The Reignbow doll campaign is a good example.
I just hope he takes That Other Dude’s Persona’s parting advice.
I'm not sweeping for these crowdfund grifters, but if the Indiegogo backer numbers don't add up it could be because of a secret perk (like a patreon exclusive or a discount link) also if a perk is deleted the backer number could seem off. But on some of the older campaigns it was donations (donating without claiming a perk) that fudged the numbers.
This is such a brain dead perspective. Turn on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, etc. if you want to hear about Orange or Zelenksy’s clubhouse.
I have a loft full of Vertigo comics from the 90s when I autistically bought practically everything that came out on the imprint. There were a lot of titles that, while interesting, were either too idiosyncratic to gain mainstream appeal (The Minx or Deadenders spring readily to mind ) or they came out the gate strongly then faded (I'm looking at you House of Secrets) or they couldn't deliver on their concept but were still decent (American Century). Many of Zack's leftfield efforts would have made good 3 or 4 issues minis. I appreciate that he is not liked by many on this thread (I find him exasperating) but he has talent.
I miss lord Ravener, guy had a good head on his shoulder, except got into the ocean as a hurricane approaches.
I haven't read the jawbreakers books or impossible stars or Iron sights YET so I can't speak on those, but I will say that his NarZach where "teenagers fight there "war hero" parents" was weak as hell and really lame.
His quirky projects are just concepts you would see as 5-page stories in random Kickstarter sci-fi anthologies, which is funny because he always made fun of those. Doesn't his immortal story end with him ripping off the Joker film's ending? He's just a weird person that always gets distracted by whatever is currently in vogue, I don't know if I'd call that talent.
Ravener is a major paypig, but seems like a good dude overall. It says a lot about EVS that he managed to lose these people last year. I think Ravener ditched the Kings even before the July drama started.
Yeah, they do it on Kickstarter all the time too. It makes more sense there because you can actually sort projects by % raised, but maybe it still helps with backer psychology.
Vertigo wasn't all great, but the good Vertigo titles were, IMO, probably the best comics of the 90s. Even people who believe the 90s gave us the worst comics ever tend to make an exception for Vertigo. So when you say Zack could have worked for Vertigo in the 90s, it's a fair assumption that you mean the good Vertigo stuff from the 90s and not the shit that's been sitting in a quarter bin for 30 years.
There are some forgotten gems like Army @ Love and Testament. I guess his Pandemic book isn't that much different than something like DMZ and he would be improved by editing. Still don't think he would ever cut it and fit in for long with people like Grant Morisson, but maybe a one off.
A lot of vertigo would be "woke" today, with trannies and gender bending and gay shit.
A one off used thing on ebay can slip thru the system. Like a periodical with ads sent media as a book. Or a video game sent media because it looks the same as a CD/DVD/Blu Ray which are media. But if you send a thousand of the same package at the same time they are gonna check.
FINE! At least then they recognised the potential risk should the character not go over so they made sure the characters were palpable to the general public as opposed to now where they drop their self-insert OC Mary Sue and call the audience names when we do not worship the mud puddle where the comic featuring them was discarded.
@FROG Genuine advice, don't talk about your kids online especially when you're a minor e-celeb with tons of people who hate you.
