Nexus goes on hiatus
One of my favorite comic books, Nexus, is done for the immediate future after the wrapup of the current storyline, according to an e-mail from Steve and Jaynelle Rude. They are publishing Nexus under their “Rude Dude” imprint, and of course Steve is the artist of “Nexus,” which is written by Mike Baron.
Information from the e-mail:
The numbers for the last two books are in and they don’t look good. We have been told that Nexus: As it Happened V1 will reach Diamond by the 9th which should be in time for the 13th in stores date. Around June 16th we will receive our Diamond order for 101/102.
Steve has only the cover to 101/102 to complete then the artwork is complete for all of the books as he inadvertently did the trade paperback cover before the 101/102 cover.
Steve is then turning his focus to gallery paintings. Steve is a brilliant artist and we’ve been living hand to mouth for the past 3 years. Losing over $5,000 in the last 2 printings we have been unable to pay our mortgage and have no desire to lose our house.
Steve does plan to continue in comics putting out a book direct to trade every few years and using gallery painting as a means to finance his comic endeavors.
“Nexus” is an amazing comic-book that was one of the most innovative series of the 1980s. It’s unfortunate the numbers on the new series didn’t support continued publication. I look forward to whatever comics work Steve Rude does in the future, and I wish the best to Mike Baron and Steve Rude in their careers and lives. Comics fans, I’d highly recommend checking out the reprint “Nexus: As It Happened,” as you can find out about the beginnings of this series in a convenient, cheap package. Maybe if the reprint does really well, we could see more Nexus sooner.
- Matt Price
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