DC Appeals Siegel Ownership of Half of Superman Rights
Having seemingly secured the rights to Joe Shuster's half of the rights to Superman, DC Comics and parent company Time Warner's never-ending battle over collaborator Jerry Siegel's share of the rights...
View ArticleWe Are The Law: America Petitions White House For ‘Judge Dredd’ Style Law...
Just because President Obama won re-election last week, that doesn't mean that the apocalyptic horror world that Mitt Romney and various right-wing elements promised us were forthcoming won't actually...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Settles Part Of ‘Smallville’ Royalties Lawsuit
Warner Bros. has settled the lawsuit it was facing from Smallville producers Tollin/Robbins Productions over whether or not the former was unfairly licensing the series to subsidiary companies for a...
View ArticleDC Settles Hair-Raising Lawsuit Over Superman Barber
First, DC Comics gets a victory in one Superman-related legal battle, now it's settling another: The publisher has come to an agreement with Supermen Fades-to-Fros, a Florida barbershop that was...
View ArticleLink Ink: Beast’s ‘Days Of Future Past’ Look, Stop Motion DBZ And New D-Arts...
Movies: Director Bryan Signer has Tweeted a first look at Beast as portrayed by actor Nicholas Hoult in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. Awesome: Counter656 is back with another insanely rad...
View ArticleThe Ghost Rider Ownership Case Gets Fuzzier
A little over a year ago, a judge ordered Ghost Rider creator Gary Friedrich to renounce any claim to the character and fork over $17,000 to Marvelfor selling unlicensed Ghost Rider memorabilia at...
View ArticleMarvel Settles With Gary Friedrich Over Ghost Rider Rights
In what could only be considered a victory for Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich, Marvel Comics has apparently offered a settlement in his case against the publisher for ownership of the character....
View ArticleStan Lee Media Once Again Claims Ownership Of Marvel Characters
Stan Lee Media (which, despite its name, no longer has any association with Stan Lee) will simply not go away. In September, a federal judge threw out the organization's lawsuit against Disney and...
View ArticleLink Ink: Thursday, December 19 2013
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View Article'Masters of the Universe' Comic Writer Loses Ownership Suit
Nearly eight months after filing a lawsuit claiming at least some ownership stake in several Masters of the Universe characters, writer Donald Glut has come up short. U.S. District Judge Manuel Real...
View ArticleLawsuits Are The New Kryptonite: ‘Smallville’ Creators Miles Millar & Alfred...
Superman is already at the center of a legal battle between Warner Bros. and the estates of Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, but a new party is getting in on the tug of war from an entirely different...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane at Legal Odds…Again
In a story that could also appeared under the headline, "Judge Compares Slutty Angels for Acclaimed Novelist," Neil Gaiman has returned to court over a copyright dispute with Todd...
View ArticleSLG Publishing Reaches Out to Fans For Legal Funds
Much-loved indie comics publishing house SLG Publishing is being sued threatened with legal action over a trademark issue involving one of their comics, and SLG head Dan Vado has sent out an open call...
View ArticleGhost Rider Creator Ordered to Stop Being Ghost Rider Creator, Pay Marvel...
Gary Friedrich, the creator of Marvel Comics' demonic motorcyclist Ghost Rider, has been ordered by a judge to renounce his creator credit and pay $17,000 in damages to his former employer following a...
View ArticleLink Ink: Super Torture, ‘Rise of the Guardians’ and Tofu Zaku
Advertising: Ad Agency Tapsa used images of a tortured superhero promote the Fancine Film Festival in Spain. Upcoming: Abrams ComicArts will release its Garbage Pail Kids hardcover on April 1, which...
View ArticleProducers Accuse Warner Bros. of Hiding ‘Smallville’ Profits in DC Comics
And the legal troubles surrounding Superman just keep coming for Warner Bros. Not only is the company in a never-ending battle over ownership for the character with the family of co-creator Jerry...
View ArticleWarner Bros Wins Ruling in Case Against Siegel and Shuster Lawyer
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that DC Comics owners Warner Bros will be allowed to make use of documents stolen from the office of the lawyer representing the heirs of Superman...
View ArticleArchie CEOs Settle Lawsuit, Though Drama Continues
Following months of litigation amid a heap of rumors and innuendo, the battle between the two Archie Comics CEOS has ended, with Nancy Silberkleit and Jon Goldwater settling their feud in court.The...
View ArticleTony Moore Launches Second Lawsuit Against Robert Kirkman Over ‘Walking Dead’...
For the second time in six months, artist Tony Moore has filed a lawsuit against former collaborator Robert Kirkman over The Walking Dead - but this time, he's looking for more than just unpaid...
View ArticleMarvel CEO At Center Of Disney Corporate Controversy
Two years after the Walt Disney Corporation bought Marvel Entertainment, the House of Mouse is facing a public relations nightmare brought on by the corporate mindset behind the House of Ideas as Isaac...
View ArticleAmazon Ceases ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ Blu-Ray Set Pre-Orders
If you pre-ordered Marvel Studios' 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Blu-ray set from Amazon, we have some bad news for you: It may be a little late, and the company has stopped taking any...
View ArticleLawyer Writes A Five-Page Brief About eBook Price-Fixing In Comic Form
When California lawyer Bob Kohn tried to file his 55-page amicus brief to oppose the settlement in the Department of Justice ebook case US v. Apple Inc., et al., the court ordered him to whittle his...
View ArticleKirkman, Moore Settle ‘The Walking Dead’ Legal Battles
After seven months and three lawsuits, the legal battles between the original creative team on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, are over. The two released a joint statement yesterday...
View ArticleTodd McFarlane Sues Former Employee Al Simmons For Claiming To Be Inspiration...
Clearly, Todd McFarlane likes spending time in court rooms. How else to explain the fact that, having finally reached a legal settlement with Neil Gaiman over the ownership of Spawn supporting...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Granted Ownership Of 50 Percent Of Superman By Court
In a surprise ruling yesterday, a California Federal Court judge granted Warner Bros.' request for summary judgment in the never-ending legal battle for control of the Man of Steel, ruling that a 1992...
View ArticleKirby Family Asks Court to Overturn Marvel Ruling
Attorney Marc Toberoff continues to be a very busy man. In between two different court appearances for different lawsuits surrounding the rights to Superman, he has appeared before a three-judge panel...
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