@@peppermintpig974Exactly. This is jealousy. They both been “writing” for years and Eric comes along and trips into millions so they have to justify their own failure in the industry as “he’s grifting off the culture war!”… The grift is them wanting some of Eric’s millions by any means necessary, even lying and sabotage. Great people Rackets hangs out with 😒🫠.
@@thewokebreakerFor real. He should be glad Eric isn't a raging leftist. He's easily be able to pull the racism card about how this guy keeps talking negatively about him so much. Don't ya know if you don't blindly support black properties you're a racist, lolol
Vito can't smile he has nothing to smile about in his life. So he just cry/laughs to get hugs from Dick. The only human contact he has had since his mother.
Well considering Vito printed his to order and used a printing company instead. . . . profitable. If you have tens of thousands of issues sitting in backstock that you'll [likely] never sell that would be unprofitable. For a "libertarian" like Eric D. July the successful one would be who was profitable.
@@thetrashcanman7537 one filled all his orders. The other has a warehouse where he's storing his overstock [which he'll never sell out of] The guy that meets his full order and doesn't waste excess money for product he couldn't sell is the success. The guy that over spends on production and product numbers is a failure. Unless you think wasting money to store unsold copies of your product is [somehow] a smart business decision.
@@thetrashcanman7537I don’t know all of the numbers but I’ll say that if Eric lost money doing all this then even 80k can be successful. Simply because there could be longevity. I’m not a fan of this Vito dude but im just shedding light on the idea of success vs failure
@@thephilosopher7173- dude sold 6 million worth of comics….bought a larger warehouse, hired additional staff to handle the order volume. But yeah, clearly he’s in the red. Your math doesn’t seem to be mathing…
We clearly have different ideas about what a flop is. But you do you, my guy. Anyway, say what you will about the guy, but at least he had the balls to put something out when lots of other people just sat on their asses and talked sh!t. But, no, let's focus on some trifling crap and pat ourselves on the back for doing so. Smh Also: a stretch goal is just that--a stretch goal. The most important thing is that you achieve the main goal, and he has. So, again, that's a trifling thing to focus on
Eric July is literally no better and has been making his whole career on UA-cam talking shit on people or picking fights on Twitter Who are you trying to bullshit here ? 😂 He ain't going to pay you dude
@@dimensionzone8048- Dude had two successful independent multimillion campaigns within 1 year. But yeah,he’s no better than Vito. Vito, the guy who can’t give his comics away. Oh and then there’s that whole association with PDF files.
@@dimensionzone8048Talking shit is one thing. Attempting to sabotage a business and admitting to such on a livestream, are two completely different things. Watch the Rekeita stream with Dick after Eric was on. Rackets asked if Dick was trying to destroy Eric’s business and he straight up said yes. He asked about the scam stuff and Dick admitted to that too. Should have seen Rackets face 😂! Dicks reasoning was he didn’t like the book. Dick going to get sued, and Vito too. 😂
@@TooManyChoices1 If what you said is true mate than yeah I'll fully admit as much as Eric July is imo, a douchebag, and starts trouble with people. Yeah that's messed up on sabotaging his honest business I'll fully agree with that. The thing is how would Vito be sued here though ? Lmao. Is he committing slander or something for this video ? 😂
Isn't Disney doing something you could talk about? Honestly, stop trying to bring another independent down. If his comic sucks, the market will decide. You should be endearing yourself to his audience. There is a world in which someone could enjoy an Isom and Superkiller comic. Stop hurting yourself. I say this because I am a fan.
" I say this because I am a fan of Eric July" There you go; I finished your sentence for you. Since you couldn't be bothered to be honest. That or your completely ignorant of what's been going on with these two. Vito criticized the story because he [rightfully] found it dull, plodding and poorly written. Eric July decided to go after both Dick and Vito [who host a show together] insulting them directly and antagonizing them. Now I personally hate "The Biggest Problem in the Universe" but I'd never be fool enough to challenge Dick Masterson to a Troll off.
@@dondoesdoodles9726 , thank you for finishing my sentence. I was going to, but my fingers got tired. I’m a fan of independent creators period because I am one myself. So I’m rooting for Vito and July equally. I haven’t read July’s stuff yet to say if it’s good or bad and if I thought it were bad, I’d keep to myself. It’s not my place to tear down another guy who’s trying, even if he does vote differently than me. My point is simply this: whether you love or hate someone, there’s no point in making unnecessary enemies when you’re trying to build a readership. You only hurt yourself.
I never thought UA-camrs would be so hostile towards eachother making comic books. Cant we be happy that you are both making them? The mainstream marvel is putting xmen through prom and DC is making random characters gay for no reason. Cant we just like that there’s action again in fan made projects?
Vito has stooped to click bait drama because he's desperate for views. And on top of that one of his brilliant fans jumped on his hate train and resulted in a possible law suit with ISOM that Vito courageously distanced himself from. Way to take ownership of one's own actions.
