At this weekend’s Image Comics panel, Tim Seeley announced that his popular HACK/SLASH comic is moving from Devil’s Due to Image:

Tim Seeley: Well, at a certain point, it became pretty clear that the pretty well [publicized] financial problems DDP was having weren’t going to help me get my book out every month or help me get my creators paid on time. I’ve been working with Image on my other creator-owned stuff like “Loaded Bible” and “Colt Noble and the Megalords,” and I’ve always had great experiences working with [Image Comics Publisher] Eric Stephenson and [Sales and Licensing Coordinator] Joe Keatinge and the rest of the crew. And, most of the comics I read and enjoy every month come out of Image. So, with the help of DDP president Josh Blaylock, I set up a deal to bring Cassie and Vlad over to Image.

Seeley stresses that he has no hard feelings for Blaylock, who made the move possible.

After the panel, Seeley told The Beat that he’s taking out a loan to make sure everyone who has worked on HACK/SLASH who hasn’t been paid, will be.