CAREER BLINDSPOT PODCAST

146 CROSSGEN, INNOVATION and DEMISE w/ RON MARZ

March 18, 2022

“Comics have always been the shotgun marriage between art and commerce. Ultimately if the commerce end of the equation doesn’t work out, there’s no more art.”

– Ron Marz

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CBQ – What is the hero initiative?

Ron Marz is a writer who kindly and constructively talks about the beginning and end of CrossGen Comics. An American comic book publisher founded by IT entrepreneur and comic book fanboy, Mark Alessi. The crossgen vision was ahead of it’s time in hiring typically freelance creatives to full time/benefits role, as well as leveraging online access and creative IP.  

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