Marvel Comics announced their “Fantastic Four” franchise would come to an end in 2015 after 53 years in publication.
The confirmation came shortly after Axel-in-Charge panel began on Sunday, Oct. 12 at New York Comic Con 2014. Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” writer James Robinson spoke about the final issues of the comic book series.
"This is what I will say: when I started this book, some people were open to it, but there was a lot of negativity because I heard, 'Oh, my God -- James Robinson is going to do this dark, depressing Fantastic Four book. Who cares? That's not what we want!' I think I surprised everybody in that the book is still, I think, a pretty good Fantastic Four book,” Robinson told Comic Book Resources TV.
“It has all those elements that we like about the book. There's definitely been a groundswell of people -- 'This is a good book, Leonard Kirk's art is wonderful.' At the end of the day, nobody that likes the Fantastic Four will have a bad taste in their mouth. That's all I can say. I'm not going to let anybody down, I'm not going to leave this book on a bad note. I love these characters.”
Robinson added he wasn’t sure why people are upset about the end of “Fantastic Four” when sales reflect a decline in readers purchasing the comics. Robinson claimed he’s faced a lot of hate from his work on the “Fantastic Four” franchise.
"That's the thing -- everyone's upset now because the book is going away," the writer told CBR. "Are they buying the book? I don't know if they are. A lot of it is just people like to get online and moan and complain. I guarantee you if you kill of any character, the most obscure character, you'll get one angry person that claims it was their favorite character. Jack Frost, golden age character, they've done something to him. Where's the razor blades, I'm slashing my wrists. People do that on the internet, so you have to take that with a grain of salt."