No we can’t be happy at Eric’s success!! It comes at the cost of Vito’s !! Vito should have the millions poured into his vision, and have all the people talking about him- *Sarcasm off* 😂. Jealousy is a female trait. Criticism is one thing, they actually trying to sabotage Eric business. They going to get sued 😂!
How does Vito know how many books Eric published? Is it because he was dumb enough to leak all his financial statement bragging about how much money he’s spending?
Then why does he limit the capacity for certain covers if he only prints based on orders received? He could easily print as many as he needed and everyone could've gotten the cover they wanted.
As for " pre-order" yes your right about it, however Eric use it's format of a pre-order that ppl are familiar with. The books was already made. That's how he was able to get it to ppl on time.
@@CalebDekker The limited covers make certain prints into collectors editions. It's a much better way to do it than the big companies used to do it with limited runs.
How is failing to sell half your prints for your second issue of a comic a success? If it really was a smash hit issue #2 would be sold out instantly; but it's not so it isn't. Cope more dude. . . . .
It depends. First run was 3.7, if eric thought he would always spend like every campaign would be 3.7 and spent like that, then 2.3 is a failure. But if he planned for it it is not a failure
@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907 I certainly understand how expenses work. Don't be an asshole. He actually spent less this time around. It's not a failure. Now apply that same reasoning to Disney failing.
Never seen a Vito video before, but it was recommended on the feed for some reason. First thing I see is just a straight up insult of someone’s physical appearance. Very nice and no thank you 🖖🏻
Failed... How? Compared to what? How are you basing it's metric or success/failure rate? The thing with an independent product is the only thing it can fail at is to itself 😂 and with how many preorders and orders since that we can definitely call bullshit.
@@JohnDavidSullivan Those are not exact numbers but it is likely somewhere in the ballpark. The first book sold around 50k copies and EJ expected the second book to sell the same, and it's likely that he had the same number of books printed. He likely was left with somewhere around 20,000 unsold copies.
Imagine being jealous over someone who literally made more money than you overall and you consider it a failure lol if he has extras so what he can still sell them at discount make his money back you obviously don’t know how business works
Y'know Vito with the amount of time you spend on hating on Isom and Eric July you could of spent that time making something that is worth yours and everyone else's time. The hate and lies in the video was Uncanny man. You need some serious help and you also need to spend your time wisely.
Remember MC Hammer? He had 200 employees... With $70m to his name at the peak of his career, MC Hammer bought more than 17 luxury cars, a private jet, two helicopters, and 21 race horses. He filed for bankruptcy in 1996.
I watch & follow Eric. A lot of things about him & compony you got it wrong. Have you ever made or solid a comic book? As for being terrible writer? Didn't a movie done something similar? Not knowing the hero abilities until he or she is put in a situation & we see then what they potential are? I've never seen that in the comics world before. By the way, it's a good book.
His eyes just got too big after that first campaign when he literally I think was surprised but he thought that would last. Should’ve stayed slow and low. He probably thought he was an overnight comic mogul. His attitude tells me that.
If eric was a super genius, he would have takem the books off the official store and when the 2nd hand market started he could just have some friends move them on ebay for $$$$$$
Didn't know this channel existed, but those early comments on this video look pretty awful in retrospect. EJ is making creator merch for his audience and nothing else. These comics won't ever appeal to anyone outside of his followers. His sales will dwindle to only his diehard supporters and then he'll find a way to explain why he can't make them anymore. EJ can never be wrong in his own mind and has zero humility.
How does Vito know how many books Eric published? Is it because he was dumb enough to leak all his financial statement bragging about how much money he’s spending?
Its pretty cool that Eric July is working with the ISOM Christian School, I guess that means the ISOM book is representative of the ISOM School as an organization
@@henrys9971- Or because it’s on his web-site showing the current campaign total sales? That’s in no way considered over-sharing your company financials. A functioning brained person understands this. Or anyone who has ever had a job, they get it too
This is a sad video not because of the Eric July news but because I can hear the giddy tone you're holding back I don't regularly watch Eric but I remember when I first saw you and dick ranting about him before he knew about you I know you have a comic and I'm not hearing anything that Eric can't recover from or handle being a businessman
@@EmoEmuI think Eric is a [insert slur] but in the leaked superkiller artwork people on a certain forum where able to find evidence of Vito’s artist tracing other peoples artwork aswell. This whole indie comics book scene stinks of bad writers and money grubbers
Yes, Vito has stated that he purchased the comic and read it. It's because he read it and found it to be underwhelming that this whole thing started. Keep up. And YT isn't Vito's only income.
Something about EJ always rubbed me the wrong way, and Vito blocked me on twitter for making jokes about him being a rock spider, so im just here to watch the internet blood sports
iirc, in legal terms if you call someone a liar or a scammer they can sue you, but you can call them motherfuckers or assholes with no problem, so instead of saying "false advertisement" or "scam" you can say it's all bullshit and you'll be fine, profanity is your friend in these cases
Wait...he had a benchmark to reveal another benchmark? re the printing: I do know a creator who can predict how many books he needs for each campaign and orders them before launch., but he's run 22 campaign and does 3-4 campaigns a year. July's 'crowdfund' ran for more than 2 months. He could have ordered 10k of cover A.B. and D and had plenty of time to order more books if necessary before the sale was over.
