Nathan Fox Discusses The Weatherman, His Three-Volume Sci-Fi Comic Epic
In a chat with Daily Heller, Nathan Fox opened up about his sci-fi comic series, The Weatherman, which spans three volumes and 19 issues, published by Image Comics. Fox, an Eisner Award nominee and the founding chair of the SVA MFA Visual Narrative program, teamed up with writer Jody LeHeup, known for his work on Deadpool and other titles. LeHeup approached Fox in late 2015, and after two years, the first issue was launched in 2018. The storyline, set in 2770, follows Nathan Bright, a Mars weatherman wrongly blamed for a major attack on Earth, and Amanda Cross, a government agent assigned to protect him while he recovers his memories. The series faced a nearly three-year delay for its last seven issues due to COVID-19, affecting sales and distribution. Fox expressed how meaningful this project has been to him and hinted at possible future collaborations with LeHeup.
Key facts
- The Weatherman is a three-volume, 19-issue sci-fi comic series published by Image Comics.
- Nathan Fox is an Eisner-nominated graphic novelist and founding chair of the SVA MFA Visual Narrative program.
- Jody LeHeup, former editor of Deadpool, Strange Tales and Uncanny X-Force, is the writer and co-creator.
- The series is set in the year 2770 on a terraformed Mars after Earth's destruction by a terrorist attack.
- The first issue was released in 2018, following a two-year development period after LeHeup's 2015 pitch.
- Colorists Dave Stewart and Moreno Dinisio worked on the series, with Stewart on Volume 1 and Dinisio on the remainder.
- The COVID-19 pandemic caused a nearly three-year delay for the final seven issues, impacting distribution and sales.
- Fox and LeHeup have discussed potential future collaborations but have no current plans to continue The Weatherman.
Entities
Artists
- Nathan Fox
- Jody LeHeup
- Dave Stewart
- Moreno Dinisio
- Josh Johns
- Sebastian Girner
- Tom Muller
- Steve Wands
Institutions
- Image Comics
- SVA MFA Visual Narrative program
- Dark Horse Comics
- PRINT Magazine
Locations
- Mars
- Earth