Early issues are prized possessions of collectors and issue #1 is considered a ‘must have’ item for any comic book enthusiast’s collection.
Hoping to have lightning strike twice DC Comics teamed Colan and Wolfman in a new supernatural comic books series: Night Force.
Fans were ecstatic and issue #1 sold well. But as the series progressed, despite the team of Colan and Wolfman, the series did not catch on and was cancelled far too soon.
It’s a pity because Night force showed promise and I believe given a chance the series would have become a pivotal supernatural series for DC Comics.
Gene Colan’s art is worth the purchase price alone.
The series promised to be a departure from the normal comic book story structure and in part it lived up to its hype. Wolfman wanted the series to be newsstand edition while DC Comics wanted it to be Direct Sales.
Unfortunately the new format did not catch on with fans and while the series is memorable in that it reteamed the superstar creative team of Wolfman and Colan readers were just not ready for a more cerebral supernatural thriller.
Despite its varied cast, unusual premise, gorgeous art and stellar writing the series only lasted for 14 issues.
Two additional relaunches were attempted by DC Comics with lackluster results. It should be noted that the first ‘official’ appearance of Night Force was as an insert in The New Teen Titans #21.
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