IDW, as a company, has had a number of very public ups and downs because it is, in fact, a publicly traded option on the stock market. They've lost some juicy licenses but have managed to hold onto other ones for dear life (TMNT), plus there have been some hit comics they've put out lately. "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees," is a weird serial killer comic with cute anthropomorphic critters and, "The Exorcism at 1600 Penn," was just optioned and has a sequel on the way. Things could be worse, but they could also get better, hence IDW recently discussed on an investors' call various plans from having a company-owned imprint where all creations are owned by IDW to...just hoping to get lucky with some more hit books.
I have enjoyed a number of series released by IDW over the decades and hope the company keeps chugging along. DC's Vertigo tried to take away the creators' rights to their comics, and that led to the imprint eventually ending as more creators fled en masse for Image and such (it just came back because nothing stays dead in comics, but yeah). Plus, companies can make their own luck, but it can be hard to predict what might get popular--obviously! I suppose we'll see what 2026 holds for IDW, and I wish them well.
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