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Thanks to Brian Keene, Terrific Production LLC Won't Donate Youngblood Profits to Charity

Published Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:00:18 -0500

Terrific Production LLC is a new comic book publisher which obtained the rights to Youngblood, prompting creator Rob Liefeld to disassociate himself with the property. Terrific has yet to announce a release date or creative teams for any of its comics, though they did post a photo on Twitter featuring several hundred dollar bills to prove they have what it takes to become the next Image partner. They've also been recruiting members for their Terrifically Legion while simultaneously generating a nonstop stream of clickbait articles for Bleeding Cool.

Terrific has also been involved in an ongoing feud with acclaimed horror novelist and comic book writer Brian Keene, which recently culminated in Keene challenging Terrific Production LLC to release their comics on January 1st, a day the publisher has proclaimed Youngblood Day, or donate $1000 to charity.

I'll bet $1000 that Diamond will not ship Youngblood #1 to retailers on January 1, 2020. If I'm right @LlcTerrific then you pay $1,000 to either the @ScaresThatCare charity, the @HorrorWriters hardship fund, or the @CBLDF. If I'm wrong I'll pay $1,000 to a charity of your choice. pic.twitter.com/ieMvNo2aIb

— BrianKeene (@BrianKeene) October 3, 2019

Unfortunately, before a deal could be struck, Terrific blocked Keene on Twitter and Keene responded by blocking Terrific. But it didn't end there. Terrific responded to Keene's challenge with a very generous counter offer. All Keene has to do is donate $1,000 of his own to charity up front, and then spend every single day until the release of Terrific's Youngblood comics tweeting in promotion of them and getting his followers to do the same. So long as Keene provides this free promotion for several months, Terrific will donate a portion of the profits to charity dependent upon the number of comics they sell. Terrific will also allow top comic book artists to draw charity covers for them and produce a "public service comic story" about burn victims in honor of Keene lighting himself on fire like Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial last year.

Let's agree that saving lives with First Burns is important especially Artists is important. Rather than you supporting our charity which you might not care about. Lets me make you a hero. You donate $1,000 immediately. Then retweet every day about Youngblood #1 coming out until

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Total $1,000 if sales are above 100,000 to 236,000
Brian, so you and your 10K followers can tell their followers and then buy a copy of our Youngblood #1 when its at the store. As long as you and your followers retweet every day we will meet our obligation. Up to 3 Title # 1s.

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

To attract the Top Artists echelon artists please DM me.
We will write a contract and we will work together. The Charity Benefits and Terrific Production will absolutely benefit with new artists able to be hired. The Top Artists will benefit by doing a good deed. Let do this

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Brian, We are also receptive to adding a public service comic story about what to do after a severe burn using our characters to help people avoid more damage.
That can save lives.

Terrific Production's motto "We are all in this together"

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Despite this totally reasonable offer, however, Keene wasn't interested.

Yeah, at this point I think it's clear to all that Terrific Productions LLC is both a predatory publisher and an argument for why we need better mental health care in this country. I feel badly for any new creator who mistakingly signs with them. https://t.co/7IhpF7hBmE

— BrianKeene (@BrianKeene) October 7, 2019

Disappointed, Terrific responded.

Brian should not be happy with your link. He should be thrilled that he gets to put $1,000 to his charity. We do not do bets. We offered to give thousands if our sales allow us. Mr. Keene has $1,000 to give our charity then why let us choose the charity? Its Grandstanding.

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Jeremy -We got out our message out to Keene since we are blocked. We want to waste no more time with you. If Mr. keene goes and says he can put aside his animous – we have none to him. We felt compassion for him and said lets try one more time to help burn victims together

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Mr. Keene agree to help us and you can help burn victim -children get free help. He needed this help in June 2018 and went to gofundme and got $59K even you have dozens of novels cause medical costs are not cheap. He should know we picked #shrinersHospitalsforChildrenOpen

— Terrific Prod. "THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

The argument caused confusion for members of the Terrifically Legion.

But why would someone reply to a thread about the Terrifically Legion with something totally unrelated? #confused #whosrunningtheship #whoisinchargehere #whomadewho

— BrianGarside (@BrianGarside) October 7, 2019

But the ever-compassionate Terrific Production LLC is only trying to help.

No company accepts these kinds of bets. We answered you so Mr. Keene could see we are sincere. He has friends he can use it for good by us paying cover artists, him doing positive tweets, that increases sales.
If Keene hates us – we dont hate Keene. We do not talk.-we help

— Terrific Production"THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Jeremy -We got out our message out to Keene since we are blocked. We want to waste no more time with you. If Mr. keene goes and says he can put aside his animous – we have none to him. We felt compassion for him and said lets try one more time to help burn victims together

— Terrific Production"THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN COMICS" (@LlcTerrific) October 7, 2019

Unfortunately, the two were unable to come to an agreement.

And Rev, if you can use Google to read about my accident then you can use it to learn that I serve on the Board of Directors for a real 501c3 charity. I'd rather help them than a buffoon like yourself who was apparently molested by both grammar and truth given your abuse of them.

— BrianKeene (@BrianKeene) October 7, 2019

You can donate to Scares That Care here.

The saga continues…