PW Comics Week has yet another interview with Fred Gallagher on the Megatokyo move from Dark Horse to CMX. Because webcomics are the talk of the blogosphere these days, I was interested in Gallagher’s take on why people would pay for a collection of comics they could read for free online.
“I don’t want people to buy it unless they like my work,” Gallagher says, adding, “I put as much complexity and depth into it as I can so people will reread it.” He also points out that publishing online provides its own publicity. “The time between books isn’t empty, with no exposure. Nothing fades. It’s not a bad model if you can get it to work.”
Also, ten points to Dark Horse for being gracious about the whole thing:
During New York Comic-Con, Dark Horse publicist Lee Dawson said, “Dark Horse was founded on creator rights. We want creators to do what’s best for their property. We respect [Gallagher’s] right to publish where he wants to.”
Well, yet another instance of me being one of the last people to hear this bit of news, but I guess that can be somewhat expected. Still, this does solves the mystery and wonderment on when the next print volume will be out and I can rest easily knowing I don’t have to cave into burning out my retinas to re-read the cathode versions…well, not too much at least. :-)