In 2007, Erik Larsen was asked about the status of the project, and explained "Alan had a falling out with one of the creators on the "1963" project and he did not want to re-open those wounds. That ship may have sailed, sorry to say." Moore has publicly expressed much frustration with Jim Lee for selling Wildstorm comics (which owns Moore's America's Best Comics line) to DC (whom Moore had sworn to never work for again), but it is unconfirmed whether this is what Larsen was referring to. More probably, Larsen was referencing the fact that Moore had cut ties with Steve Bissette due to personal issues. Bissette has outlined how things happened from his perspective, with the problem being an interview he gave to "The Comics Journal":