Last Area creator Olan Rogers posted an emotional Youtube video this morning, asserting that he’ll self-publish a graphic novel conclusion to his sci-fi animated sequence Last Area.
Within the video, Rogers defined that final week, after two years of him and his staff pushing for it, Warner Bros. Discovery gave him the licensing rights to make one Last Area graphic novel during which he can wrap up the narrative of his cult favourite animated sequence.
“This deal was a take-it-or-leave-it kinda deal, it was non-negotiable, so I took it,” Rogers defined earlier than diving into the strict tips below which WBD will permit him to supply, publish, and distribute the ebook.
Underneath the phrases of the one-off deal:
- Rogers is just not allowed to crowdfund the ebook. He can solely self-finance, though he’s allowed to just accept preorders.
- The ebook can solely be bought on a web site owned by Rogers. Meaning it gained’t be accessible on Amazon or another third-party market.
- It should be self-published.
- Rogers is simply allowed to supply and distribute onerous copies of the ebook, no digital copies are allowed.
- No animation, no voices.
- Rogers can’t produce or launch different Last Area books after this one. Not less than not below the phrases of the present deal.
“Actually once I learn this I don’t see the restrictions, I see the chances,” Rogers stated after going by way of the listing.
As a result of he might be doing the heavy lifting on this mission alone, Rogers says it’ll probably take him over a yr to complete. With a lot story to wrap up, he’s predicting the ebook might exceed 500 pages and has given himself till mid-late-2024 to complete placing it collectively and start delivery orders.
“I wanna wrap all the pieces up on this factor. I’ve to. If I’m gonna have one graphic novel, I’m gonna make it a giant one,” he stated, promising that he may also signal each copy bought.
Cartoon Brew’s view: Rogers’ story is likely one of the few glad endings to return from final yr’s WBD culling of animated movies and sequence. There are dozens of different creators who nonetheless haven’t any authorized means of continuous the work they poured their hearts and souls into and wrapping up the tales they had been in the course of telling. If we’re fortunate, perhaps Rogers’ is simply the primary such story, and different creators might be given related alternatives.
