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Chapter 23, Page 15

by on October 16, 2024 at 7:51 pm
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TRIFF MEDIA TRAGEDY LEADS TO CORPORATE SHAKE-UP
Daryl Vere, Pallad City Post
[Archived Article: Published 4 Years Ago]

Six months after the tragic deaths of media mogul Bryton Triff and his wife Alicia, a high-stakes battle over who controls the massive Triff Media empire has played out in court. The legal wrangling concluded last week when it was announced that Morgan Triff, Bryton’s brother, would be taking over the company.

The decision has unsettled many longtime employees and higher-ups at Triff Media, a conglomerate that holds business divisions encompassing film, television, news, publishing, communication, and Net-based subscription services. Leaked NetMails have revealed that a number of executives, producers, and others in the corporate hierarchy were concerned that Morgan’s ascension as chairman and CEO of Triff Media would lead to wide-scale corporate upheaval.

So far, their concerns have been warranted. Within the first week of Morgan assuming control of the company, over thirty individuals in high-ranking positions have been fired, many of whom were known to be fiercely loyal to Bryton.

Morgan had previously been co-chairman of Volor News Corp, prior to it being sold to Bryton’s media company three years ago. Some claim that the Volor News acquisition and Triff Media merger had resulted in bad blood between the brothers, with Morgan feeling that the buyout was unfair and that Volor had been undervalued in the purchase. However, prior to the acquisition, Volor News Corp had lost $800 million in market value, with shares hitting an all-time low days before the buyout. Many close to Bryton claim that he had intended to purchase Volor News Corp to save both Morgan’s reputation and company, and the only way to do so was by merging it with Triff Media.

Six months ago, a private jet carrying Bryton, his wife, and their pilot, suffered engine failure and crashed into the Dering Sea. There were no survivors. Almost immediately the legal battles began—not only for Triff Media, but also for legal guardianship of Bryton and Alicia’s 14-year-old daughter. As the girl’s uncle and only living relative, the courts granted Morgan guardianship over her.

Based on court documents, it is believed that Bryton’s daughter will be eligible to inherit a majority-share of Triff Media when she turns 21. This will give her the power to make key decisions in the company, which could include replacing the CEO.

Until then, Morgan has at least seven years to continue his current reign over Triff Media, much to the displeasure of some vocal employees.

Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.

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GunRiot Update

by on October 10, 2024 at 7:26 pm
Posted In: News

We’ve reached the end of GunRiot!

I want to thank everyone for reading the comic, for commenting on the pages, and I especially want to thank Kuraikabe1990 for all of the time, effort, and dedication he devoted to this project. It was a pleasure working with him and GunRiot was an absolute blast to make.

Since GunRiot ended last month, I’ve received a number of emails and messages asking about the comic and if there will be more pages or chapters. Early on, the comic was only planned to be a 50+ page one-shot that would run for about a year but, fortunately, it lasted two years, totaled a whopping 131 pages, and we managed to never miss a weekly update. After growing attached to Kyrie, Wini, and Rayet, I had plans for more storylines and chapters but, sadly, much like with The White Wraith and Sailor Justice, it’s simply not financially feasible to continue the project at this time.

Within the last few months, both the Danger Zone One and GunRiot websites have been receiving record amounts of traffic and the readership numbers are higher than ever. However, over those same months, we’ve also fallen short of our Patreon goal, which makes continuing GunRiot an impossibility—at least at this point. I also had two new comics in production, but the recent drop in Patreon resulted in one being cancelled and the other being postponed.

I’ve received questions asking about the possibility of a GunRiot print edition and that’s definitely on the table, but I can’t give an exact date on when that might happen. After the Danger Zone One Volume 3 print edition is finished and released, a physical GunRiot edition will be the very next priority.

Thank you again for reading GunRiot—I hope you enjoyed the comic as much as we enjoyed making it. Hopefully we’ll get to return to the Kurtow ruins for more of Kyrie’s adventures in the future.

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