Patrick Lee[3] (born June 28, 1975) is a Canadian comic book artist, publisher, former president, and co-founder of the now-defunct Dreamwave Productions.
They began publishing their first mini-series Darkminds, followed by other titles like Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warlands, Fate of the Blade, NecroWar, Sandscape and other graphic novels.
Dreamwave filed for bankruptcy in January 2005 amidst a great deal of controversy, including rumors such as neglecting to pay several artists.
[12] In another interview, Transformers writer Simon Furman claimed that Lee, "looked [him] square in the eye and said everything’s hunky-dory" a mere month before the bankruptcy.
While Lee admitted that "many artists had delays in payment" even before the bankruptcy and "regret[s] not being able to speak to everyone" beforehand, he also claimed that "most creators at Dreamwave were aware that we were going through financial difficulties.
Lee did not respond to the specific request to offer evidence to counter the claim that he was trying to "siphon money from big gigs away from Dreamwave to Dream Engine in the months before the bankruptcy."
However, Lee announced plans to set up a "Creative Refund Movement" with the specific intention to "raise funds to pay former Dreamwave artists who were financially affected by the bankruptcy.