Supersized 06/19/03
Jay D'ici Interviews the guys @ Oni Press.
Joe: "After a bad experience working for another company, I decided I'd only put my best effort into something that I owned. While having a talk with friend of the family who is a successful business man, I mentioned what bad shape the comic industry was in. He said that that was the time to enter an industry. It's cheaper to get in and you make a bigger splash. Bob Schreck was going nuts at Dark Horse, so I approached him with the idea and he and I decided to start Oni."
Jamie: "With the pop element, I think there are certain things that are universal and will always remain popular. Like, we've had great success with love stories, which never go out of fashion. But, we don't really worry about trends, overall. You will drive yourself crazy trying to chase the popularity train. You'll just end up looking like a johnny-come-lately chancer, since particularly in comics, with the long lead-time, the trend might be over before you even get a book out."
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