Donovan wrote:
Don't books get published on a daily basis where the surviving families are not notified?

I don't know about the publishing world at large, but the comics community tends to be rather tight-knit when it comes to these matters...I still think when someone's life is THE FOCUS of an entire book that some outreach to the family should at least be attempted--it is tasteless and disrespectful to not let them know a book is being produced. As someone said above, it is rather ODD that the family was not contacted for quotes or information. I would like to hear the author and publisher's explanation for this!