The latest issue of The Comics Journal opens with a page-three editorial from
the outgoing editor-in-chief Tom Spurgeon which proclaims, in big bold letters,
"Martin Wagner Owes Me Fifty Bucks".

Antarctic Press lost literally thousands of dollars in promotion costs (for
books that did not actually exist) and overprinting.  When AP did a "CD
soundtrack" for issue #0, we paid him the royalties for the songs, which he
apparently never actually passed along to the artists (who came a-knockin' on
AP's doors months later).  

Four or five years ago when he was in a particularly tight crunch for cash, he
sold ad space and comics to assorted "indy-friendly" retailers.  Many retailers
never received their goods, and ads were forgotten.  I've talked to nearly a
dozen comics retailers who he managed to piss off and sworn off his book
permanently.

He became literally impossible to get ahold of - phone calls went unanswered,
and then disconnected.  Even mail went unanswered.  Even a registered letter
didn't make it through.  He even turned away "free money" - AP had all the
artwork to do a reprint of his Snowblind TPB, but never got the go-ahead.  Even
the "reprint issues" required next-to-zero work (new covers and editorials if
he desired), and getting those done was like pulling teeth.

As for me personally, he owes me about twenty bucks for a subscription I paid
for SIX years ago.

I think it's safe to say in the game of life, he's earned an "F" in "Works Well
With Others".

You can assume he has left the world of comics permanently.  Stick a fork in
it, it's done.

Best,
  - mlh, who used to work with AP a lifetime ago