@@VitoTwo nah, I don't care about any of that. Based on our conversation, I was willing to take what you said at face value. Even apologized for jumping to conlusions without all of the info. But when you do the same thing "monetize the haters" so to speak, you can't lay it all at his feet and say you aren't complicite in this mess. You're guilty of the same things that you say he does, but don't see it as a problem. Good luck going forward.
Eric July needs to pull up… those shorts over that gut. Jebus! Thank you Vito for telling it like it is. It breaks “The Rippaverse Ethics” of “Respecting the Customer.” Shameful tactics to push FOMO for stale product that isn’t moving.
00:15:36. This starts one of the most brilliant, honest, level-headed, wonderful rants I've heard in forever. Respect for the audience - it's what's missing from modern big-name media.
All I can say is thank you Vito for the limited addition tentacle cover for SUPERKILLER. I can't wait to proudly display it in my living room for all to see.
I have a suspicion that he's been overstating his sales as well. People keep calling it a crowd funding campaign but he's hosting it on his own site, he has total control over what sales numbers are being shown.
Lifter here. Yeah, Eric is out of shape. His forearms are small too. I'm fat myself but anyone can tell by my build that I lift. Looks like he's a hypocrite for saying he won't debate "fats."
He's not even implying that Isom 1 or 2 failed. He's saying that some of the things EJ is doing are really poor business practices for the longevity of his brand. My side of that argument is that his sales keep falling because people are reading his stories and finding out they're not good at all and bailing.
I was wondering why Eric July had a second donation round to fund his comic since he made a couple million off the first one. He blew it all on dumb shit. He probably thought since his first comic sold well lead him to believe his mediocre comic was the greatest thing since sliced bread and it'd continue to sell well. Unfortunately his delusions didn't pan out.
Yeah I unfortunately have seen this a lot lately. There is a huge political aspect to this whole deal and many creators get into this... I have seen people review cyberfrog and several people have outright stated that it isn't a good book, but that a chunk of people are just supporting for the "culture war" aspect. That's really unfortunate because it diminishes the art form and boils it down to who's team you are on, rather than storytelling and artistic merit. I hope that after the upcoming election nature begins to heal. Im so tired of it all 😩
Lmfao as if there is a whole industry making better "art" right now. It's so odd for you losers to have such a hard on over someone tapping into a market that is looking for content and art that doesn't look to shame them for various woke agendas. It's extremely odd that this is the war you all choose to fight when there is an entire industry dedicated to diminishing art with various political agendas, but you are taking on Eric July on UA-cam everyday. Bunch of fucking pussies man
@@dimensionzone8048Couldn't the same be said of many leftwing comics that take preexisting characters and morph them into caricatures of their opponents? I always find it funny that the people on the far left who's entire ideology is based off spite make these sorts of claims. As if no rightwinger is allowed to make art
We’ve got about 4 more years before the culture war settles down. Going to take a few decisions from the Supreme Court to get these communists back in line. Look at the movies being produced for evidence 🫤
it's insane that everyone is coping over the fact the guy is successful, they then try painting the strategy's that multi million dollar companies use onto an independant lol as if hes doing the same thing they do to lose moeny, but i guess cope harder, even evs is coping over his success.
@@erikw3128 Yeah, we all know what Vito looks like. Vito clearly says at the beginning of the video that his criticism is that Eric claims to be very fit when you can obviously see that he isn't. Vito never claimed to be fit or thin. Therefore, Eric misrepresents himself while Vito doesn't.
I am going to draw a comic about Vito and Eric beating each other with wet noodles. It'll make millions. Collector's Edition. Original artwork on paper.
Isom #1 - $3 million in a few months Isom #2 - a million in a few months Alphacore #1 - a million in a few months Yiaria #1 - a million in a few months. That's quite impressive for an indie comic book company in a dying industry. $2 million sales were for the hype. A million is customer retention. The packing, the artwork, and the quality are above industry standards. The only thing that needs to improve is the writing and the story. If they strengthened the writing, they'll be ten for ten.
Subscribe too his channel and you will see him happy and excited about his sales but all u choose is hate and putting a human being down. Great video 📹 👍 👏 👌
I really wish Eric July a lot of success. I can at least grant him as being "the man in the arena" as Teddy Roosevelt once said. I'm glad he's out there trying something new. I think he could've done much better. I think instead of focusing on just the ISOM brand, he could've made it into a publishing company and get other creators to sign up. Regardless, it's disappointing to see Eric decline this way. Hopefully he doesn't get too sad seeing Superkiller kill ISOM 😂
Dude went running the other day. Not nearly that big. Maybe he gains weight when he slows down. I do that too. I'm fat every winter because I don't like moving around in the cold.
Well shit, if I could fail like Eric July, I’d be able to quit my job. What a weird take.
Imagine failing into a swimming pool filled with money. He sure showed him.
