Are there any more DS9 comic reprints on the way?

[toughlittleship]

I loved reading the comics in IDW's Best of DS9 (a bit misleading, they are also the "First of DS9") omnibus.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

I loved reading the comics in IDW's Best of DS9 (a bit misleading, they are also the "First of DS9") omnibus.

I'm not sure. But that's not the important question about IDW and their reprints.

The important question is this -- Will IDW pay the creators for reprinting their work? They're not currently.

 

[JD]

Wow, that's a really crappy thing to do. Maybe I won't be buying any of the IDW comics I've been thinking about getting lately.

 

[KRAD]

Don't jump to conclusions here. It's not like IDW isn't paying the creators they hire to do new work. These are reprints, however, that were commissioned and published by other companies, and which IDW bought the rights to reprint from CBS/Paramount. The legalities of the deal are no doubt complex (especially since the company that commissioned the DS9 comics specifically under discussion no longer exists), and there may be more going on here than meets the eye, especially since IDW is a relatively small company.

I'm not speaking with any insider knowledge here -- although my dealings with IDW as far as prompt payment for services rendered have been excellent -- but my years in The Biz tell me that when you're dealing with this much company-hopping and rights swapping there are many intricacies to the deals, and it's very rarely ever as simple as "they're not paying because they're bastards."

 

[JD]

Ah, ok. I didn't realize it was that much more complicated, I sincerly apolgize, and I take back what I said. Hopefully one of the IDW guys could come around and explain more, if they are legally able to.