A Brief Chat with Gary Spencer Millidge.

For a man who's comic output rivals William Gibson's literature output for huge gaps between product, he seems remarkably calm in facing fans who may rightly be a tad miffed. Now I'm not one to demand that artists and authors meet their audience's exacting demands, but a four trade paperback story started in 1997 probably should have been finished and delivered by now. However, at the Bristol Comics Expo yesterday, he did at least have the modicum of decency to express an intention to get the long awaited final chapter of Strangehaven completed and out on the shelves as soon as was reasonably possible.

Actually I'm being quite harsh on the man. He seems like he genuinely wanted to finish the work some time ago, but hasn't been prepared to a) turn down the paying work that keeps him in food and shelter and b) compromise on his quality of work. I think that as a fan, you really have to respect that. For anyone (probably no one who reads this) interested in completing a collection of single issue comics of Strangehaven, there may be some disappointment. Millidge is aware of the business issues and probable demand for the comic and thinks that he may have to go straight to trade and consider a print on demand service for the waning number of loyal die hards.