Although no explanation has been provided yet, the news came out of the New York Comic Con that's underway this weekend that DC's Manhunter series is no longer cancelled. This comic has had a checkered history so far, making it somehow appropriate that it would be involved in such a strange turn of events this weekend ("uncancelled?"). It had previously been announced as being cancelled about a year ago, then given a reprieve of five additional issues after a break of a few months. Then we heard that those five issues were it, as advance sales on them hadn't warranted more life for the title.
I actually only started buying and reading Manhunter after the initial story broke that it was being given the temporary reprieve. I thought, if DC is behind the book enough to give it a second chance, that's usually a sign that it has something going for it. So I bought a few random issues, read them and liked them, and them embarked on filling in the roughly 20 issues in the series. I've had it reserved at the local comic store ever since, adding my one copy per month to its feeble sales figures. It's a smartly-written comic, with a female protagonist who's neither a complete bitch nor a slutty character - the two favourite representations of strong women in comics, it seems. She's likeable without being perfect, and complex enough that you're never quite sure how she'll react to what Life serves up to her next. Not the greatest of series, but thoroughly enjoyable. So I'm glad to hear it'll continue.
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