Not-so-Epic proportions? Newsarama reports that the first issues of "Phantom Jack," "Young Ancient One," "Strange Magic" and "Sleepwalker" will be combined into one anthology to be released in February. The second issues will receive the same treatment, and so on, if sales warrant it.

Newsarama obtained a memo sent by editor Stephanie Moore to Epic contributors asking that they stop work on their second issues until the fate of the anthology is known.

Expect the usual shitstorm of fan outrage and choruses of "I told you so" to follow ...