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>>also what are somethings you'd do differently if you were to do it all over again?Also I would have put Rhiannon in issue 1 somewhere, and hyped up Banshee Vale more in the hurling sections when I briefly mentioned them in volume 1.
>also you mentioned that you had to struggle to get the rights back from some shady publisher how did that happen and what are some redflags people should watch out for things like that?In all honestly, I don't trust any publisher at this point anymore. I am hearing that even big publishers like Marvel, Boom and IDW aren't paying their creators on time-and the guys who work for those companies are way more talented and skilled than me, so if they aren't getting paid right, I don't expect I'd get treated any better. I'd much rather work on my own stories and characters than these dinosaur legacy IPs but that's just me. I used to like capeshit but I'm pretty over it now.
>get the rights back from some shady publisher how did that happen and what are some redflags people should watch out for things like that?Yes this was a nightmare-learn from my mistakes! I think in 2014 I went to a comic con that had a bunch of editors from smaller publishers reviewing work. Every single editor meeting I had went well, but I waited to meet the biggest one of them before saying yes to the others. The final editor showed the most enthusiasm, only wanted 50% of the IP rights, and was publishing some big IPs I heard of and working with high level artists.
Also I have to note that I went to this convention with a family member who attempted to start major drama with me right before my editor meetings, so I wasn't thinking straight and was emotional when I signed the rights away. For a whole year, the Publisher refused to tell me how many books were selling and how much money I owed.
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