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==Controversies==

==Controversies==

===Payment of creators===

===Payment of creators===

After their contract with Eclipse ended in 1988, manga translator [[Toren Smith]]'s Studio Proteus signed with Dark Horse. Finding his income suddenly increasing despite similar sales, Smith instigated an audit of Eclipse's finances, revealing the keeping of [[two sets of books]] to avoid paying the agreed royalties. A large judgement was eventually made against Eclipse, the losses from which were a factor in the company's strained finances.<ref name=KNG>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Ages of Gold, Silver and the Darkness}}</ref>

After their contract with Eclipse ended in 1988, manga translator [[Toren Smith]]'s Studio Proteus signed with Dark Horse. Finding his income suddenly increasing despite similar sales, Smith instigated an audit of Eclipse's finances, revealing [[double-entry bookkeeping]] to avoid paying the agreed royalties. A large judgement was eventually made against Eclipse, the losses from which were a factor in the company's strained finances.<ref name=KNG>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Ages of Gold, Silver and the Darkness}}</ref>



[[Garry Leach]],<ref name=KGL>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=The Architect of Miracleman}}</ref> [[Dez Skinn]],<ref name=KDS>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Reign of the ''Warrior'' King}}</ref> [[Alan Davis]],<ref name=KAD>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Magic Words and Marvelmen}}</ref> [[Neil Gaiman]],<ref name=KNG/> [[Mark Buckingham (comic book artist)|Mark Buckingham]],<ref name=KMB>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Buckingham and An Age of Miracles}}</ref> [[Dave Stevens]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/15stevens.html|title=Comic Book Artist Magazine #15 - Dave Stevens Interview - TwoMorrows Publishing|website=twomorrows.com}}</ref> and [[Mike Deodato]]<ref name=KNG/> have all gone on the record to state they were either not paid or not paid correctly for work with Eclipse, while Davis has also stated his work was published without his permission.<ref name=KAD/>

[[Garry Leach]],<ref name=KGL>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=The Architect of Miracleman}}</ref> [[Dez Skinn]],<ref name=KDS>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Reign of the ''Warrior'' King}}</ref> [[Alan Davis]],<ref name=KAD>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Magic Words and Marvelmen}}</ref> [[Neil Gaiman]],<ref name=KNG/> [[Mark Buckingham (comic book artist)|Mark Buckingham]],<ref name=KMB>{{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author)|date=2001 |title=Kimota! The Miracleman Companion |url= |location= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page= |isbn=9781605490274|chapter=Buckingham and An Age of Miracles}}</ref> [[Dave Stevens]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/15stevens.html|title=Comic Book Artist Magazine #15 - Dave Stevens Interview - TwoMorrows Publishing|website=twomorrows.com}}</ref> and [[Mike Deodato]]<ref name=KNG/> have all gone on the record to state they were either not paid or not paid correctly for work with Eclipse, while Davis has also stated his work was published without his permission.<ref name=KAD/>

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