Comicsgate founding father Richard C. Meyer (aka Ya Boi Zack aka Diversity & Comics) went to YouTube to address complaints from his crowdfunding backers. He described these backers as feeling “bothered.” Some of his backers are bothered because Meyer is extremely late on delivering several titles. Instead of concentrating his efforts on getting those titles...
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Ethan Van Sciver’s Cyberfrog 2: Rekt Planet surpasses $1 million
Ethan Van Sciver’s Indiegogo campaign for Cyberfrog 2: Rekt Planet surpassed a million dollars Tuesday evening. The campaign is currently at $1,014,653. I backed the campaign on April 18. I’ve come full circle when it comes to backing crowdfunded comics. First I was for it, then I was against it, and now I’m back for...
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ff Hicks is the host of World Class Bullshitters. It’s a podcast and YouTube channel that specializes in whining about Kathleen Kennedy, Brie Larson, and things in geek culture that dare to include women in prominent roles. The show is a proud member of Fandom Menace. It’s a loose group of YouTube channels that specialize...
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When you make a transaction on Indiegogo, you're paying for the privilege of backing a project, not the stated goal of the project, a comic book....
Read MoreRichard C. Meyer files lawsuit against Mark Waid
Richard C. Meyer, the man behind the Comics & Diversity YouTube channel, filed a lawsuit in federal court against comic book writer Mark Waid. He claims Waid committed “tortious interference of a contract” upon him. It’s related to the incident when Meyer announced Antarctic Press was going to publish his comic Jawbreakers: Lost Souls only to have the publisher...
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