DYNAMITE DOES DABEL DEAL

[4nik8]

and it's on sale!

[4nik8]

Dynamite Step Up Over Dabels’ Debt

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/12/08/dynamite-step-up-over-dabels-debt/

Submitted by Rich Johnston on December 8, 2009 – 1:00 pm

This is both a surprising and positive development.

I recently posted about Dynamite Entertainment’s acquisition of various Dabel Bros titles. That they’ve committed to managing the publication of future works, retaining the Dabel brothers to put together the kind of deals that has garnered them attention in the past.

But the stench of debt to comic book creators from past Dabel ventures still hung over the deal. Well, Dynamite’s Nick Barrucci has been doing his best to waft it away.

Dynamite has instigated a deal to all those owed money by the Dabels that either they will find a compromise payment that will settle all matters in full, or Dynamite will make a downpayment on the debt and commit to paying the full debt off over time.

Considering that Dynamite had no legal necessity to pay a bean, and that the debt was solely down to the Dabels’ operations, this is one hell of a step up for the company.

In fact I can’t think of a comparative action like this in the comics industry before.

I understand that some people have taken a compromise payment and others settled for a payment plan. Neither may be perfect, but with the Dabels, perfect was always going to be a long time coming. And one of the studios owed vast sums has reported to me just how pleased they are with the new situation.

Considering that most were not expecting to be paid at all and the rest had resigned themselves to a lengthy and costly legal fight, this has proved a very timely Christmas present for many.

[triscender]

our chances of making it back to coney are looking better and better

[4nik8]

L1 negativity in 5...4...3...

[LIER ONE]

THAT made it sound promising. I still don't think our title made that much profit, to take up the debt on it. We will see tho. I hope so. I want a complete collection of SOMETHING  from THE WARRIORS. Mezco FAILED (no complete gangs), so far DABEL is FAILING. SOMEONE give us a complete series. Right away thought I would be negative, but that sounds promising.

[triscender]

aaaand the crowd goes wild!!

[4nik8]

HEY! I finally won over L1!! and it was a Herculean effort!

now i must rest...

[Ninth Delegate]

HEY! I finally won over L1!! and it was a Herculean effort!

now i must rest...

Maybe it was the gamma radiation residue from that Doc Samson outfit? 

[4nik8]

Maybe it was the gamma radiation residue from that Doc Samson outfit? 

hey! an actual Leonard Samson fan, or didja hafta look that up?!

[Ninth Delegate]

Nah, no need for the likes of wikipedia.  I worked in a comicbook store for a few years and Hulk was one of my faves.  Sold off most of my comic collection about ten year ago but still kept all my Hulk, Thor, Conan and Invaders issues along with an asortment of various issues which still have sentimental value.  The Peter David & Gary Frank issues remain my favorite.

[4nik8]

nice! I'm in the process of reading the entirety of Marvel, month-by-month, from what i consider the beginning, cover date: 11/1961, Fantastic Four #1

..and i do mean entirety

I'm currently about a third of the way through 6/1969, so it'll be awhile before i get to the David stuff!

[LIER ONE]

February and still no word. 

[4nik8]

the rumour was April, so stop looking!

[LIER ONE]

Geeze hostility.  Cranky a little?

[The Swan]

February, April, why ate they so... well, you know what I mean.