Originally Posted by
inisideguy
Brubaker is commenting on the fact that Disney does not directly compensate him for his winter soldier story. Again and really I can't say this any clearer. Marvel gave Brubaker the toys to play with. They gave him the job. He wrote the book, they paid him for it. He has made money from the sale of that book, and one would assume all the graphic novels that have been sold since then. Now if he has not then he signed a really stupid deal. During the release of the movie and since then the sales of his Graphic novels have increased. It still is sold even in most comic book stores. Now if you are here to claim this would be the case even if the movie never was made then I would disagree. This is a point that cannot be won. Not only has Disney/Marvel helped in promoting his stories on the Winter Soldier, it has helped his career at conventions, and book signings worldwide. Now again if you don't think this is the case then you know nothing about business. If Brubaker is claiming that him that Disney hasn't helped him make money off that character then he is refusing to acknowledge the free publicity his work has received on the character for the last 10 years which has increased his clout as an author, and made him a bigger celebrity than he already was. If he is saying I haven't made a dime off of his winter soldier stories then he signed the worst contract of all time. Again and I will repeat this. I bought his winter soldier books after the movie. Do you seriously think I am the only one? That I am the sole naive dope that really didn't know much about the character when Disney made the movie I was the only one who said wow this is cool let me check out Brubakers books? His winter solider graphic novel based on his second run of the character hit the shelves in sept of 2014. The same year the movie came out. Now do you honestly think that thing sells the same if not for the movie? Don't deflect be honest?