And comiXology never took any ancillary rights, so all creators retained merchandising, TV, and film rights 100%. Not only had they been sponsoring conventions I loved like Thought Bubble and various other artist alleys for years, but they were also creating original comics with some of my former students and many of the most exciting emergent creators - folks who, in my opinion, were pushing the industry forward in all kinds of energetic ways. I was already a huge fan of what comiXology had quietly been doing for a long time. Seeing all this, our editor at Best Jackett, Will Dennis (who first greenlit American Vampire), suggested we talk to Chip Mosher over at comiXology who was both a friend and an industry staple. So creators have to work for a few months without pay, something that can be a hurdle for some. This would have been at Image Comics, who offer 100% creative ownership, who only take a flat fee per published book, and pay after the comic is published.
Could we put these books out affordably, in a way that acknowledged the strain everyone was feeling?
And now there was an added issue of affordability. Everyone was scared about work and the future of the industry and truthfully, though we were all dedicated to these books, we weren't sure the line would be able to survive. My first few co-creators and I were JUST about to begin work in earnest when the pandemic hit and everything shut down. So, flash back to early 2020… My plan was to launch a couple books, use them to fund the next books, and so on. On his mailing list, he talked more about the origins of the Best Jackett Press deal with ComiXology, Amazon, and Dark Horse Comics. And Scott Snyder took a different approach. Warren Ellis' work would have led with Fell but his relationship with Image Comics is on hold right now. Barnes is launching Zombie Love Stories as a publishing imprint for his planned books, including a Blacula adaptation. Scott Snyder, Warren Ellis, and Rodney Barnes were three planned comic creators. Then the pandemic, shutdown and lockdowns hit, and things changed. It's Scott Snyder time! The plan, as Bleeding Cool knew it, was that last year would have seen the launch of a number of creator-owned imprints at Image Comics, each with a lead comic book creator.
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