-So, Nike behaved well and didn't cause any issues, - Mike Richardsoioned over the phone hours ter.

  -Yes, they had a clear goal and didn't seek any apparent be. Is something strange? Are all iations this smooth? - Billy said.

  -They aren't. Regarding your request to create a ic about Terminator, I spoke with my tact, and James Cameron gave the green light for the script to be adapted into a movie just as you proposed, - Richard said.

  -Wow, you talked to James Cameron? - Billy excimed.

  -It might sound like that. His assistant handles calls, and his agent deals with these kinds of matters, - Mike said.

  -If you're w oory, when will the ic be ready? - Mike asked.

  -I'm w on it, but I'm struggling a bit with the respective plot. I'll show you the product when it's ready, - Billy said.

  -That's good. Mrs. Halle added that she wants to have approval before it's produced, - Mike said.

  -Any issues with that Mrs. Halle? - Billy questioned.

  -No, just that James Cameron is usually demanding with the Terminator franchise. With your skills, there shouldn't be any problems. Remember the 40, 30, and 30 that I mentioned? With the popurity of the series, 40 pert of the revenue goes to James Cameron, 30 pert covers Dark Horse ics' ission and distribution expenses, and 30 pert is profit for the writer. It's good earnings; Terminator is a series that sells quite well, with sales numbers reag 50,000 per issue, - Mike ented.

  -Alright, Mike. I'd like to move forward with the sponsorship for advertising. It could premiere alongside Pinky and the Brain, Samurai Jack, and Hellboy, - Billy said.

  -The Pinky and the Brain series will be produced with color issues of 30 pages, especially enhanced, as a way to catch the attention of Warertai and Ambliertai. Lux Animation has high hopes for the sale of this series to expand its coffers. Samurai Jad Hellboy are different identities, with intriguing stories developed over five seasons of thirteen episodes in their animated series. The ics serve as a means to build retionships to create animation and reprint many more series. Terminator is a 1991 movie; in a itaining shots from the film elevated to the square. Setting the future as an introductory prologue to spice up the volume, refereng both the past and the future, all done before James Cameron starts tweaking the effects, will be part of Billy's ic. Even if I have to cel the Samurai Jack series for summer, publishing the Terminator series is of vital importance. For the pn in the film industry, it's said that ism in Hollywood is evident, aionships are an important part of an actor's development. Sg from scratch is a long and tedious process, - Billy expined.

  -Your drawings are amazing; I'm eager to see what design you'll e up with. I'm a faithful fan of Ghost in the Shell/Yu Yu Hakusho. It's on par with Akira, Astro Boy, and Sandman. I've read up to volume 8 that you advanced here in on. I look forward to seeing the project drawn in advance, - Mike said.

  -I'll sider it. It's better to surprise you instead of you knowing the entire course of the story beforehand, - Billy said.

  -Hahaha, little Billy, don't keep me waiting too long, - Mike joked.

  -Mike, no spoilers until June, - Billy said.

  -Don't fet the i at the end of August in San Diego. Last year started with the Eisner Award for best artist, best series, best editor, best artist, and writer, - Mike reminded.

  -Among everything, you're your writer, editor, artist, and draftsman, all in one, -Mike said.

  -Is there a ce to beat the big two? - Billy asked.

  -It's plicated. Dd Marvel's design is a massive market share, and their teams are among the best in the market, but there's a possibility of winning one award over the others, - Mike said.

  The award typically garners snition within the reader unity. Positive success statistics are a signifit draw for Ameris seeking ertai reads, and even for eai pahose winners have evident popurity indices; word of mouth tends to spread among characters willing to i.

  -Those are fanciful ideas, Mike, but it wouldn't hurt to win the Best Artist award, - said Billy.

  -Speaking of which, DC retly reached out to me, asking about purchasing Captain Atom. They're willing to shell out 20,000 dolrs, - said Mike.

  -It's too little. Captain Atom will help me ter. Restarting the series isn't a bad idea. Tell me, what do you think about creating a world simir to Marvel or the Justice League, infusing culture and suspended animation into a new world written by our own hands to pete with the previous worlds created by those pioneers who marked the Golden Ages? - said Billy.

  -It's iing, - said Mike. - I'll pass on the ive response. But superheroes are being revalued. There's o focus on a bygone era. The y and intrigue of your series focused ohing but superheroes, is one of your strong points. The focus is shifting, and the stories are being more pelling. -

  A shrewd ent from Mike Richardson, albeit mistaken because there are many mediums in which superheroes are loved and will tio be loved. But he's n; television series, beloved for the intriguing stories they represent, don't lie.

  -I'll think about it, Mike, - said Billy.

  Certainly, the ambiguous world of superhero series has been lost, and new produs have bee engrossed in different and unimaginable universes. - thought Billy - who, knowing the future, knows that series like V for Vea, Sandman, The Walking Dead, Saga... are many revalued ideas straying from the cssic superhero formu.

  For now, Terminator is a step in the carefully pnned series he has for the hirty years.

  Ambition?

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