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Have comics companies behaved badly toward creators in the past? Yes. Will they behave badly toward creators today given half a chance? Of course. Look at Epic. Yet you can make the argument that, when creators lose out, comics benefit. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Silver Age, the Marvel Age, Frank Miller's Daredevil, The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Sandman...all happened under creator-poor conditions. Image, Rob Liefeld, unshipped product, Kevin Smith, Rob Liefeld, the 1990s speculator bubble, slack continuity, hologram covers, and Rob Liefeld...all happened under creator-favorable conditions.

I want good creators on comics. Better, I want good comics. If I have to choose between rock stars with top billing who can't seem to get around to doing comics and end up flushing the industry down the toilet; or Siegel & Shuster types slaving away on a regular schedule that any Nazi would envy without heat, fresh water, or pensions, well...I'm not ashamed to admit it. Crack those whips! Get back to work, Jerry!
Anyone with enough skill, business nouce, and faith in themselves always can go the Dave Sims route.

Or the Jim Lee route, to use a better example. I firmly think that if you draw like Lee and can cobble together a decent story, you'll be a success in the industry.

If you have only the ability to write, or to just draw, you're going to be reliant upon a publisher.

Writing comics is just half the talent. Drawing is the other. If you'rer weak on one leg, you need a publisher as a crutch. And the publisher is going to want to own the work.