AS SOME HAVE NOTICED, The Warriors: Jailbreak #2 was supposed to be out a while ago. August, in fact. And yet: It is not out.

So here’s the bad news, which I just got yesterday: The Warriors: Jailbreak, after having its first issue come out in July, appears to have been put on a hiatus of sorts. It’s currently unknown when Jailbreak #2, #3, and #4 will come out, but I wouldn’t hold your breath, as it sounds like they might not hit comic-book stores until sometime in 2010—at which point, I suspect, everyone will be too busy fleeing in terror from replicants on hoverboards to pay much attention to a comic that should have been out a year previous.

The collected edition of Jailbreak, which was set to be published in December (and which would have made a really fantastic Christmas gift for all the teenage gangmembers in your life) has also been delayed indefinitely.

I’m as frustrated, disappointed, and angered by this as anybody, if not more so; rest assured that if there’s any news about when Jailbreak will resume publication, I’ll post about it here first.

As for discussing the specific factors that have caused this delay, there are a number of things keeping my mouth shut for the time being—some of them are due to professional and legal obligations, and some of them are merely related to the fact that I want to be done with this mess for a little while. I can note, however, that all four of my Jailbreak scripts have been turned in since May, and that as far as I know, Jailbreak’s exemplary art team—pencilers Todd Herman and Herb Apon, inker Nick Nix, and colorist Jeremy Treece—have been completing their work as quickly and as professionally as can be expected given the tumultuous circumstances. It’s been a pleasure working with those guys, and I think I speak for Jailbreak’s entire creative team when I say that we’re hoping the book comes out in its intended form as soon as possible.

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In less depressing news, thanks to Rick Emerson and Cheryl Kanekoa at Outlook Portland for putting together a whole goddamn Jailbreak-centric episode a few weeks ago. Here! Look at a kinda crappy picture I took of Todd and Herb on set, talking with host Rick Emerson!

Herb, Todd, and I had a fantastic time pretending to be fancy-pants TV stars and bullshitting our way through Rick’s questions about comics in general and Jailbreak in particular. While Rick’s kind words about how the three of us fared on the program do seem to be influenced by either bribery or a potent chemical substance, it was still a great experience being on the show, and I hope we didn’t screw it up too badly. Video of the episode should be online soon; I’ll post it here once its available.

Likewise, and despite the delay in Jailbreak’s publication, I’ll continue updating this site fairly regularly with links to and excerpts from my work in the Portland Mercury, news about other comics projects I have in the pipeline, shameless plugs for upcoming comics from creators I know and like, and any news about Jailbreak. In other words, I won’t be going anywhere, so stay tuned.