Editing Seaguy (section)

==Publication history==
Morrison has expressed on various occasions that Seaguy represents a deliberate effort to move away from conventions of [[Modern Age of Comic Books|the current era of comics]]: "I had the idea to develop Seaguy into a weapon I could use to fight back against the trendy and unconvincing 'bad-ass' cynicism of current comics, most of which are produced by the most un-'bad-ass' men you can possibly imagine".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12774 |title=Grant Morrison Talks Seaguy |publisher=[[Newsarama]]|date=May 7, 2005 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125516/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12774|archivedate= 2007-09-29}}</ref> Morrison believes that in this fashion the work represents a new vanguard in the development of comics. Morrison expressed similar sentiments about ''[[Zenith (comics)|Zenith]]'', one of the earliest series they worked on, when they said that it "was a reaction against torment superheroes".<ref>[[David Bishop (writer)|Bishop, David]] (2007) ''[[Thrill-Power Overload]]''. [[Rebellion Developments]], 260 pages, {{ISBN|1-905437-22-6}}. Page 120</ref>

''Seaguy'' was planned as a trilogy, the second and third volumes were to be entitled "The Slaves of Mickey Eye" and "Seaguy Eternal" respectively, but due to the lower-than-expected sales of the comic, it was thought that the sequels were unlikely to be published.<ref>[http://www.barbelith.com/topic/22315 "SeaGuy Enthusiasm"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827070116/http://www.barbelith.com/topic/22315|date=2006-08-27}}, comment by Cameron Stewart on September 7, 2005</ref> In 2006, a fan reported to a comics rumor column that Morrison was holding [[DC Comics]]' ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' weekly limited series for ransom. They reportedly offered to help write the series as long as they allowed him to go forward on the ''Seaguy'' sequel.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?article=2495 "Lying in the Gutters"], [[Rich Johnston]], ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'', June 19, 2006</ref>

In April 2008, Morrison said that both sequels would go ahead and gave an overview of the ideas they have about the different parts:<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16045 All Star Grant Morrison III: Superman], [[Comic Book Resources]], April 17, 2008</ref>

{{cquote|I originally thought about it as three books. The first book was his childhood. And it's the idea that you're quite ignorant and you just want to have adventures. And you have all your talking pals and imaginary friends. So that was the child Seaguy. This is the teenage version of Seaguy. It's quite dark and gloomy and glossy and weird but it's quite funny, as well. And the final one is a mature adult, so it's a different version again. But it's basically just this guy growing up and finding out the truth about things.}}

The first sequel, ''Seaguy: The Slaves of Mickey Eye'', was released on April 1, 2009 by DC Comics/[[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]].<ref>[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/01/the-cruellest-month-dc-comics-solicitations-for-april-2009/ The cruellest month: DC Comics Solicitations for April 2009] Robot 6, [[Comic Book Resources]], January 20, 2008</ref>

Morrison has expanded on the broader themes:

{{quote|By the time we get into the third book, it's quite a serious superhero story. This is my ''[[Watchmen]]'', really. This is where I'm really getting to talk about the idea of the superhero.

It's kind of a conspiracy story. It's something like ''[[The Prisoner]]''. We're starting to see more and more about what actually happens. This series is a transition from the world we're living in today into the world of Seaguy, which is taking place maybe 50 or 70 years in the future. So believe it or not, it's actually quite realistic in the end in the sense that it's going to explore how the world got that way and why it got that way and the real piece of crap that's behind it all. It's a big superhero book. The thing that it's closest to of my previous work is ''[[All-Star Superman]]''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20507 Morrison on the Return of Seaguy!], [[Comic Book Resources]], March 20, 2009</ref>}}