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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