That line right there is where you can taste the snake oil if you create your own stories.
The brands that big companies shill were made by people just like you: a head full of ideas and an empty stomach. What professionals won't say in public is that it takes incredible luck and hard work and a blowjob for you to get your shot at the big time. And even then your day may never come! A bunch of comic creator's stories ended just like True Hollywood Stories: Betrayel, regrets, greed, drugs and heartbreak. Best example: Bill Finger was the Batman's co-creator that died never getting the money or proper credit in his lifetime.
If you make your own stories and know the horrors of working in the industry, fuck all that and make yourself paid and happy. Especially now with crowdfunding and webcomics becoming more accessible. If you want to hold on to that dream of working on Batman, go ahead and try. Try and work with the very people eating each other like wolves right now. Just don't complain when you're next on their menu.
EVS is sitting in the captain's chair Zack left vacant on purpose. Abandon ship and fight for those things on your own if you don't like how he's steering. (nobody would blame you for it, he's bitten too much twitter bait lately.)
The unfortunate truth is that had there not been vast amounts of underhanded double dealings, the Big 2 wouldn't have most of their major characters. Despite the creative theft, those same characters benefited from being passed around a lot of major talent and picked up more abilities and characteristics had they stagnated with their original creators.
The new era of crowdfunded comics will never be able to replicate that, no matter how strong the initial premise might be. Exceptions might be made for those creatives who know when to loan out their IP and to whom.
Holy fucking shit Twitter just updated their "manipulated media policy" and it looks like Ethan van Sciver and the dildo brigade is fuuuuuucked.
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Wow. Is it really over? I feel like celebrating.
Post Cabrone - Circus
We never ran aground
'Till we got straight-up clowned
We'll be the bad guys now
'Cause Ethan disavowed
He never did care
Even when we try
We can't believe it
We carried out his crimes
Caesar's changed and our act got old
Feed the frog 'cause we can't let him go
Run away, but we're running a circus
Run away, War Campaign
We dare Ro to dox something
We're posting our memes again
So we don't feel the pain
Run away, but we're running a circus
Run away, War Campaign, War Campaign
Uh-oh
Now Anna's seething from our latest low blow
We thot so
We said her sis was doomed from the get go
We wouldn't say we misspoke, misspoke
Though it was such a sick joke, a sick joke
But we still have our egos (our egos)
And now she's seething cause we hate that cover so
Told her so
Cecil's rage as our schemes unfold
Pretty tame 'cause there's way more to show
War Campaign, but we're running a circus
Run away, War Campaign
We think if we roast E-than
He'll love us like bros a-gain
But that looks pretty lame
Run away, but we're running a circus
Run away, run away, War Campaign
Maybe Ethan understands what we're going through
It's up to E, what's he got to lose?
Make up your mind, tell us, what are you gonna do?
Come on Eehee, let us know!
Caesar's changed and our act got old
Feed the frog 'cause we can't let him go
Run away, but we're running a circus
Run away, War Campaign
Wish someone would do something
We can't even meme again
Cause Twitter brought the pain
Run away, but we're running a circus
Run away, run away, War Campaign
