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Please advise.","author_name":"Mary Billingsley","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-01-26T16:53:47Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-126610","answers":[]},{"id":73171,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:73171","question":"When will we receive compensation for your buyout - I have asked numerous times with no response. Are you keeping all the funds for yourself?","author_name":"Richard W. Richardson, As Trustee (And His Successor) Of The Richard W. Richardson Declaration Of Trust Dated August 31, 1998, As Amended","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-12-31T13:41:35Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-73171","answers":[{"id":73182,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:73182","answer":"Richard, not sure if you've been alerted, or seeing the updates, but I've been updating here:\u0026nbsp;https://wefunder.com/comicblitz/updateIf there are any questions you have after reading, I'm happy to answer.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;As for your current question, I'm keeping an eye on the stock, and haven't sold it yet.\u0026nbsp; Trying to yield the best ROI for all WeFunder investors.\u0026nbsp; Once stock is sold, you will certainly be alerted, and next steps to distribute cash will be taken.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-12-31T17:42:25Z"}]},{"id":57781,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57781","question":"So I just noticed that in May I started being charged a monthly fee for my subscription. So aside from losing money on this investment, the \"Lifetime Subscription\" perk has been removed, and without even bothering to notify us? Classy.","author_name":"Robert Weiner","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-24T13:27:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-57781","answers":[]},{"id":57582,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57582","question":"Hi, I understand the company was bought out? How do we receive compensation for this?","author_name":"Adam Saitowitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-21T06:55:28Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-57582","answers":[]},{"id":21915,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:21915","question":"Have you explored the concept of user generated content or being a platform for independent small shop comics?","author_name":"Jacek Kalmus","votes":0,"created_at":"2018-05-23T17:18:29Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-21915","answers":[{"id":21967,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:21967","answer":"Jacek, Thanks for the question. We are currently working on the backend technology to accept unsolicited material, opening the doors to ALL creators, no matter their size.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2018-05-24T23:22:50Z"}]},{"id":9535,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9535","question":"was looking to invest","author_name":"Lyle Notice","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-05-02T05:19:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9535","answers":[{"id":9554,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9554","answer":"Lyle, Thanks for your interest, but they're pretty strict about the campaign ending. These are SEC regulations, so highly legal matters. You can always support by subscribing to the service! If by any chance you were looking to invest a larger sum of money, in the 5 figures, you can reach out to us outside of WeFunder at info@comicblitz.com. Thanks!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-05-02T20:20:32Z"}]},{"id":9534,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9534","question":"I thought it was closing at 11 PM May 1, 2017. It is currently 10:54 PM May 1, 2017?","author_name":"Lyle Notice","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-05-02T04:54:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9534","answers":[]},{"id":9530,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9530","question":"Hi Jordan, I see that this fundraiser is closing soon. When can my husband expect to get access to his free subscription. We invested $1,000 which gives him a lifetime subscription. I wish you well, and hope you can get things rolling along fast now that you have some additional funds.","author_name":"Marcia And Bruce Snell","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-05-02T01:08:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9530","answers":[{"id":9533,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9533","answer":"Marcia, we are working on closing out the campaign, and should have your code for you by tomorrow night! Thank you for your support!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-05-02T03:18:58Z"}]},{"id":9396,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9396","question":"A couple of questions: 1.) when expanding into different markets (Japan, Belgium...) would your license agreements with the publishers cover those new markets or would you have to renegotiate for every country like Netflix seems to do? 2.) Would the new markets have local language content only or English as well?","author_name":"Mindy Banks","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-26T18:42:10Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9396","answers":[{"id":9398,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9398","answer":"1) Hi Mindy. We currently have world wide rights to about 90-95% of our content, and we currently have users in over 130 countries. 2) Currently all markets only have English, but we have considered testing translations in the future, and seeing the ROI on that.