Fraction #2

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• 5.0

  Comics Bulletin - Jason Sacks

  Jun 09, 2004

  I understand from Anthony Johnston's column that this book is already cancelled, two issues into its run. Boom, just like that, done. I had heard that DC had the Focus line of comics on a longer leash, that they would allow them to build up sales over time. Of course, the recent history of comics mostly goes against that theory. Very few comics actually go up in sales over time, even the ones that are highly acclaimed or extremely popular. Usually just the opposite happens, and books slide downhill month after month. So my assumption is that DC sale the low sales figures for Fraction #1, even more anaemic sales for #2, and decided to cut their losses while they could. Fraction and its partner title Touch are gone according to Johnston, while the more critically acclaimed Hard Time and Kinetic are still ongoing, at least for now. Read Full Review