Of all of the Pilot Season titles being released from Top Cow, Aphrodite IX is being pulled by the publisher.

“The decision to cancel Aphrodite IX Pilot Season was a tough one,” explained Matt Hawkins, President of Top Cow, “The issue wasn’t coming together in a way that would work for Pilot Season. We didn’t want to risk delaying the voting process for Pilot Season or releasing a pilot issue we weren’t completely happy with, so the responsible thing to do was to remove it from the promotion. Fans haven’t seen the last of Aphrodite IX though.”

Pilot Season will continue with five titles; Ripclaw, Cyblade, Velocity, The Necromancer, and The Angelus.

I’m happy Top Cow isn’t giving up on Aphrodite IX, and I hope we do get to see the full issue next year.

In the mean time, check out the full color cover (not previously released) to the issue that almost was.

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Top Cow VP of Marketing and Sales Filip Sablik sent Major Spoilers a whole bunch of pictures of the Top Cow booth and attendees from the San Diego Comic-Con. Take the jump for celebrity shots, booth babes, new merch and more.

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Long a fan of the IX I am, but darned if I am not missing one issue out of my collection, and the trade paperback has been out of print for some time too.

While I won’t be able to get my hands on the missing issue any time soon, I will be able to get a copy of the Aphrodite IX Trade Paperback that is being reissued with an all new covers by David Finch.

The trade will collect issues 1-4 and the hard to find issue #0 (believe me, I’ve tried).

The full cover image and more after the jump.

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Top Cow/Moore Statues Selling Fast!

Top Cow Productions, Inc. in conjunction with CS Moore Studio is pleased to announce that all 500 units of the Aphrodite IX Statue Artist Proof edition have sold out from the manufacturer. The statue is a new Artist Proof of the incredibly popular original Aphrodite IX statue released several years ago. It features a brand new paint scheme, new base, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. The certificate will come with an original sketch by Marc Silvestri and will be signed by both Silvestri and the sculptor, Clayburn S. Moore.

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