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-26T20:41:32Z"}]},{"id":9381,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9381","question":"Jordan I understand and respect your decision to go part time for financial reasons. Do you plan to plan to become a full time employee and draw a salary after the Wefunder fundraise is complete? The CEO role is hugely important.","author_name":"Wade Strickland","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-26T12:53:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9381","answers":[{"id":9382,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9382","answer":"Wade, although I am technically \"part time\", I am still probably working like 8 hours a day on ComicBlitz! It's all I think about, eat, sleep and breathe. And although I am making money elsewhere, I am still available 100% of the time. I just needed to disclose that I am not technically full time. But yes, there are certainly plans to make it a financial likelihood to get me back to full time ASAP. There's a fine balance between reinvesting in the company, and spending some of that money on a stipend, so we've been working on that balancing act for a bit, and if I'm not back immediately, it'll be after a few months of successful marketing, and bringing in revenue to justify a stipend. I hope that eases your concern!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-26T13:14:53Z"}]},{"id":9349,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9349","question":"The SAFE is for an LLC correct? In case of conversion to future equity, LLC shares would be received which is a pass through entity. This would trigger a Schedule K-1s each year? Can you confirm?","author_name":"Investor Investor","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-24T23:00:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9349","answers":[{"id":9373,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9373","answer":"Yes, when an LLC has equity that will result in needing K-1s for each investor.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-25T20:40:41Z"}]},{"id":9051,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9051","question":"Hello. Is this Tier 1 or Tier 2 Reg A+ Crowdfunding?","author_name":"Nitin Kumar","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-13T04:35:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-9051","answers":[{"id":9098,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:9098","answer":"This is actually Regulation \"C\", or Regulation Crowdfunding, which is available to just about anyone. It's not an IPO, it's a fundraising round designed to let non-accredited investors take part in backing a product or service they otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to. I hope that helps! Here's more on that: https://wefunder.com/faq/legal-primer","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-14T03:14:09Z"}]},{"id":8873,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8873","question":"Do any publishers you approached have an exclusivity relationship with Comixology or another subscription service that would prevent them from working with you? I am particularly wondering if Image Comics does.","author_name":"Tejinder Mangat","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-03T15:29:30Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8873","answers":[{"id":8886,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8886","answer":"Tejinder. There are no exclusive contracts currently with Comixology. However, there are some other factors that make a contract with a particular publisher have to wait for a little bit in some cases. But, we are certainly capable of entering into contracts with just about every publisher in the very near future. Sorry to be broad about it, but I don't want to openly discuss information about these publishers that isn't mine to discuss. I hope you can understand that. Thanks for the question, and hope to have you on board with us!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-03T20:19:29Z"}]},{"id":8871,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8871","question":"I just invested $1,000 to help your company grow because my husband is a comic book geek who has read comics his entire life (he is 71 now). He still spends about $150 or more per month, and when I saw your offering and company, he was very interested in going more digital instead of having a box of comics shipped to him. I would love for you to get recent DC and Marvel comics so that I can totally wean him off the hard copies, so hopefully that will come in the near future. I can't wait until he gets his free lifetime subscription...you will be saving our budget greatly! Good luck to you and we hope we get plenty of updates about your progress, This type of service is a long time coming.","author_name":"Marcia And Bruce Snell","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-04-03T08:26:26Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8871","answers":[{"id":8872,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8872","answer":"Marcia, this is my favorite \"question\" I've gotten on this campaign page! Thank you for backing us, and we're doing everything we can to not only help YOUR wallet, but comic fans around the world. Subscriptions are coming shortly!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":1,"created_at":"2017-04-03T14:01:03Z"}]},{"id":8744,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8744","question":"How is Comicblitz different from Comixology? Why would users pick Comicblitz over Comixology?","author_name":"Narayana Kiran Bangalore Aswatha","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-25T23:59:04Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8744","answers":[{"id":8787,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8787","answer":"Hi! There are a few reasons, ranging from user experience, to perception. As far as user experience, ComicBlitz is the only TRULY Unlimited platform on the market. Comixology is a teaser service, providing first volumes as part of the subscription, and funneling users to purchase future installments. This is NOT the experience users have grown to expect in digital media. We also make it extremely easy, and streamlined to read book after book after book, whereas Comixology has a 9 step process to read a book that's not part of their subscription service. Not convenient, or user friendly. Also, Comixology, owned by Amazon is seen as the corporate overlord, where we are a company made BY fans, FOR fans. We're the under dog, the company people want to see succeed to provide well deserved competition in the market place, which helps all consumers benefit. We are easily accessible, and are a part of the community. We have many ideas that are waiting to be implemented to further differentiate us from Comixology, from original content, and other features to the app. Very exciting stuff indeed!