http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/01/big-numbers-to-conclude/
Heidi’s April Fool’s joke this year was Simon The Biz Bisley finishing up the last 7 issues of Big Numbers. At least that’s how I heard it second-hand at work. I actually thought that was kind of cool–I’ve always really liked Bisley’s artwork, though I have to say I don’t think he’s ever really stretched himself, or produced a consistant body of work up to his potential. I never heard the second part of Heidi’s little joke, that it’d be Akiva “Batman and Robin” Goldsman taking over from Moore’s plots. That would’ve ruined the illusion I guess.
Still, I know Biz can just draw whatever the hell he wants for the rest of his career, but yeah… I’d love for him to try and tackle something really ambitious. I guess that was the joke though? That would never really happen.
– Christopher
Actually, in case you didn’t know, Biz was almost the artist for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, back when Moore first got the idea… I believe that was when Tundra was still around; Kevin Eastman was connected, but Moore wound up doing stuff on that new Spirit series Kitchen sink had instead…
Jog- I actually didn’t know that. I love Kevin O’Neil on that series… I’d have a hard time imagining Biz doing it now. But it’s good to know that once upon a time…