"Well, I think if I said it didn't bother me, I'd definitely be lying. It bothers me on some level. But at the same time, we know that we can't please everyone.

It's funny, for such a unique fanbase and how until recently comics were really looked down on by mainstream America -- which is another reason we wanted to start this company, and bring it more mainstream -- there's a lot of comic snobs out there, it seems to me. People who just go, 'I won't read that because there's a scantily clad Red Riding Hood on the cover.' Yet if you look at a Marvel comic or a DC comic, and it has a female character in it, they're portrayed very much the same way, in my opinion.

So it does bother me a little bit. But then, at the same time, you can't please everybody. I think the biggest success that we have is through word of mouth -- people telling other people, 'Hey, this is a good book, pick it up.' Those fans will bring more fans to our brand, and if that wasn't happening, we wouldn't be in business. It is a little bothersome, but at the same time, I understand it, too."

-- Zenescope President Joe Brusha, addressing the perception of his company as simply a T&A publisher