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":1,"created_at":"2017-03-29T03:57:37Z"}]},{"id":8715,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8715","question":"Hi. What were the large loans taken in the last year used for?","author_name":"Adam Saitowitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-24T06:22:22Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8715","answers":[{"id":8786,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8786","answer":"Hi Adam, we have only taken 1 loan, of $15,000 from a family member, that has no timeline to be paid back. Any other cash that came in was an investment. But, all the money raised has been put towards technology development, marketing initiatives, licensing, and operational overhead.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-29T03:53:52Z"}]},{"id":8625,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8625","question":"In the questions section you noted \"Comixology is a 1.5-star app in the app store. Customers don't really like Comixology.\" It looks like they have made improvements to their app because it's rated 4.5 on iTunes and 4.0 on Android. How does this impact your ability to compete with Comixology? Also, what is your current runway based on your cash and burn rate (i.e. before receiving any cash from this round of funding)? I see elsewhere you noted $1 Million would give you 18 months going forward, or approximately $55k/month. Is this higher than normal because you will be using this money for large capital projects?","author_name":"Charles Armour","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-19T17:57:29Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8625","answers":[{"id":8785,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8785","answer":"Hi Charles, yes, it appears Comixology has gotten some good reviews on their latest version of the app, but if you look at the reviews overall, they are now at a 2-star app, thanks to that bump. As far as how we can compete, I still believe we have the superior user experience. It's much easier, and faster to locate, and read a comic on ComicBlitz, as well as read the NEXT book in a series, whether you are paying for each book, or reading from their subscription service. It can be a lengthy, multi-step process to read the next book in a series. Also, they are not a truly unlimited platform, they are more of a teaser service, offering a taste, then charging for the rest. We are truly unlimited, the only such platform on the market, which is what customers are truly looking for, and expect nowadays in digital content delivery. We have about a 4 month runway at the moment, as we are keeping our overhead down tremendously at the moment. And you are correct in that $55K/mo is much higher than normal, because it would go towards accelerated growth of the company in many different areas, such as marketing, licensing, tech, operations, and more.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-29T03:51:42Z"}]},{"id":8590,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8590","question":"Hello, Im curious about original content that may be on ComicBlitz. Because you are avoiding DC and Marvel, which I think is smart, and pulling in other top publishers what is the goal with original content? Totally independent development and license through ComicBlitz? Or development and production within ComicBlitz? IMAGE Comics takes submissions and allows creators to own their product, would your model be anything like this? Would ComicBlitz take any original content and develop in TV or film? Thanks for the info.","author_name":"Jack Higgins","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-17T01:09:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8590","answers":[{"id":8784,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8784","answer":"Hi Jack, we certainly have our sights set on original content. As you've illustrated, there are many ways to develop that content, and as we are not yet far enough along down that road yet, it's hard to say how it will actually materialize, but nothing is off the table. We will certainly be looking into all options. And of course, if it was the right fit, moving a property into a wider medium, such as film or tv could always be in the cards as well. You and I are thinking very much along the same lines, Jack!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-29T03:28:26Z"}]},{"id":8579,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8579","question":"My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it: what is the total number of dollars users spend on comics per year? what is your addressable market in dollars?","author_name":"James Nguyen","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-16T18:13:39Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8579","answers":[{"id":8783,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8783","answer":"Hi James, no worries! The North American comics market (US \u0026amp; Canada) topped $1 billion in 2015, and we're still waiting on year end numbers for 2016. Worldwide, comics are over an estimated $8 billion market. Digital accounts for roughly 10-12% of that, so just about a $1 billion estimated world wide market!