Comments on: Spike on webcomic economics http://www.popcultureshock.com/spike-on-webcomic-economics/46454/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Gigcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 12/23/08 http://www.popcultureshock.com/spike-on-webcomic-economics/46454/comment-page-1/#comment-542056 The Gigcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 12/23/08 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:44:43 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=46454#comment-542056 [...] posts about Zuda contracts over at [...] [...] posts about Zuda contracts over at [...]

]]> By: Tyler James http://www.popcultureshock.com/spike-on-webcomic-economics/46454/comment-page-1/#comment-541921 Tyler James Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:49:29 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=46454#comment-541921 Both the Fleen article and your post did manage to omit one pretty big factor. The Zuda artists were already paid for their work initially. For 60 pages of work, they were cut checks in the total of $14,500. That's before anything went to print. Has Templar brought in anywhere near that kind of cash? That's a lot of independent books to sell. I agree, going to print isn't anything to get all that excited about for a Zuda creator...most of their money comes up front, with the small possibility of good things to happen should Hollywood come calling. Personal, I think a Bayou directed by Guillermo del Toro would be huge. Whether or not they have the moxi to make that stuff happen remains to be seen. Both the Fleen article and your post did manage to omit one pretty big factor. The Zuda artists were already paid for their work initially. For 60 pages of work, they were cut checks in the total of $14,500. That’s before anything went to print.

Has Templar brought in anywhere near that kind of cash? That’s a lot of independent books to sell.

I agree, going to print isn’t anything to get all that excited about for a Zuda creator…most of their money comes up front, with the small possibility of good things to happen should Hollywood come calling. Personal, I think a Bayou directed by Guillermo del Toro would be huge. Whether or not they have the moxi to make that stuff happen remains to be seen.

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