@@peppermintpig974Exactly. This is jealousy. They both been “writing” for years and Eric comes along and trips into millions so they have to justify their own failure in the industry as “he’s grifting off the culture war!”… The grift is them wanting some of Eric’s millions by any means necessary, even lying and sabotage. Great people Rackets hangs out with 😒🫠.
@@peppermintpig974Imagine also riding anyone this hard
hte guy needs help. people worry too much about what others are doing like this guy.. i'm sure a lot of people would love to "fail" like this lol.
@@thewokebreakerFor real. He should be glad Eric isn't a raging leftist. He's easily be able to pull the racism card about how this guy keeps talking negatively about him so much. Don't ya know if you don't blindly support black properties you're a racist, lolol
A corpulent man making fun of a chubby man. I love it.
I enjoyed my Copy of Isom # 2
Yeah i really liked it cant wait for more
I read it for free online. It's a generic book.
The only people who could think a ripoff comic is good are people who have never read a real comic book
@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907tell me about it marvel and dc are making garbage but you close your eyes
@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907
Says the guy using another man's face as his profile pic lol smh
Vito can't smile he has nothing to smile about in his life. So he just cry/laughs to get hugs from Dick. The only human contact he has had since his mother.
Ouch, and sadly, possibly true 😅
So if isom2 is a failure, what does that make vito's comic?
Well considering Vito printed his to order and used a printing company instead. . . . profitable.
If you have tens of thousands of issues sitting in backstock that you'll [likely] never sell that would be unprofitable.
For a "libertarian" like Eric D. July the successful one would be who was profitable.
@@dondoesdoodles97266 million dollars to 80k LMFAO NO way you could ever spin that
@@thetrashcanman7537 one filled all his orders.
The other has a warehouse where he's storing his overstock [which he'll never sell out of]
The guy that meets his full order and doesn't waste excess money for product he couldn't sell is the success.
The guy that over spends on production and product numbers is a failure.
Unless you think wasting money to store unsold copies of your product is [somehow] a smart business decision.
@@thetrashcanman7537I don’t know all of the numbers but I’ll say that if Eric lost money doing all this then even 80k can be successful. Simply because there could be longevity. I’m not a fan of this Vito dude but im just shedding light on the idea of success vs failure
@@thephilosopher7173- dude sold 6 million worth of comics….bought a larger warehouse, hired additional staff to handle the order volume.
But yeah, clearly he’s in the red.
Your math doesn’t seem to be mathing…
We clearly have different ideas about what a flop is. But you do you, my guy.
Anyway, say what you will about the guy, but at least he had the balls to put something out when lots of other people just sat on their asses and talked sh!t. But, no, let's focus on some trifling crap and pat ourselves on the back for doing so. Smh
Also: a stretch goal is just that--a stretch goal. The most important thing is that you achieve the main goal, and he has. So, again, that's a trifling thing to focus on
Eric July is literally no better and has been making his whole career on UA-cam talking shit on people or picking fights on Twitter Who are you trying to bullshit here ? 😂
He ain't going to pay you dude
@@dimensionzone8048- Dude had two successful independent multimillion campaigns within 1 year.
But yeah,he’s no better than Vito.
Vito, the guy who can’t give his comics away. Oh and then there’s that whole association with PDF files.
@@dimensionzone8048Talking shit is one thing. Attempting to sabotage a business and admitting to such on a livestream, are two completely different things. Watch the Rekeita stream with Dick after Eric was on. Rackets asked if Dick was trying to destroy Eric’s business and he straight up said yes. He asked about the scam stuff and Dick admitted to that too. Should have seen Rackets face 😂! Dicks reasoning was he didn’t like the book. Dick going to get sued, and Vito too. 😂
@@TooManyChoices1 If what you said is true mate than yeah I'll fully admit as much as Eric July is imo, a douchebag, and starts trouble with people. Yeah that's messed up on sabotaging his honest business I'll fully agree with that.
The thing is how would Vito be sued here though ? Lmao. Is he committing slander or something for this video ? 😂
Isn't Disney doing something you could talk about? Honestly, stop trying to bring another independent down. If his comic sucks, the market will decide. You should be endearing yourself to his audience. There is a world in which someone could enjoy an Isom and Superkiller comic. Stop hurting yourself. I say this because I am a fan.
" I say this because I am a fan of Eric July"
There you go; I finished your sentence for you. Since you couldn't be bothered to be honest.
That or your completely ignorant of what's been going on with these two.
Vito criticized the story because he [rightfully] found it dull, plodding and poorly written.
Eric July decided to go after both Dick and Vito [who host a show together] insulting them directly and antagonizing them.
Now I personally hate "The Biggest Problem in the Universe" but I'd never be fool enough to challenge Dick Masterson to a Troll off.
@@dondoesdoodles9726 , thank you for finishing my sentence. I was going to, but my fingers got tired.
I’m a fan of independent creators period because I am one myself. So I’m rooting for Vito and July equally. I haven’t read July’s stuff yet to say if it’s good or bad and if I thought it were bad, I’d keep to myself. It’s not my place to tear down another guy who’s trying, even if he does vote differently than me. My point is simply this: whether you love or hate someone, there’s no point in making unnecessary enemies when you’re trying to build a readership. You only hurt yourself.
