Emancipation?

Mark Mayerson mayerson at sidefx.sidefx.com
Fri Feb 4 16:53:34 CET 1994


To Don Rosa:

Don,

You know the publishing situation in the U.S. and Europe far better than I,
so what I'm about to suggest may be an impossibility.  However, have you
thought about using the reputation that you've established with the Disney
comics and using it as leverage to get something of your own off the ground?

You rightfully complain about the financial and ownership situation with
regard to Disney.  If your name is enough of a draw in Europe, maybe
Egmont or somebody else would publish a comic that you own all rights to.

The artists who formed Image comics took advantage of their following at
Marvel to go off on their own.  They are far better off now financially
than they were then, if only because they control all the anciliary
rights for merchandising, movies, etc.

Does Egmont or any other Disney publisher in Europe also publish non-Disney
comics where a creator-owned story would fit in?  This would relieve you
of the responsibility of carrying an entire comic by yourself but could
give you an outlet to start building up a following and an inventory
for characters of your own.

Do you think this is possible?

As a side issue, even making noises about this might give you some leverage
with Egmont to improve your page rate or get some other concessions to
keep you working on ducks.
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Mark Mayerson				Side Effects Software Inc.,
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