“Hollywood has taken something Now, He Is Taking Lessons from Hollywood for His Latest Comic. LIEFELD HAS WATCHED As in Recent Years, with The Box Office Struggling, Revenues from Ancillary Markets have Become More Important for the Lifecycle of a Movie. (See: Wicked’s Massive”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
For Youngblood No. 1, LIEFELD TRIED A SIMILAR TACTIC. He launched a bespoke, Direct to consider version of the book that he sol Directly to fans on his website in april. The Experiment Worked and Now Reveals to The Hollywood Reporter that Book Generated $ 500,000 in Sales Across Five Editions Featuring Different Covers.
“I BELIEVE COMIC BOOK Talent, Just Like The Studios, Need Different Revenue Streams,“ Says Liefeld. “Direct to consider is a giant revenue stream. WHEN Marvel and DC Decide to Tap that vein that and just tapped Into, It Will Be Massive.”
For his next step, he is prepring to an additional revenue stream, with A Mass Market Edition that Will Be Released in Stories by Image Comics in November. This Version Will Covers From Star Artists Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland), Daniel Warren Johnson (Transformers, do a PowerBomb), Ryan Stegman (X-Men, Venom), Ryan Otley (Invincible, Battle Beast), Kael ngu (Venom), Erik Gist (Undeadpool, Spawn), and Mark Spears (Monsters).
LIEFELD IS CAREFUL TO NOTE THAT The Direct to Consumer Editions Fans Purchased in April Will Be Unique to Them – With The Mass Market Editions Som. WHAT WAS SPECIAL About the Original Versions.
LIEFELD’S Youngblood Comes After A Public Split with Marvel Comics, Who He Is Known for Characters Such as Deadpool and Cable. LIEFELD REVEALED IN FEBRUARY IN A FIEERY PODCAST AND Followup Interview with Thr that he was severing ties with the company folllowing what he perceived as indignities at the Deadpool & Wolverine Premiere.
“I Went Out A LIMB. NUKED that bridge behind me. Pored as Much Gasoline as I COURuld, and SAID, ‘Goodbye Marvel,’ ‘Lifeld Says. “I PROBABLY NEED TO PUT THAT MUCH Pressure On MySelf to Work As Hard As I Am Now.”
Read on for An Exclusive Look at the Cover Images.
Erik M. Gist
Erik M. Gist
Ryan Stegman
Ryan Stegman
Daniel Warren Johnson