Comments on: Fear Agent Moves to Dark Horse http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:42:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33594 Johanna Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:37:26 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33594 I dunno -- I thought Strange Girl seemed more "today" and original than Fear Agent. But yunno, different strokes. I dunno — I thought Strange Girl seemed more “today” and original than Fear Agent. But yunno, different strokes.

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33588 Augie De Blieck Jr. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:34:19 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33588 I don't think the rest will move to Dark Horse -- not right away, at least. If I had to guess -- and this is pure speculation -- there was probably some heat surrounding FEAR AGENT that Remender thought he could take advantage of. I think it's likely the most commercial of his properties and the most susceptible to Hollywood's usage. (Somehow, SEA OF RED and STRANGE GIRL don't feel like Hollywood rising stars the way FEAR AGENT easily could.) I loved the first arc of FEAR AGENT. I need to get back to it. The art switch from Tony Moore was a little jarring and put me off the book for a little bit, but I definitely enjoyed it for the fun it is. I don’t think the rest will move to Dark Horse — not right away, at least. If I had to guess — and this is pure speculation — there was probably some heat surrounding FEAR AGENT that Remender thought he could take advantage of. I think it’s likely the most commercial of his properties and the most susceptible to Hollywood’s usage. (Somehow, SEA OF RED and STRANGE GIRL don’t feel like Hollywood rising stars the way FEAR AGENT easily could.)

I loved the first arc of FEAR AGENT. I need to get back to it. The art switch from Tony Moore was a little jarring and put me off the book for a little bit, but I definitely enjoyed it for the fun it is.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33584 Johanna Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:17:25 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33584 Ok, you made me laugh, but no, that's not what I was getting at. To me, it just seemed so "boys' adventure", what with the world-weary alcoholic it starred. Ok, you made me laugh, but no, that’s not what I was getting at. To me, it just seemed so “boys’ adventure”, what with the world-weary alcoholic it starred.

]]> By: Kevin Church http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33583 Kevin Church Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:10:07 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33583 <i>The series was too macho for me, but I find it interesting that this isn’t the first title to move from Image to Dark Horse (following Rex Mundi).</i> Is this a polite way of saying "dunderheaded and completely missing the point?" Because that's how <b>I</b> read <i>Fear Agent</i>. The series was too macho for me, but I find it interesting that this isn’t the first title to move from Image to Dark Horse (following Rex Mundi).

Is this a polite way of saying “dunderheaded and completely missing the point?” Because that’s how I read Fear Agent.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33581 Johanna Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:49:59 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33581 So do you expect to see Remender's other titles moving as well? So do you expect to see Remender’s other titles moving as well?

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-33579 Augie De Blieck Jr. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:38:41 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/26/fear-agent-moves-to-dark-horse/#comment-33579 Image is a conduit to publishing comics. You put together your book, you pay your money, and Image puts your book out. They don't take a cut of any ancillary rights, and they don't help you sell those rights, either. They just take a flat fee, no matter how well or how poorly the book sells. Dark Horse has an editorial staff who will help you shuffle all the papers around to get your book published. I don't know what the financial arrangement is, but if you're in the middle of writing and drawing a half dozen books (or however many pies Remender currently has his hands in), I imagine the extra help might be worth the up front cut Dark Horse is going to take. So, yeah, I'm guessing it's a good deal for Remender because it eases the strain of putting the book out while simplifying the process of getting other media rights sold and into production. And that's what Image has always been about -- giving you the rights to your creation to do with them what you want. If you want total control, they'll let you be. If you want help, you're free to go somewhere else for that help. I suspect we might start seeing the discussions again about Image losing far too much talent to remain a viable entity unless they start acting as editorial and a media rights company. We saw that a couple of years ago, but I can't remember which titles kicked off that discussion. I don't think that's a road Image wants to go down, but you never know. Image is a conduit to publishing comics. You put together your book, you pay your money, and Image puts your book out. They don’t take a cut of any ancillary rights, and they don’t help you sell those rights, either. They just take a flat fee, no matter how well or how poorly the book sells.

Dark Horse has an editorial staff who will help you shuffle all the papers around to get your book published. I don’t know what the financial arrangement is, but if you’re in the middle of writing and drawing a half dozen books (or however many pies Remender currently has his hands in), I imagine the extra help might be worth the up front cut Dark Horse is going to take.

So, yeah, I’m guessing it’s a good deal for Remender because it eases the strain of putting the book out while simplifying the process of getting other media rights sold and into production.

And that’s what Image has always been about — giving you the rights to your creation to do with them what you want. If you want total control, they’ll let you be. If you want help, you’re free to go somewhere else for that help.

I suspect we might start seeing the discussions again about Image losing far too much talent to remain a viable entity unless they start acting as editorial and a media rights company. We saw that a couple of years ago, but I can’t remember which titles kicked off that discussion. I don’t think that’s a road Image wants to go down, but you never know.

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