Freelance comic ledger writers and artists have accused publisherScout Comicsofnot paying themfor their employment , in some slip not doing so ( or communicate with them ) for a year or more .
It all start whenJarred Luján , co - creator of the 2023 one - shot All the Devil Are Here , took to social medium to exact he “ got screwed ” by Scout , and advised newer creators stay away from the company . In hisTwitterthread , he alleges he has n’t been paid for his work in “ over a year,”and that he was meet with enmity when he tried to get to the bottom of it . “ The editorial theater director implied we ’d be blacklist for complaining , ” say Luján , “ [ and the ] chief executive officer came in work like he ’d avail and now he ’s ghosting us too . If it ’s like that at the top , you know why everything else sucks . ”
After Luján ’s screw thread , other creators chime in with their own Scout experience . Several , such as creative person Christian DiBari and writerBrian Wickman , said their various book ended because of likewise sullen mass with Scout . DiBari revealed that he and other creators were met with unspecified “ bullshit threats ” from the publisher in 2021 , and bid them “ the biggest scam going in terms of a publisher . ”Matthew Erman , who co - create Long Lost with Lisa Sterle , revealed the duo managed to get their declaration with Scout give notice , implying that operation was an integral trial by ordeal .
Image: Justin Greenwood & Brad Simpson/Jarred Luján & Matt Harding. (Other)
If you ’re a fresh God Almighty , please avoid@ScoutComicslike the pestilence . Have n’t pay me for a rule book out over a yr . Wo n’t respond email . We delivered a completed , profitable Word and still got screwed .
— Jarred Luján ( @jarredlujan)February 28 , 2024
“ [ Scout ] did the same to us on our titles too , ” saidKiyarn Taghan , who co - make Tales say in Technicolor Horror with DiBari . “ [ They ] defy to invalidate contract and willingly sit on gunstock refusing to sell it and even take it from the store . So eccentric . None of them know what they ’re doing . ”
For its part , Scout release astatementdays after the initial allegement , stating it took full duty , posit it all stemmed from “ inner miscommunication . We dropped the lump by run out to respond in a well timed thing . ” At the same time it acknowledged its “ missteps , ” it simultaneously argued “ very few ” creators had reached out with worry . For those who desire to voice concerns , it maneuver them to fellowship COO Lesa Miller .
watch ’s assertion is somewhat betrayed , however , by the fact that it turn off replies for this statement on Twitter and Facebook . Further , these problem appear to go back a while : Wickman ’s Grit wrapped up after three issue in 2020 , and he said Scout ’s behavior are why him and artist Kevin Castanero “ opted to call it quits ” on the Christian Bible . Lujánalso learn Scout to task , pointing out that in his representative , CEO Brendan Deneen , Miller , and other administrator were in “ the same electronic mail chain across six months . [ … ] I do n’t need to be spend a penny on and told its rain . ”
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— Scout Comics and Entertainment ( @ScoutComics)March 1 , 2024
Speaking toPopverse , Deneen told the outlet it was work on an “ amicable solution ” with Luján . Their publishing contract is to be dissolved , though Luján order he wo n’t believe it “ until the money deposits and the paperwork is signed . ”
[ viaPopverse ]
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