Maybe it’s because my backlog on comic site articles is almost as long as my YouTube backlog (maybe longer) but it wasn’t a comic news or commentary site I learned about this new company from, but a CNet article with no writing credit. DSTLRY (because poor spelling is kewl) is the brainchild of Comixology co-founder David Steinberg and former head of head of content Chip Mosher. The website right now is just a list of contributors and a newsletter sign-up form, but the article goes over the goals of the creators and why DSTLRY (that’s a pain to write because my brain wants me to fill in the missing letters) was created in the first place.
As Marvel and DC are suffering under their corporate overlords and creators who don’t seem to be as enthused about comic books as their readers DSTLRY, and yes it is written all caps currently, wants to bring creators and fans closer and allow creators to actually own their own creations, to get the credit and merchandise/media revenue they’re deserved. In theory it all sounds great. In practice, I have concerns…especially when you look into how it’s all going to operate…for the reader. Creators with the company are going to love this.
