Finding "Namor": J. Torres talks to Andi Watson about "Love Fights," working for Marvel, and the cancellation of "Namor":

"Bill told me the book was cancelled a few months back and the reason was sales. There are other theories but once a book dips into the 20K realm it's fair game. It's part of the nickel and dime of mainstream comics, books are launched, books are cancelled. The only constants are Batman, Superman, Spidey and the X-Men."

Watson also considers Marvel's attempts at cracking the book market, and its attempts to reach the manga crowd:

"Y'know, I'm not privy to Marvel's motives. If they're not in the bookstores it means there's more shelf space for 'Love Fights,' 'Slow News Day,' 'Breakfast After Noon' and the rest. I can live with a marginal presence in the direct market when the hypothetical book store pay off is so much bigger.

"As far as the Big Two and bookstores go I don't see why they don't let creators write and draw OGNs in black and white for that market. Costs would be lower because it's a one person job, there's no color and the 'talent' costs are less because Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb mean nothing outside of the direct market, so why employ them for this kind of job?"