I never thought UA-camrs would be so hostile towards eachother making comic books. Cant we be happy that you are both making them? The mainstream marvel is putting xmen through prom and DC is making random characters gay for no reason. Cant we just like that there’s action again in fan made projects?
nah let the drama commence, way more entertaining than any picturebooks
For some reason Dick and Vito have a hard on for Eric. Vito also has a hard on for children.
Vito has stooped to click bait drama because he's desperate for views. And on top of that one of his brilliant fans jumped on his hate train and resulted in a possible law suit with ISOM that Vito courageously distanced himself from. Way to take ownership of one's own actions.
No we can’t be happy at Eric’s success!! It comes at the cost of Vito’s !! Vito should have the millions poured into his vision, and have all the people talking about him- *Sarcasm off* 😂. Jealousy is a female trait. Criticism is one thing, they actually trying to sabotage Eric business. They going to get sued 😂!
@@TooManyChoices1irony
All of the profits of ISOM 2 is going into Eric buying a printing press of his own. The warehouse was just step one, baby!
He’s a real libertarian, he’s going to buy a forest and hire people to chop down the trees and turn them into paper
That a fu-cking lie
@@henrys9971 Hey, as long as they plant new trees, everything is fine.
The whole point of a “pre-order” is to see how much product you’ll need 🤣😭
How does Vito know how many books Eric published? Is it because he was dumb enough to leak all his financial statement bragging about how much money he’s spending?
@@henrys9971 or he was just being honest with people
Then why does he limit the capacity for certain covers if he only prints based on orders received? He could easily print as many as he needed and everyone could've gotten the cover they wanted.
As for " pre-order" yes your right about it, however Eric use it's format of a pre-order that ppl are familiar with. The books was already made. That's how he was able to get it to ppl on time.
@@CalebDekker The limited covers make certain prints into collectors editions. It's a much better way to do it than the big companies used to do it with limited runs.
People are really jealous of Eric success
Why would anyone be jealous of a mentally challenged guy?
How is failing to sell half your prints for your second issue of a comic a success?
If it really was a smash hit issue #2 would be sold out instantly; but it's not so it isn't.
Cope more dude. . . . .
He's got better numbers than Marvel trying to sell their woke crap@@dondoesdoodles9726
Your insane or in denial if you think that
@@maxmoureportz4291Delusions
So any update on StraKiller? You seem to be very occupied with Eric July & Rippaverse and not on your comic book
Buddy.... look it's gonna be OK. Butt Hurt disease don't last forever
Failed? Over 2.4 million in sales doesn't seem like a failure.
It depends. First run was 3.7, if eric thought he would always spend like every campaign would be 3.7 and spent like that, then 2.3 is a failure. But if he planned for it it is not a failure
@projectsdonepoorly1383 depends nothing. Another multimillion dollar campaign isn't a failure at all.
@@kevincomstock9338 oh ok, guess you are super good at business then
@@kevincomstock9338you don't see to understand how expenses work. You probably never understand how the box office of movies works either
@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907 I certainly understand how expenses work. Don't be an asshole.
He actually spent less this time around. It's not a failure.
Now apply that same reasoning to Disney failing.
A cope video based on mental gymnastics
It failed at 2.3 million you goofy
Imagine thinking that 6 milly on 2 books.....is a failure.
Imagine when Disney makes 200 million it's considered a failure.
I don’t know why you’re so obsessed with Eric July
Vito needs a girlfriend to obsess over.
Isn't this Vito a guy who defnedee Cuties?
Yeah, he’s got a solid history of PDF file behavior.
Yeah, he’s got a solid history of PDF file behavior.
@@yourenotmarywelcome8693 No, he doesn't, liar. GO spread falsehoods elsewhere.
Look at that gut. I get it now. He wants others to pull up because that's something he clearly cant do
He needs to pull up those shorts. An overhanging gut is a bad look.
1/2 of it to taxes? You obviously know nothing about tax law.
Eric July commits charity fraud
Vito how far have you fallen isom is successful it’s not failing look at the number
This is 4D chess financial analytics, you need big brain to get it. /s
Okay EJ shill
@@kiethveseyofficial Claiming someone is shilling implies the statement was false. So I guess you're saying Eric July didn't make all that money then?
@@kiethveseyofficial no I am not I am actually a former Vito fan
@@tristanmctarsney I was just messing with you.
Isom 2 failed? uhhh it made over 2 million dollars...if thats a failure what the hell is a success? lol
Never seen a Vito video before, but it was recommended on the feed for some reason. First thing I see is just a straight up insult of someone’s physical appearance. Very nice and no thank you 🖖🏻
I agree Eric July should not insult people on their physical appearance. 😂😂😂
@@MartinMartin-bh4ke I agree 100%
@@Boss__CQC That is exactly what Vito is criticizing him for.
@@MartinMartin-bh4keAnd screaming about how fat and white we are.
