I think "rejected" is a rather harsh term. The Ghost Variant group was set up by a specific group of guys who wanted to do something together.
The other variants are all authorized. They all went through this office. I think some of the retailers not invited to participate in the Ghost Variant group were a little miffed and just figured, we'll do our own exclusives. If they feel there's a market for it on their ends and the individual creators want to participate, I don't have have a problem with it. I'm all for whatever helps individual stores grow their business.
Do I think that sort of things is sustainable over the long term? Well, no, and I would hope they realize that, too. End of the day, you want people to read and enjoy these things, not just hunt and collect them.
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Eric Stephenson
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc.
www.imagecomics.com
Thankyou Eric - thats all I wanted to ever hear.
Congratulations to Image for providing some of the best comics of the last 5 years - long may it continue.