In this case, this opportunity arose - I never expected that Vertigo would want the book, much less ask us to do new stuff, but they did and Becky was super enthusiastic about that. 'I feel like it's best sometimes just to leave it alone. 'As a personal philosophy I feel it's better to move forward and create something new rather than doing a lot of sequels or revisiting stuff,' he said. While Wood was excited to see the original 'DEMO' reach a wider audience through Vertigo's reprinting in 2008, he was admittedly apprehensive about doing a follow-up. My deal with AiT/PlanetLar was about to run its course and they said, 'Oh, we'd definitely love to publish that.' I was like, 'Really? Great!' It was awesome! As soon as Vertigo said they wanted to put the old book into print, they asked us what we thought about doing another run.' When I signed my first exclusive at DC, they asked me if I had any of my other indie books that had rights reverting back to me. 'We came to work at Vertigo through different editors. ''DEMO' was what first made Vertigo interested in Becky and me,' he said. Becky and I tried it in the original issue #12 where there's a story in the background with some of the original characters, but it wasn't a continuation of the storyline.'Ĭoming back to 'DEMO' is a unique experience for Wood, especially since Volume One is what initially made Vertigo sit up and take notice of both him and Cloonan. I feel like if I then explain what happened after that, it somehow takes away the impact of the first.

'The first 'DEMO' #2, where Emmy runs away from home, the end of the story is that she runs away. I feel like that really undermines the integrity of not only the actual concept of 'DEMO,' but also the integrity of the old stories,' the writer told CBR News.

That's actually a line I don't think I'll ever really cross.

Wood was quick to say that you won't be seeing any old, familiar faces in terms of characters from Volume One - he's looking to create new stories. If you look at the original 'DEMO,' there's a story about the zombie dog - stuff more like that.' 'It's not so much superpowers, it's supernatural. 'These stories have a lot more of a supernatural flair than anything else,' Wood said of the new miniseries.

Demo by brian wood