@@kiethveseyofficial lol yeah Eric is racist AF 🤣🤣
Damn if thats failing I been doing it all wrong
Failed... How? Compared to what? How are you basing it's metric or success/failure rate? The thing with an independent product is the only thing it can fail at is to itself 😂 and with how many preorders and orders since that we can definitely call bullshit.
I know basic math is hard for a lot of Eric July's fans, but if you print 50,000 books and only sell half, that's not good.
@@ImTheKingOfHyrule did he only sell half? I’m not even a fan. I’m neutral. So you got that wrong bro.
@@JohnDavidSullivan Those are not exact numbers but it is likely somewhere in the ballpark. The first book sold around 50k copies and EJ expected the second book to sell the same, and it's likely that he had the same number of books printed. He likely was left with somewhere around 20,000 unsold copies.
“I disagree” - Eric July
And Eric was correct ! Dick’s opinion of the Isom comic is worth less than an Isom comic. 😅
Imagine being jealous over someone who literally made more money than you overall and you consider it a failure lol if he has extras so what he can still sell them at discount make his money back you obviously don’t know how business works
Y'know Vito with the amount of time you spend on hating on Isom and Eric July you could of spent that time making something that is worth yours and everyone else's time. The hate and lies in the video was Uncanny man. You need some serious help and you also need to spend your time wisely.
Remember MC Hammer? He had 200 employees... With $70m to his name at the peak of his career, MC Hammer bought more than 17 luxury cars, a private jet, two helicopters, and 21 race horses. He filed for bankruptcy in 1996.
Yep, a simple rule is spend less than you make!
Btw, Eric July doesn't look to be in good shape. He has a MASSIVE beer belly.
Have you seen vito lol?
Eric july doesn't drink alcohol.
@@erikw3128 Vito isn't they one saying you have to be in shape to criticize his work. . . . .
I watch & follow Eric. A lot of things about him & compony you got it wrong. Have you ever made or solid a comic book? As for being terrible writer? Didn't a movie done something similar? Not knowing the hero abilities until he or she is put in a situation & we see then what they potential are? I've never seen that in the comics world before. By the way, it's a good book.
It's not crowdfunded.
😂man, Vito has gotta hard on for Eric like a catholic priest for an altar boy, it's hilarious 🤣
His eyes just got too big after that first campaign when he literally I think was surprised but he thought that would last. Should’ve stayed slow and low. He probably thought he was an overnight comic mogul. His attitude tells me that.
If eric was a super genius, he would have takem the books off the official store and when the 2nd hand market started he could just have some friends move them on ebay for $$$$$$
Imagine how good Isom could have been if Eric had simply shaved his arms.
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Vito has hairy arms lol
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why are you body shaming?
His superpowers come from his shoulder hair
Vito, you wouldn't be smiling, you'd be in tears, LBR.
Didn't know this channel existed, but those early comments on this video look pretty awful in retrospect. EJ is making creator merch for his audience and nothing else. These comics won't ever appeal to anyone outside of his followers. His sales will dwindle to only his diehard supporters and then he'll find a way to explain why he can't make them anymore. EJ can never be wrong in his own mind and has zero humility.
Wait, the Christian school ISOM made a couple of comic books?
He must be their official mascot or something
How does Vito know how many books Eric published? Is it because he was dumb enough to leak all his financial statement bragging about how much money he’s spending?
Its pretty cool that Eric July is working with the ISOM Christian School, I guess that means the ISOM book is representative of the ISOM School as an organization
@@henrys9971- Or because it’s on his web-site showing the current campaign total sales?
That’s in no way considered over-sharing your company financials.
A functioning brained person understands this. Or anyone who has ever had a job, they get it too
This is a sad video not because of the Eric July news but because I can hear the giddy tone you're holding back I don't regularly watch Eric but I remember when I first saw you and dick ranting about him before he knew about you I know you have a comic and I'm not hearing anything that Eric can't recover from or handle being a businessman
Dude if you don't like it don't read it
I swear he has made more rippaverse videos than his own comic 😂, like what the heck man 😂
its just like those ebay listings that always say 'last 1 available' then u buy it and the listing still says last 1
Ego July made the right move by hiring an actual writer for his new book. Maybe that one won't be traced 3D models either?
Didn't help.
@@chethammer Yeah, I think we've identified the problem as being Eric. Even with competent creators, he still only sells turds.
@@EmoEmuI think Eric is a [insert slur] but in the leaked superkiller artwork people on a certain forum where able to find evidence of Vito’s artist tracing other peoples artwork aswell. This whole indie comics book scene stinks of bad writers and money grubbers
Man said only 2 million 💀💀
Millions of dollars in sales
Eric July's reaction to everything Vito does:
"He's just standing there... Menacingly!"
😅SpongeBob! You don’t know how many SpongeBob jokes are in my consciousness everyday!
I really don't care about special editions or rare issues that are expensive. I only care if the story is good!
he's a psychopath....THAT"S why he blew through all his money....because he's a PSYCHOPATH??? come on
Wow, so many people jealous of Eric. He made over 2.4 million in sales but thats a failure? Lets see you create your own comics 😂
I don't understand why you're hating on the Isom school of ministry #2. Just hating to hate at this point.
