NEW COMIC BOOK COMPANY. HIRING.

[Remeria]

Yeah, I kept watching because of the trainwreck, too, until I noticed I was banned from replying. (I'm vicemage, incidentally, and when our oh-so-mature friend deffiant k- bans Remeria, the next of my mules gets to respond.)

Funbucket, great summary. But you forgot about his mansion and private island. Of course he has those, too. That's where he spends all his time while he draws these comics that he can't do more than nine issues of, so he needs to scam hire others to draw and write them for him.

[GreatLemur]

Ha. Dude deletes a bunch of his posts, bans people from his thread, and flees for the hills. Could there possibly be clearer indicators of the fact that his whole company is made of lies and fail? I wonder if he's already created a new Gaia account to escape the shame of his public annihilation.

[Psycho Bunny Studio]

Deffiant k-

rolleyes all i need are a few artists, colorists,and yes i have a lawyer. ive got the materials to publish,and have the first nine issues of everything almost done all by myself. i can hire assistants as needed,and i have two different ways of distribution. one of which is free of charge,and one that is fair in the rate they are charging me.i also have in house printing. if u want a job, post. if u don't, stay out of my forum or u get reported for harassment. this is NOT a discussion thread. stare

If you report her for Harassment you know you might get your own account banned since what she is doing is questioning you, not harassment.

Unless calling someone a liar is harassment.

In any case.

Proof of your company? Does it have a name? Contact information for your lawyer? Copy of the contract? proof of your finances?

I mean I can say I'm a bird till I'm blue in the face but until I can offer you a paper copy of my comic I'm still full of bullshit.

[Psycho Bunny Studio]

Vicemage

Your inkjet printer does not constitute "in house printing," even though it is located in your house and prints.

*Snicker*

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Your absolute lack of professionalism makes me doubt everything else you're listing off. A real business wouldn't post eye rolls when doubted. A real business would also know how to spell the word "you" and use proper grammar, punctuation and capitalization.

*whistles because of the amount of grammar mistakes I make*

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And I REALLY doubt that you alone have created 9 issues of 47 quality books at 33 pages each. That's 13,959 pages.

and even if you did a print run of only 50 each and got the discount you get when you print 1,000, at entirely black and white copies (which for the super hero industry an't gonna cut it) that's still around $11,000 and for someone with that much money advertising on GAIA (a place where you can't even legally hire half of the people) I find your buiness practice to be a little questionable.

[Psycho Bunny Studio]

megrar

wait--two methods of distribution? one of which is free of charge? free of charge--as in you're not demanding they pay for shipping, or do you mean you're giving the comics away free?

is the other method Diamond? because they are they ONLY comics distributor in the US.

do you have a website? and why have you agreed not to show any copyrighted material? you have to show some just to drum up interest.

and frankly, you could show us ordinary non-comic-related sketches so we could know what sort of project the artists would be inheriting.

and pay-rate? or did you pick gaia to advertise on because kids don't need as much money as adults?

I think there are two other distributions centers other then Diamond but Diamond is just so big that they hardly count (There's a US law that prevents Diamond from being the ONLY one... something that has to do with Oil and I... MONOPOLY law, you can't be the only one of a certain business type, that's it.)

Or maybe I'm thinking of the Canadian distribution company that's really really small...

hummm..

Or my sources are just old.

[Psycho Bunny Studio]

Ebert_Coredor

Spawn #1 Auction on Amazon

Money in the bank, it's now worth 5$. And Spawn was a character that got popular enough to get his own MOVIE DEAL. What do you think your chances are of breaking that big? And why would a speculator buy "Deffiant K.'s terrible imaginary comic #1" over the thousands of new properties that come out every month? Do you think collectors just buy ANYTHING with a #1 on the cover just in case it's worth money at some point?

I really really wish they did, Especially since the #1 of my comic book only had 100 issues and I won't do a re-print. I should be ROLLING in the dough.


