Just about on the similar time that my prolonged examination of the latest troubles at Scout Comics went stay….they had been saying a partnership with Element Media. Although the PR doesn’t point out funding, one would hope there may be some concerned.
Under the deal, Scout will relaunch in Summer 2024 and even begin a brand new imprint for horror/thriller comics, Dark Harbor Comics. Element Media, a completely owned subsidiary of Element Global, Inc. (OTC:ELGL), will assist Scout “expand further into the comic book, original graphic novel, gaming, and multimedia space.”
Before getting to the upbeat statements from these concerned, who or what’s Element Media? A Google search turns up as many outcomes for a highschool glee membership of the identical identify, in order that they keep low to the bottom (however is also Google’s more and more unreliable search outcomes.). Element Global has enterprise pursuits in “mining, renewable energy, technology, sports and media.” The Element Media website guarantees “GLOBAL CONTENT” and the Element Global web site mentions issues like “An Innovative Holding Company Building A Global Network” and “Creating a Global Network Through a Multi-Vertical Platform.”
If we all know one factor, it’s that it’s international!
Element Global is publicly traded nevertheless NASDAQ says they’re “not currently being traded.”
Anyway, each events hailed the deal, and Scout president James Haick stated it will enable an initiative referred to as Scout Launch which pays creators.
Steve Gagnon, co-CEO of Element Media Global, Inc., stated, “We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Scout to expand into the comics and graphic novel space. They have a proven track record of producing quality comic books while having an impressive ability to sell their IP into Hollywood, as well as proving themselves to be incredibly nimble in a rapidly evolving market across all of our media brands.”
James Haick, President of Scout Comics, stated, “The collaboration between Element and Scout is the beginning of something very special. Our shared visions and collaborative efforts are poised to help revolutionize the comic book industry. These initiatives will not only benefit our creators and employees, but comic fans in general. One of these initiatives is called SCOUT LAUNCH, which will bring new paying jobs to writers, artists, colorists, and more. We couldn’t have arrived here without the hard work and dedication from our current back-office team, our amazing printer Comic Impressions, our Scout HQ employees, and of course our talented creators. With July on the horizon, we all look forward to building anticipation for the extraordinary developments ahead.”
Richard Rivera, Publisher of Scout Comics, added, “I’m excited for the possibilities that will come from the re-launch this summer and confident that our amazing creators and important retail-partners, the local comic shops, will benefit from a streamlined, reliable publishing schedule. It will shake things up, but in a great way, and Scout is eager to get everyone on board with the new vision. The partnership with Element is going to be game changing.”
Hopefully a part of the relaunch will embrace Scout hiring somebody to facilitate the higher communication that they’ve promised to creators who claimed they had been being ghosted.
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