Okay, EJ Shill.
@@kiethveseyofficial Erik July is destroying WOKE narratives with his comic novel. He has a warehouse, did you know that?
It’s a parody from Knight Of Melvins Dissney shill that he does. I was messing with you.
He can just throw some of the books in a big fire, that will limit the supply
Yeah printing 50k new ones made 0 sense
This is the most mean girl's b*llshit I've come across in a while. I cannot imagine a grown man being this petty..
Big L cope harder Vito.
Vito's got his swagger back ladies and gentlemen!
I think you mean "waddle".
Have you actually bought the comic and read it?
Only made 2.3 million? Have you only made 2.3 million on UA-cam?
Yes, Vito has stated that he purchased the comic and read it. It's because he read it and found it to be underwhelming that this whole thing started. Keep up. And YT isn't Vito's only income.
Something about EJ always rubbed me the wrong way, and Vito blocked me on twitter for making jokes about him being a rock spider, so im just here to watch the internet blood sports
whats your username i didnt mean to block you
Love how Vito cant help but poke the wasps nest. Also love how EJ conceals that fabulous gut on his streams.
Vito has a 6 pack of abs under that beer gut of his.
Because Vito is skinny? Wtf is going on here?
@@HiddenHandMedia- nothing of value, I can assure you.
@@yourenotmarywelcome8693Winning comment 😂
iirc, in legal terms if you call someone a liar or a scammer they can sue you, but you can call them motherfuckers or assholes with no problem, so instead of saying "false advertisement" or "scam" you can say it's all bullshit and you'll be fine, profanity is your friend in these cases
Wait...he had a benchmark to reveal another benchmark?
re the printing: I do know a creator who can predict how many books he needs for each campaign and orders them before launch., but he's run 22 campaign and does 3-4 campaigns a year. July's 'crowdfund' ran for more than 2 months. He could have ordered 10k of cover A.B. and D and had plenty of time to order more books if necessary before the sale was over.
Are you talking about Tim and Mark?
Kamen America is the best indie comic 1000%
It is isn't it? @@KeijiMaeda86
Maybe you should be his manager?
This is dissapointing.
Isom is a very disappointing comic book
@@VitoTwo nah, I don't care about any of that. Based on our conversation, I was willing to take what you said at face value. Even apologized for jumping to conlusions without all of the info.
But when you do the same thing "monetize the haters" so to speak, you can't lay it all at his feet and say you aren't complicite in this mess. You're guilty of the same things that you say he does, but don't see it as a problem.
Good luck going forward.
@@stoweby- BASED AF!
Just give me "The Adventures of Warehouseman"
9 months later and you're still getting felted about this
I dunno man 672% of the sales goal seems like an unmitigated success on literally every front possible
Eric July needs to pull up… those shorts over that gut. Jebus!
Thank you Vito for telling it like it is. It breaks “The Rippaverse Ethics” of “Respecting the Customer.” Shameful tactics to push FOMO for stale product that isn’t moving.
Eric took advantage of the fomosexuals 😔
I like Eric July, but you make valid points too.
00:15:36. This starts one of the most brilliant, honest, level-headed, wonderful rants I've heard in forever. Respect for the audience - it's what's missing from modern big-name media.
You should be ashamed of yourself. This is what you consider honestly?
Emailing that Christian school was kind of a dick move
Karma
It was hilarious, what are you talking about?
Can't wait till your masterpiece is out.
Lol it is selling as well as he expected lol
You don't lose half to taxes, you lose half of the profits to taxes. Fortunately with all those expenses, there shouldn't be much of that. ha
That is, indeed, the trick that kept Amazon from profitability during their first decade of record sales.
All I can say is thank you Vito for the limited addition tentacle cover for SUPERKILLER. I can't wait to proudly display it in my living room for all to see.
Not the best idea to print more than you will probably selll.
Yeah it devalues collectors copies and makes then want to wait and buy books at 5 bucks
Vito cry when you stares to long in the mirror
R u that shave his beard guy that’s constantly walking up the hill till your N shape to shave his beard ?
I have a suspicion that he's been overstating his sales as well. People keep calling it a crowd funding campaign but he's hosting it on his own site, he has total control over what sales numbers are being shown.
no obligation to report anything honestly
@@sixart Nope. No obligation to irs or other people interested in the numbers…. You people are trash lol
Post this on your main channel if it's true and you're confident in this opinion
Lifter here. Yeah, Eric is out of shape. His forearms are small too. I'm fat myself but anyone can tell by my build that I lift. Looks like he's a hypocrite for saying he won't debate "fats."
Come on dude stop talking about erics noy😢fit.
The rippaverse seems pretty meh but more power to him. If you don't like it, don't buy it! I won't.
He's not even implying that Isom 1 or 2 failed. He's saying that some of the things EJ is doing are really poor business practices for the longevity of his brand. My side of that argument is that his sales keep falling because people are reading his stories and finding out they're not good at all and bailing.
