[2] OPB reported that Lion Forge "quietly rolled out" Polarity "as a holding company and investment platform for animation and other pop culture content products".
In the current social climate, the optics are not the best, but then again, Lion Forge boasts a higher percentage of women, minorities, and LGBTQ artists, staff, and even characters compared to other profitable indie comics publishers in the industry".
[...] But there are things that we have to do, unfortunately, from a business standpoint to make sure that the organization stays healthy and that we're able to continue to keep on our mission going forward".
[15] On June 29, 2022, it was revealed that Jones and Charlie Chu, vice president of creative & business development at OLFPG,[16][17] were fired by Polarity.
[18][19] On July 14, both ICv2[20] and The Beat reported that a staff purge continued with OLFPG laying off "some of the most prominent members of its staff, including senior VP of sales and marketing Alex Segura, sales manager Henry Barajas, and senior editor Amanda Meadows" and editor Jasmine Amiri.
[21] CBR stated that "many notable comics industry professionals made their thoughts about the layoffs known on social media, particularly in reference to OLFPG's parent company, Polarity.".