Let’s stop pretending this was anything other than a failure.
Rippaverse is a case study in what happens when ideology replaces craft, and culture-war outrage is mistaken for a business plan.
It launched loudly.
It raised enormous amounts of money.
And it failed to build a sustainable comic book publisher.
That’s not politics. That’s reality.
📉 PART I — WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
Rippaverse promised:
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a growing comic universe
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consistent releases
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long-term worldbuilding
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an alternative to “mainstream comics”
What it delivered:
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sporadic books
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weak storytelling
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no publishing cadence
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no retailer ecosystem
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no meaningful secondary market
Crowdfunding success ≠ publishing success.
Shipping a book ≠ building a line.
The hype burned hot—and then it burned out.
That’s not “being silenced.”
That’s not sticking the landing.
🚨 PART II — COLLECTOR PSA (READ THIS CAREFULLY)
This is where collectors need to wake up.
If a comic project relies on:
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constant outrage marketing
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anti-“woke” rhetoric instead of craft
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YouTube politics instead of editors
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direct-to-consumer hype with no retail plan
🚩 That is not a publishing strategy.
🚩 That is a cash-extraction strategy.
People didn’t invest in a comic line.
They bought into a promise of one.
When that promise doesn’t materialize into a living ecosystem, the end result is always the same:
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books with no demand
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no aftermarket
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no longevity
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no cultural footprint
Collectors: support comics, not slogans.
💸 PART III — THE LINE THAT KEEPS PROVING TRUE
To go anti-woke is to go broke.
Not because audiences hate dissent.
Not because Marvel or DC are flawless.
But because anger does not build worlds.
You cannot replace:
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writing
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editing
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art direction
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consistency
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long-term planning
with grievance and expect success.
Comics reward discipline and talent, not resentment.
🧱 PART IV — WHAT REAL SUCCESS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
Let’s compare.
Successful indie publishers:
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focus on story first
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respect editors and production
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release books consistently
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build reader trust
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cultivate creators, not outrage
They grow slowly.
They last.
They matter.
Rippaverse chose the opposite path:
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spectacle over substance
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politics over publishing
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hype over longevity
And the market responded the only way it ever does:
By moving on.
🧠 FINAL WORD
This isn’t about politics.
This is about respect for the medium.
Comics are hard.
Publishing is harder.
And ideology will never substitute for craftsmanship.
Hype fades.
Outrage expires.
But good comics endure.
And that’s the lesson Rippaverse will be remembered for—
not as a revolution,
but as a warning.
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