Have there been any nibbles from the major publishers? Will you go back to your computer animation work until something that is, understandably, more secure than go-it-alone (or almost alone, whatup Thrillbent!) indie comics, and if so, do you worry that your career might lose some momentum if you don’t continuously put out product?

2013 was phase one: go digital, get attention, get fans. 2014 is phase two: go print, get attention, get fans. So yeah, that’s something I’ll be working towards. But I’m patient, I like to do things right, and building the platform that I have should help towards those goals. There’s still a massive percentage of comic readers who won’t look at anything that doesn’t have a top publisher’s logo on it, or is in print. If you took my digital sales numbers and could multiply that by the print audience I would be pretty happy.

I know you like the dramatic angle, Jason, but I’m not too worried about losing momentum. Creatives create, and while things take a little longer when you have to subsidise your own exploits, that’s not going to stop me.

Your blog has really impressed me. You’ve written some very impressive, very depthy articles about the business of digital comics and also Wertham and the comics code – any chance that you’d push further in that direction and pursue more work critiquing and commenting on the industry? Also, do you ever worry that you’re going to burn a bridge or scare off future work by being too outspoken?

Hah, I just do that so I have an excuse when no one offers me that Gambit gig. But no, I only write that stuff when I have something I think is worth hearing, I try not to force those posts lest I get all Buzzfeed up in it. I do think that there’s opportunities for indies in comics now that there weren’t two years ago, which excites me. I think there’s a lot to explore in the digital space with the growth of places like Comixology as well as the unique delivery and format of comics like serialization and subscriptions. For the last few years there’s been this “digital will kill comics” thing, which is looking at something from only one angle. From a creator’s standpoint, something like Diamond is insanely uninviting, let alone when you take global creatives like me into account. The price of printing and shipping for this bizarre ordering process? I know it seems normal to the Wednesday warriors, but the whole thing is not encouraging for any new publishers or new risks.