GUESS WHAT PEOPLE

I'M NOT!!

This makes me sad. But reality does that.

[eli]

Psycho Bunny Studio

I think there are two other distributions centers other then Diamond but Diamond is just so big that they hardly count (There's a US law that prevents Diamond from being the ONLY one... something that has to do with Oil and I... MONOPOLY law, you can't be the only one of a certain business type, that's it.)

Or maybe I'm thinking of the Canadian distribution company that's really really small...

hummm..

Or my sources are just old.

google claims there's an indy comics distributor. the comic shop my husband works with really only deals with diamond though--and this despite them dealing almost half their stock in indy comics (which is only possible because they're on an art school campus). once i made a request for a Finder book, and they ended up ordering straight from the artist.

[Remeria]

Seems like he did run for the hills, since this account's not banned yet. blaugh

Grammar-wise, Psycho, from what I've seen of you when I duck in here, you're at least TRYING. (And with the issue #1 thing, I know. I'd be making so damn much money if all it took was to put a #1 on a book and offer it for sale. Oh well. At least I mostly break even when I go to cons now, even if only part of that money comes from actual book sales.)

From what I remember, Diamond really is the only US distributor, in spite of anti-monopoly laws... Some shops (like one near me) will purchase directly from creators, but if you want to sell, you're supposed to go through Diamond. That's why it's a big deal when an indie creator gets into Diamond. (Me, I don't have much hope of that since I can't afford a REAL print run and have to stick with POD stuff... but that's okay, the local place will keep selling books for me.)

[Deffiant k-]

U PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE COMIC BOOK MARKET IS. FURTHERMORE: if u were smart,u would know every outlet for printing. both Diamond,independent,as well as the four different free publishing ones,who take royalties only on copies sold.(they also promote, distribute,as well as print for a small fee) i have access to four printers. free. as ive known who owns them since kindergarten. i can use them anytime i want. and secrecy in comics sells MORE comics. and u cant make any money off of one or two titles. the only reason DC comics, and marvel comics make anything now,is off of multiple titles. hence why they still have said industry monopolized. and in DC comics case,warner bros. owns them,so yeah,they can afford any downside. and i am a legit business,and do NOT have to prove it to anyone, until time of sale. nine other people responded to this in pm form. all also provided actual links to artwork online. i hired most of them. they also have proof that they actually know something about the industry, which is something YOU have yet ta prove.

[eli]

look. delude yourself all you want. i feel bad for the kids you have tricked into submitting their work to you--but they cant be that sharp, if all it takes to convince them is a bunch of raving about marketing strategies that just wont work.

and, since when is diamond an "outlet for printing"? we were talking distribution. and previously, you claimed to only be using two methods of distribution--one of which was diamond. in the last few hours this has lept to 5? all of whom you have magically known since kindergarten?

most decent entrepreneurs make a point of calm, rational discourse, wherein they highlight their factual strengths. you, on the other hand, favor hysterics and classic childish behaviors such as "you cant make me" and "i hate you, i hate you."

im amazed. if you ARE 33, you have to be the most immature 33year old in the US.

[Deffiant k-]

the four printers i mentioned are here, i never said diamond did anything but distribute.and the other companies im talking about that are free im not utilizing,with the exception of one of them. i just find it funny that u supposedly u know something of this medium,but seem to know nothing of their existence.... . also u guys spammed me first. this is not a discussion forum. its a hiring one. and im a member of the over thirty and gaian guild,look it up.

