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The Longbox Morgue, File #002: Morning Glories

Bill Casticart · November 4, 2026
In 2010, Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma introduced readers to Morning Glory Academy, a school where sinister experiments, time-bending mysteries, and deadly secrets awaited six students. After 50 issues, Morning Glories vanished in 2016, leaving its elaborate mythology unresolved and readers waiting for answers. In Case File #002 of The Longbox Morgue, we investigate the comic's sudden disappearance, its creators' explanations, and whether this ambitious Image Comics series will ever return to finish its story.

Finale Interruptus: Case File #015 - The Middleman

Bill Casticart · November 2, 2026
Canceled after just 12 episodes in 2008, The Middleman never aired its planned season finale. But creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach refused to leave the story unfinished, reviving the missing episode as a graphic novel and later returning for a multiverse crossover. Case File #015 investigates how a canceled television series found its ending in comics.

Eva Cassidy: Jazzed — A Voice Reborn in Crystal-Clear Jazz

Dennis Russo · November 2, 2026
Dennis revisits the extraordinary voice of Eva Cassidy as Jazzed brings her classic recordings into new arrangements. With crystal-clear vocals, lush orchestration, and fresh interpretations of familiar favorites, this posthumous release earns an enthusiastic recommendation.

Finale Interruptus: Cold Cases - Case File #010: Dark Angel

Bill Casticart · October 31, 2026
When Fox canceled Dark Angel in 2002, Max Guevara and her fellow transgenics were left defending Terminal City, with major mysteries unresolved. We investigate the cancellation, James Cameron's final episode, and the Max Allan Collins novels that continued the story television never finished.

Speak the Words, Release the Demon: DC's Occult Revival

Bill Casticart · October 31, 2026
Jack Kirby's Etrigan returns in a new series from James Harren, with a second printing already announced. Meanwhile, the long-lost Swamp Thing 1989 finally reveals another chapter of the Demon's history, making 2026 a remarkable year for DC's supernatural antihero.

The Crowdfunding Carousel: When Yesterday's Comics Depend on Tomorrow's Backers

Raven Oweiner · October 30, 2026
Comic-book crowdfunding has raised millions of dollars, but some backers are still waiting years for their rewards. From Ethan Van Sciver's campaign backlog to long-delayed projects and questions about cross-campaign financing, The Crowdfunding Carousel examines the money, the promises, the documented delays, and what happens when yesterday's obligations collide with tomorrow's fundraising.

The Longbox Morgue, File #001: Afterlife with Archie

Bill Casticart · October 29, 2026
Ten years after *Afterlife with Archie* disappeared from comic shops, Reggie Mantle's promise to murder Betty Cooper remains unresolved. We revisit the zombie apocalypse that destroyed Riverdale, the wedding that never happened, and the missing issues that could finally put this unfinished horror story to rest.

Finale Interruptus: Case File #014 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Bill Casticart · October 26, 2026
When FOX canceled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles in 2009, John Connor was stranded in a future where nobody knew his name. Finale Interruptus investigates the ratings decline, the shocking series finale, and the abandoned third-season plans that might have rewritten the Terminator mythology.