(SOURCE:CBR)
"CBR News has learned that the monthly comic starring Wolverine's clone daughter has been canceled. Reached for comment, a spokesman for Marvel would not confirm the end of the series but did say that writer Marjorie Liu has more work to come from the House of Ideas.
The move comes on the heels of several abrupt cancellations earlier this month for titles including Victor Von Doom, Alpha Flight ,Iron Man 2.0 and Destroyers. However, while those projects were either miniseries that weren't yet published or solicited or one that saw its planned launch as a monthly scuttled, "X-23" presents a different case entirely. Aside from being an established monthly title, the comic is currently the only ongoing starring a female lead and the one written by arguably their most recognized female writer in Liu.
In a recent installment of his AXEL-IN-CHARGE column on CBR, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso noted that the cancellation of titles like "Alpha Flight" came in part due to "new budgetary mandates" while the publisher is bolstering its line in a tough economy by shipping extra installments of it core series in 2012. In that light it is important to note two things. Firstly, at #104 on Diamond's Sale Estimates for October books, "X-23" was not the lowest-shipping Marvel Universe series. Behind it were such comics as "Thunderbolts," "X-Factor," "Avengers Academy" and "Ghost Rider " amongst others. Secondly, in the new X-Title solicitations no less than seven books will ship two issues in February including "Uncanny X-Men" and "Wolverine & The X-Men." "
I'm so gutted, it was a great series. It's a real shame, all these recent cancelled titles are terrible news. Plus I don't see a bright future for Ghost Rider or even Thunderbolts. I doubt they'll ever cancel Avengers Academy or X-Factor, but who knows nowadays.
X-23 #20 will be the titles last issue.
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