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-29T03:25:56Z"}]},{"id":8454,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8454","question":"How about Dark Horse?","author_name":"William Davis","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-09T23:33:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8454","answers":[{"id":8466,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8466","answer":"William, we love Dark Horse, and have been talking with them for a while now. Although I can't disclose where we are on those talks, know that they are happening, and we're hard at work on securing their content. This campaign will help us with acquiring content such as Dark Horse.","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-10T15:14:14Z"}]},{"id":8452,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8452","question":"Hello there, I'm very interested in investing (and also becoming a customer), but I'm a bit concerned that your timeline is already out of date. Unless I am reading your website incorrectly, it appears that the February release of the Android version of the App has been delayed (compared to the timeline you show above). Can you talk a bit about the reason for this? Obviously it is important to not only capture a large share of possible customers, but even more important is that you are planning and executing well. Thanks!","author_name":"Jon Sharp","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-09T20:36:40Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8452","answers":[{"id":8467,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8467","answer":"Jon, you are correct. We had projected our Android app release by the end of February. However, with tech, there is never a sure thing for any number of reasons. We are a few weeks behind schedule, but still will be releasing the app in the coming weeks and are extremely excited for Android users to finally have a native experience!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-10T15:17:17Z"}]},{"id":8450,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8450","question":"Risk #4 reads \"Jordan Plosky (CEO) and Gregory Weiss (CTO), the two founders, are full time.\" ...Why is that a risk?","author_name":"Abhijit Patil","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-09T19:22:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8450","answers":[]},{"id":8409,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8409","question":"Have you considered leveraging the social media blitz of comic centered discussions as a means to market this? I love the idea, and it has a ton of potential, and I think you can go after the fans that watch people like Kevin Smith and other comic experts on youtube to sponsor and drive subscriptions. Any considerations as to how you market this and expand it through those channels?","author_name":"Jason Wingert","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-07T20:42:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8409","answers":[{"id":8416,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8416","answer":"Jason, yes we do have affiliate partnerships with a few podcasts, websites, and youtube channels. Some of those larger ones, such as Kevin Smith are a bit more competitive, but something for down the line. Thanks for your question!","author_name":"Jordan Plosky","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-08T14:38:18Z"}]},{"id":8382,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:8382","question":"Hi Jordan, thanks for your remark regarding your valuation max and the SAFE note you're offering. I've made the necessary changes on my post. Michel","author_name":"Michel Nizon","votes":0,"created_at":"2017-03-06T14:53:29Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/comicblitz#question-8382","answers":[]}],"faq":[{"question":"Fast forward a few years...what is your exit strategy? Do you intend to be acquired or to continue to operate? And do you intend to pay a dividend/distribution down the road?","answer":"Craig, thank you for the question. We understand that taking investor money, an exit is the best way for those investors to get a return on their investment. So, yes, we are planning on an exit in the form of an acquisition. We do see a few potential acquirers that would be interested in us. If necessary, we can discuss those in private, as I don't want to come off as too presumptuous in a public forum! And yes, when it makes financial sense, we plan on paying distributions to our investors. ..."},{"question":"Hi Jordan, great job on the explanations laid out in the Details section. One of the more extensive ones I've seen so far! Two questions for now though - (1) For publishers and language, what other markets are you targeting? (2) Could you dive a little into how you'd use the f...","answer":"Edwin, thank you for the compliments! We worked hard to prepare as much as possible for this campaign. To answer your questions: (1) We are currently have users in 133 countries, although our only language is English. Our top markets are currently the U.S./Canada, UK, and Canada. However, since Japan is the largest comic market on the planet, it would be a likely contender as our first expansion, as well as France/Belgium which is the #2 market in the world. So, we're looking at expansion in ..."},{"question":"Hi Jordan, thanks for your response! \"We've been toying with the idea of even releasing print versions possible as well!\" - this was what I had in mind when I asked the question. While I love to read on mobile/tablet, there will always be that few books which I prefer to hold ...","answer":"Edwin, usually the cost is just paying for each page that's viewed. For some premiere publishers however, there could be advance payments offset by the accrual of royalties. So, we need to come up with that money in order to acquire content."},{"question":"Hi there! I've never even heard about Blitz before and am very interested in the project. I'm ready to sign up and get on board, however, there are two concerns. 1) I use Android devices, how certain are you that an Android version of the app will arrive in February? 2) I live...","answer":"Hi Ivan! We have already tested our beta for the Android, and are making final preparations for a release this month! Yes, our app is available in Russia, and around 95% of our content is made available through the app store. I'm not sure what Russia itself might limit however. But, between us, Apple, and Google, content should not be restricted. As for how much time usually passes before it appears on ComicBlitz, it differs from publisher to publisher, but a general area of 1-6 months. Hope ..."},{"question":"With all the series that are available, do you offer reading guides for different universes or events?","answer":"Hi Matt, that is something is currently on our product road map. We have some crossovers from companies like Dynamite, and Valiant that we would like to present to our readers in correct reading order, instead of jumping from series to series in order to read. As a fan myself, I appreciate that kind of thing. So it's something we will be implementing as we move forward! Thanks Matt!"}]}}}