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DC Comics Cancels Inferior Five Half Way Through With #6

Published Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:36:36 -0600

Last updated Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:38:06 -0600

The current Inferior Five series from DC Comics by Keith Giffen, Michele Delecki and Jeff Lemire was solicited as a twelve-issue limited series, and with the January solicitation that's just what it still was. Look.

INFERIOR FIVE #5
written by KEITH GIFFEN and JEFF LEMIRE
art and cover by KEITH GIFFEN and MICHELLE DELECKI
backup story art by JEFF LEMIRE
The danger under Dangerfield: the young heroes have discovered a relic from the Invasion interred deep beneath their horrifying hometown, but will they be as irresponsible with it as they have with everything else? Plus, the Peacemaker arrives on the scene to keep them from hurting themselves and planet Earth!
ON SALE 01.01.20 $3.99 US |5 OF 12|32 PAGES

But the February DC Comics 2020 solicitations reveal a different picture.

INFERIOR FIVE #6
written by KEITH GIFFEN and JEFF LEMIRE
art by KEITH GIFFEN and MICHELLE DELECKI
backup story written by JEFF LEMIRE
backup story art by JEFF LEMIRE
cover by HOWARD PORTER
The Inferior Five make their last stand—and since it's their final issue, it really is their last stand! Plus, is Dangerfield, AZ, going up for sale? It's not even a nice place to visit, so who would want to live there?
ON SALE 02.05.20 $3.99 US | 6 OF 6 | 32 PAGES FC | DC FINAL ISSUE

Cut in half. From 5 of 12 to 6 of 6. Well, at least it wasn't cancelled with #5 – that would have been too on the nose.