I was wondering why Eric July had a second donation round to fund his comic since he made a couple million off the first one. He blew it all on dumb shit. He probably thought since his first comic sold well lead him to believe his mediocre comic was the greatest thing since sliced bread and it'd continue to sell well. Unfortunately his delusions didn't pan out.
weird definition of "fail" lol
Yeah I unfortunately have seen this a lot lately. There is a huge political aspect to this whole deal and many creators get into this... I have seen people review cyberfrog and several people have outright stated that it isn't a good book, but that a chunk of people are just supporting for the "culture war" aspect. That's really unfortunate because it diminishes the art form and boils it down to who's team you are on, rather than storytelling and artistic merit. I hope that after the upcoming election nature begins to heal. Im so tired of it all 😩
Lmfao as if there is a whole industry making better "art" right now. It's so odd for you losers to have such a hard on over someone tapping into a market that is looking for content and art that doesn't look to shame them for various woke agendas. It's extremely odd that this is the war you all choose to fight when there is an entire industry dedicated to diminishing art with various political agendas, but you are taking on Eric July on UA-cam everyday. Bunch of fucking pussies man
Have you read it yourself?
@@HiddenHandMediaI have and it's obvious he created this out of spite
@@dimensionzone8048Couldn't the same be said of many leftwing comics that take preexisting characters and morph them into caricatures of their opponents?
I always find it funny that the people on the far left who's entire ideology is based off spite make these sorts of claims. As if no rightwinger is allowed to make art
We’ve got about 4 more years before the culture war settles down. Going to take a few decisions from the Supreme Court to get these communists back in line. Look at the movies being produced for evidence 🫤
I wish I was a loser like Eric July with 6 million dollars.
Vito is a true roll model fat out of shade with no money and smells.🤪🤪🤪🤪
Goals!😂
it's insane that everyone is coping over the fact the guy is successful, they then try painting the strategy's that multi million dollar companies use onto an independant lol as if hes doing the same thing they do to lose moeny, but i guess cope harder, even evs is coping over his success.
I didn't realize Eric was so out of shape. If he doesn't have time to properly edit his works, I at least expected him to be hitting the gym.
If you think eric is out of shape you should see vito lol.....
@@erikw3128 vito isnt the one complaining about "all those fats". classic case of The lady doth protest too much, methinks
@@erikw3128 Vito is a stereotypical fat Italian. I think it lends to his charm, tbh
@@erikw3128 Yeah, we all know what Vito looks like. Vito clearly says at the beginning of the video that his criticism is that Eric claims to be very fit when you can obviously see that he isn't. Vito never claimed to be fit or thin. Therefore, Eric misrepresents himself while Vito doesn't.
I am going to draw a comic about Vito and Eric beating each other with wet noodles. It'll make millions. Collector's Edition. Original artwork on paper.
And then Vito will make shitty lolcow drama videos about you.
The circle will be complete
Isom #1 - $3 million in a few months
Isom #2 - a million in a few months
Alphacore #1 - a million in a few months
Yiaria #1 - a million in a few months.
That's quite impressive for an indie comic book company in a dying industry. $2 million sales were for the hype. A million is customer retention. The packing, the artwork, and the quality are above industry standards. The only thing that needs to improve is the writing and the story. If they strengthened the writing, they'll be ten for ten.
Imagine all of the trees that will now spend the rest of eternity as a copy of isom 2…the horror.
Subscribe too his channel and you will see him happy and excited about his sales but all u choose is hate and putting a human being down. Great video 📹 👍 👏 👌
I am subscribed and I don't see any of that. It's the same lame video over and over "Hey guys we got big plans"
I don't think that Eric ever said that his comics were good; if memory serves, he said he relied on customer reviews to speak for themselves.
"Failed." 😆😅🤣😂 You're wrong and you should stop making yourself look ridiculous.
I really wish Eric July a lot of success. I can at least grant him as being "the man in the arena" as Teddy Roosevelt once said.
I'm glad he's out there trying something new. I think he could've done much better. I think instead of focusing on just the ISOM brand, he could've made it into a publishing company and get other creators to sign up.
Regardless, it's disappointing to see Eric decline this way. Hopefully he doesn't get too sad seeing Superkiller kill ISOM 😂
LOL you do know eric july is a publisher (its called the rippaverse) and he has other writers and artists making other books that are coming out soon?
@@erikw3128 Let's wait and see how that pans out.
@@rm06c How what pans out? He is a owner and publisher the rippaverse comics and he has 2 non isom comics coming out called alphacore and yaira.
When alphacore and yaira come out some people are going to be buying isom #1 and #2.
@@rm06cYou have no clue what's even going on. Just don't even comment you tard
Dude went running the other day. Not nearly that big. Maybe he gains weight when he slows down. I do that too. I'm fat every winter because I don't like moving around in the cold.
2.5 million = a fail? Lmfao how much did you comic sell?
That isn' the point if you pay attention.
@@SummerSwan50i al confused to what is the point of this video besides hating on another independent creator
@@tonyking6417Eric is an ass hat, that's it lol.
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