-Leave that long face behind, boss. I'd be thrilled to spend time with my sweetheart in Italy, with so much love. And a luxurious hotel as a starting point for a European vacation, how romantic, - Anne said from her seat in the meeting room.

  -She's the most beautiful woman I've ever met in my entire life, - Billy said.

  -You're fifteen; in a few years, you'll be going to college and you'll e across women whoing there to find a husband. There will probably be supermodel-like women with their geous curves. You'll have plenty of time for love, - Anne said.

  -That doesn't matter, Anne. She's the love of my life. What fool would think of other women when you have the love of your life? - Billy replied.

  -A, quite the romantic, Billy. Everything has its course, - Anne said. - And your father hasn't been seen around the pany, relieving some of the stress he carries in his heart. He always looks so serious. -

  -I don't know; he took several massages, rexed by the pool, slept in te, and didn't worry about anything. I eve abandoned, - the boy joked.

  As he worked on the new series, pleting Hellboy, Pinky and the Brain, and Samurai Jack, the new ic series Neon Genesis Evangelion, revolutionizing the cyberpunk-mecha art, was ing. It still needed some finishing touches, especially regarding the plexity of the plot, but it would be ready for release by early October.

  -Starting a new ie is quite plex; it's not a decision to be rushed. You were talking about redug produ due to possible financial problems,- Anne ented, Billy's effort in his new ic series.

  -We have many workers; we'd lose money if we don't expand our produ lio avoid losing money, we o produce more while we . I hope that when the crisis es, we face it with some savings earned during ood times, - Billy said.

  -Well, you've learned an eic principle. Sometimes the simple things turn out to be difficult, - Anne remarked.

  -Yeah, it's amazing that we're having this versation. Although this series is shorter pared to the others, it has a different tone, much more raw, emphasizing the feelings, thoughts, aions of the protagonists, simir to Samurai Jack but with more nuances between characters, - Billy said.

  Due to the influence of the manga and anime of Yu Yu Hakusho/Ghost Report and Sm Dunk, the sequences and publication numbers have increased by almost thirty pert.

  -Oh, I 't wait to see it published. I hope it's worth it. No one has had the ce to read something you've drawn, - said Anne.

  -This one is quite different, and it's better to show it when it's finished. It's designed for a smaller audience, and I hope everything goes well without causing financial gaps, - said Billy.

  -I don't think we have financial needs right now, besides, we'll be receiving money from the deals with the panies you have oable. Many tracts have been closed; we just o wait for the expected returns. The advertising campaigns, the partnership with he game pany , iations with Warner, and well, Pixar, - Anne replied, surprised at the pany's excellent financial climate. What is this boy expeg, the third world war?

  -I want to believe that's enough, - said Billy, who tinued redesigning the Evangelion chapters.

  The gss door opened, and there stood Mike Richardson, along with a bald man with gsses and a gentle demeanor that belied his appearance.

  -Billy, great to see you. You've grown a lot iwo years, - said Mike. - This is Mike Migno, my namesake. -

  The maered with a smile, just like the first time they met.

  -It's also a pleasure for me, Mr. Mike and Mr. Migno. You know Ahe administrator of Lux ics, - Billy mentioned.

  Mike Migno is the previous creator of Hellboy! It's fate! The wheel that always spins to a good pce. He'll find a way to make amends with this creator.

  -Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you all, - said Mike Migno, nervous to meet the author of the Hellboy series.

  -I retly heard a rumor that Terminator filming started without Arnold Schwarzenegger's involvement. It's said that the schedule cshed with his movie, so they decided to egotiations since filming had already begun two weeks ago. They hired some Russian for the filming,- said Mike Richardson.

  -I had no idea about something like that! - Billy whispered.

  Terminator without Arnold, well, now we only hope for the series' lifespan.

  "Where did you get a rumor like that?" Billy asked. "I need a source of information like that!"

  "From the New York Times. Arnold himself gave an interview about not participating in the project. But I have some es in the industry as a writer of some famous series. Retly, with some industry colleagues, we decided t a new project to light. It's still in the early stages, but I'll be a producer for the movie," Mike said.

  "Wow! I had no idea," Billy excimed. "Although it doesn't surprise me; after all, you're the person who created The Mask. One of Dark Horse ics' gems."

  "Not at all, it's years of being here and there. You end up meeting people in the industry, creating works, getting io participate, or reendations e from the work you already have," Mike Richardson expined.

  "That's enlightening. I believe the idea we were talking about stems from here, sir," Billy said.

  "Exactly. I want to explore some stories of the Hellboy series here. Mike himself has some iing ideas he has preseo me about the creation of the ic; all very good works, of course," Mike Richardson said.

  "Of which I have no problem, but..." Billy started.

  "Well, don't jump ahead. The same issue arises iar Wars franchise. Gee doesn't worry about cht because there's a franchise tra pce, much like Terminator. Lux ics has all the rights to Hellboy," Mike Richardson expined.

  >>From your ownership, you give a lise to a few people to create inal works uhe authors' names, respeg the earnings and moral rights, which are the reition of the work. As a franchise pany with a pre-existing story, the derived rights belong to you, as long as you respect the eic exploitation and the author's morality. -

  >>You see, drawings are something precious, and creations are sought as a way to love art. That's why it depends on the flexibility of the tract," Mike said.

  -It's a bit plicated, Mike, but we'll do it as you say. We'll allow the creation of Hellboy works, and the profits as a pany are not important to us. A symbolic 5% is enough for me, as long as there are no legal issues ter on. If I decide to create an animated series or something simir, for example, if it's simir to the work you created, I invite you both as scriptwriters or producers, - said Billy.

  -There won't be any issues. The cht belongs to you, and yranting permission for the ic's exploitation, - Mike replied.

  -Alright, let's do that. I hope we all work together ter on in a Hellboy series, - said Billy.

  -Delighted! Creating an animated series should be a must on my to-do list, - said Mike M.

  -Haha, you'll be surprised at all the work we have ahead of us. I'll send the ic copies to the pany, the ic-boon you called them. How about we call them series omnibuses? - suggested Mike Richardson.

  -Omnibus... sounds fantastic, - said Billy.

  -Where does the idea e from? - asked Mike.

  -It's an old saying, used to collect colles. The first ideas date back to the st tury, more only used for literature and television series, - expined Mike.

  -Sounds perfect. I'll arrahe editions for the sounds more fitting than the previous one, - said Billy.

  -That sounds perfect. For now, Mike M. and I will draw some story arcs I have in mind. Your idea of bining mythology with strong Lovecraftian stories t these dark tales to life is fantastic. Don't be so quiet, Mike. Billy, you've heard the boy, - responded Mike Richardson, looking at his panion with a shrewd smile.

  -Ah, there's nothing to say; let my drawings speak for me. I'm a devoted fan of the Hellboy series, and now I design some iing things, - said Migno.

  -Bwahaha, - ughed M. Richardson. - He's a bit nervous, but he's beeed sihe i. He's a man with great ideas; you'll be surprised. He's a fan of mythical stories and spiracies among the great groups. I believe that if we expand the supernatural world of Hellboy, we create a more beautiful story. -

  ...

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  hello, I am currently surveying Billy's artistiame. I have two options chosen, so far The survey is going as follows.

  Billiam Darwin: ten points.

  Billiam Darwim: is a profound expnation about the in of everything. creation, together with Billiam representing billions of things.

  Bill imenios: two points.

  Bill imenos: es from the Greek, reborn "anagennimenos", expins in one short word, Billy the reinated.

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