Slave Labor gets Punk'd

Punk Planet recently ran an article on the Slave Labor/Disney deal, speculating on how much control Disney might have over SLG's other titles:

But will this comprise the entirety of the SLG partnership with Disney? Or might we one day see a fun-for-the-whole-family Johnny the Homicidal Maniac animated musical? For now, Vado remains steadfast. “Us licensing our stuff to Disney is not part of the equation,” he says.

But equations change—especially when dealing with corporations as powerful (and deep-pocketed) as Disney. It may just be a matter of time before the rough edges of indie comics are smoothed into the clean lines and furry bodies that wave their way down Main Street USA.

Jennifer de Guzman, editor-in-chief for Slave Labor, wasn't very happy with the article and responded with an open letter:

I really have to comment on Anne Elizabeth Moore's article speculating about SLG Publishing's licensing deal with Disney. In a word, it is what most speculation is: Bullshit. (And I'm glad I'm writing to Punk Planet, so I can say it like it is.) When Dan Vado said that Disney will not have any control over the non-Disney comics that we publish, he meant exactly that. The "For now" that she prefaces his comment with is misleading and insulting. Except for the four licensed titles, SLG comics are creator-owned, and it is impossible for Disney to do anything to or with them without the creators' permission. And I'd like to see anyone try to claim that Jhonen Vasquez would allow Johnny the Homicidal Maniac to be turned into a musical. The idea is laughable.

I thank Ms. Moore for her consistent interest in our comics, but I cannot let her write ridiculous, alarmist articles about SLG without commenting. I would very much like for her to post a retraction.

The four titles in the SLG/Disney deal include Wonderland, Tron, Gargoyles and Haunted Mansion. You can check out previews of Wonderland and Tron here.