[eli]

oh wow, you're part of a guild. color me apathetic.

we have a hard time believing you because of how you conduct yourself. and being part of some guild doesn't mean anything.

and, if those presses are in your physical location, why WOULD we know about them? i know of a man who does a similar thing for people local to my area. but i certainly dont assume that the world over knows of him. outside of him, i've heard of Lulu, Comixpress, the Xeric Foundation, Slave Labor Graphics, Archaia Studio Press, Oni Press, blah blah blah. there's so many ways to do things.

i'm trying to understand why you react and think the way you do. because absolutely no part of how you describe the comics market is as i (and the others here) have experienced it. it amazes me. and your further unwillingness to name even one thing we might verify your truthfulness only leads us to suspect you of terminal bullshit. because you wouldn't be the first a*****e to try ripping off young dumb artists. even Tokyopop understands the necessity of transparency, but not you.

when my first comics contract was offered to me, it was by a very small company that was traditionally regular books, and only just started getting into comics, and they offered me anything i could possibly want to reassure me that they were legit. websites, previous products, contact information, everything.

all you can manage is a name. "m. k. comics." when i run that through google, i get mortal komat comics, and mkcomics.com--a site that in no way resembles anything you have described.

so. wtf? are you another nigerian prince?

[Kaxen]

How hard is it to say the names and specifics of all the stuff you claim to have?

I've seen phishing e-mails that are more specific... rolleyes

[Thich Quang Duc]

Deffiant k-

U PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE COMIC BOOK MARKET IS. FURTHERMORE: if u were smart,u would know every outlet for printing. both Diamond,independent,as well as the four different free publishing ones,who take royalties only on copies sold.(they also promote, distribute,as well as print for a small fee) i have access to four printers. free. as ive known who owns them since kindergarten. i can use them anytime i want. and secrecy in comics sells MORE comics. and u cant make any money off of one or two titles. the only reason DC comics, and marvel comics make anything now,is off of multiple titles. hence why they still have said industry monopolized. and in DC comics case,warner bros. owns them,so yeah,they can afford any downside. and i am a legit business,and do NOT have to prove it to anyone, until time of sale. nine other people responded to this in pm form. all also provided actual links to artwork online. i hired most of them. they also have proof that they actually know something about the industry, which is something YOU have yet ta prove.

Quoted for posterity. Because Lord knows you like to make these little embarrassments disappear.

IronSpike here. I'd post under my primary, but I guess you didn't like what I had to say, huh?

Still waitin' on the name of your lawyer, kiddo. And identify these print outfits dabbling in distribution, too. If they're willing to waive tens of thousands of dollars of profit to publish Deffiant's Imaginary Comics, Inc., LLC, Co., they must be pretty darn big.

By the way, LOVING the "I have a secret army of silent supporters!" defense. Haven't seen that once since I was sixteen. Care to link the artists supposedly working for you, or are they made of the same crusty Kleenex full of spent semen and bitter tears your lawyer is?

[GreatLemur]

Deffiant k-

U PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE COMIC BOOK MARKET IS.

I know that DC Comics only published 39 ongoing books this month, and you're telling me your secret company--founded in some mirror universe where advertising hurts sales--has 47.

I know that every time a comics company crashes and burns, the main cause that's pointed out is usually the fact that they glutted the damn market with too many titles at once, while you're claiming that such a scheme is the key to success.

I know that you just said Marvel and DC "have said industry monopolized", which suggests you haven't been in a comic shop in the past 10 years.

I know that you a claim to be a professional, but you don't bother to type out the word "you" or use paragraphs, and you're doing "business" in a freaking Gaia forum of all places. Seriously, I need to repeat that: A FREAKING GAIA FORUM. And you found nine people who both believed in your invisible comics company and were worth hiring? In less than 24 hours? In this tiny, slow-moving community full of "plz draw my shitty manga idea" threads?

But, most importantly, I know what bullshit smells like. When somebody shows up talking like a 14-year-old and claiming to have a major professional operation going on, yet offers no concrete evidence--not even a website or a single image--it smells like bullshit. When somebody claims to have a whole phantom army of friends, supporters, and employees in their private message box--it smells like bullshit. When somebody responds to questions and criticism by ignoring things they don't have an answer for, deleting their own posts where they've said foolish things, and banning people from their thread for refuting their claims--yes, folks--it smells like bullshit.