comic Book Day line-up. Rest assured, Opus Comics is here to stay, and tailoring our release schedule accordingly. See you on the comic book shelves!"

Here's how some of those solicitations looked.

DEATHGASM #2 (OF 4) CVR A FOX
OPUS COMICS
(W) Jason Howden, Pete Bune (A) Industrias Lamonicana (CA) Russell Fox
New Zealand writer/director Jason Lei Howden (Guns Akimbo) returns to his cult horror-comedy for another blood-spattering good time! Deathgasm has reformed and gone on tour to take out every damn demon they can. But will the band survive the out-of-this-world terror of the Kaihoro Food and Music Festival? 30 pages of story!

DEATHGASM #3 (OF 4) CVR A FOX
OPUS COMICS
(W) Jason Howden, Pete Bune (A) Industrias Lamonicana (CA) Russell Fox
New Zealand writer/director Jason Lei Howden (Guns Akimbo) returns to his cult horror-comedy for another blood-spattering good time! DEATHGASM has reformed and gone on tour to take out every damn demon they can. But will the band survive the out-of-this-world terror of the Kaihoro Food and Music Festival? 30 pages of story!

BILL & TED THE PRINCESSES #1 (OF 4) CVR A STAGGS
OPUS COMICS
(W) Holly Interlandi, Corinna Bechko (A) Belen Culebras, Priscilla Petraites (CA) Cat Staggs
After they escaped medieval England but before they changed the world as Wyld Stallyns, Princess Joanna and Elizabeth were shown the ins and outs (and In-N-Outs) of 1980s America, with Rufus as their most excellent guide! Plus, a daring tale of Joan of Arc!

BILL & TED THE PRINCESSES #2 (OF 4) CVR A STAGGS
OPUS COMICS
(W) Holly Interlandi, Corinna Bechko (A) Belen Culebras, Priscilla Petraites (CA) Cat Staggs
After they escaped medieval England but before they changed the world as Wyld Stallyns, Princess Joanna and Elizabeth were shown the ins and outs (and In-N-Outs) of 1980s America, with Rufus as their most excellent guide! Plus, a daring tale of Joan of Arc!

BILL & TED THE PRINCESSES #3 (OF 4) CVR A STAGGS
OPUS COMICS
(W) Holly Interlandi, Corinna Bechko (A) Belen Culebras, Priscilla Petraites (CA) Cat Staggs
After they escaped medieval England but before they changed the world as Wyld Stallyns, Princess Joanna and Elizabeth were shown the ins and outs (and In-N-Outs) of 1980s America, with Rufus as their most excellent guide! Plus, a daring tale of Joan of Arc!

PHANTOM TOMORROW #2 (OF 6) CVR A CHIRSTENSEN
OPUS COMICS
(W) Andy Biersack, Michael Moreci (A) Agustin Padilla (CA) Ryan Christensen
Scientist Dennis Kane has an intellect matched only by his massive ego. When his hubris causes the world to fall apart around him, a dark avenger is born of his agonizing shame. A mysterious figure caught between life and death, the "Blackbird" desperately seeks redemption, willing to fight through Hell and back to get it.

PHANTOM TOMORROW #3 (OF 6) CVR A CHIRSTENSEN
OPUS COMICS
(W) Andy Biersack, Michael Moreci (A) Agustin Padilla (CA) Ryan Christensen
Scientist Dennis Kane has an intellect matched only by his massive ego. When his hubris causes the world to fall apart around him, a dark avenger is born of his agonizing shame. A mysterious figure caught between life and death, the "Blackbird" desperately seeks redemption, willing to fight through Hell and back to get it.

JOE SATRIANI CRYSTAL PLANET TP
OPUS COMICS
DEC221580
(W) Joe Satriani, Tony Lee (A / CA) Richard Friend
A vivid space odyssey where Satchel Walker, a man out of time, finds himself caught between desperate factions as they battle for resources in the perilous orbit of a dying star. It's music, and more importantly the power and emotion that music can conjure, which could bring an end to the conflict, restore harmony to the timestream, and reveal Walker's true place in the universe.
In Shops: Feb 15, 2023
SRP: 19.99

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