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Link Ink: New ‘The Walking Dead’ TV In February, A Fantagraphics Sale And An ‘Iron Man 3′ Toy Tease
Link Ink: New ‘The Walking Dead’ TV In February, A Fantagraphics Sale And An ‘Iron Man 3′ Toy Tease
Link Ink: New ‘The Walking Dead’ TV In February, A Fantagraphics Sale And An ‘Iron Man 3′ Toy Tease
TV: AMC teases the February 10 return of The Walking Dead with some new zombie-fighting footage. Sales: Until January 5, you can get 20 percent off of your entire purchase at the Fantagraphics online store with the code "DEJAVU". Toys: Hot Toys is teasing its upcoming line of Iron Man 3 products with an image of an unspecified Mark VIII toy...
Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate Sues Dynamite Over Trademarks, ‘Pornographic’ Covers
Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate Sues Dynamite Over Trademarks, ‘Pornographic’ Covers
Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate Sues Dynamite Over Trademarks, ‘Pornographic’ Covers
If you thought you could make it out of this week without a new comic book rights lawsuit, you were wrong. ERB, Inc., the family company that administers the various intellectual properties owned or associated with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate, is suing Dynamite Entertainment for trademark infringement with respect to the publisher's line of comics based on Burroughs' John Carter of Mars and Ta
Neil Gaiman And Todd McFarlane Settle Legal Dispute Over Co-Spawned Characters
Neil Gaiman And Todd McFarlane Settle Legal Dispute Over Co-Spawned Characters
Neil Gaiman And Todd McFarlane Settle Legal Dispute Over Co-Spawned Characters
As comic book battles go, the legal conflict between Neil Gaiman and Spawn creator Todd MacFarlane was as huge, sprawling and intense as any involving super-powered titans trading punches, and even more long and drawn-out. After ten years in court, the dust is finally settling and the two "fantasy giants," as the Associated Press so amusingly refers to the pair, have settled their dispu
Motion Picture Association Bullies Kids With Anti-Pirating Comic Book
Motion Picture Association Bullies Kids With Anti-Pirating Comic Book
Motion Picture Association Bullies Kids With Anti-Pirating Comic Book
As often as we praise sequential art for its sheer communication powers, it's like Uncle Ben (kind of) said: "With great power comes great responsibility." Responsibility number one? Don't misinform your audience -- especially children. According to TorrentFreak, however, that's precisely what the Motion Picture Association plans do with a new comic demonizing illegal downloads... Read M
The Fight For Superman Continues
The Fight For Superman Continues
The Fight For Superman Continues
Ah, lawsuits. Creator's rights are nothing to balk at, but copyright law is pretty much every comic fan's Kryptonite when it comes to Superman. The cat's legal history is harder to follow than his Silver Age continuity and it doesn't look like it's getting simpler any time soon after a recent legal summit between DC Comics and Superman creator Jerry Siegel's heirs failed to find any common ground
Family of X-Men, Hulk, Fantastic Four Co-Creator Jack Kirby Seeks to Regain Character Copyrights
Family of X-Men, Hulk, Fantastic Four Co-Creator Jack Kirby Seeks to Regain Character Copyrights
Family of X-Men, Hulk, Fantastic Four Co-Creator Jack Kirby Seeks to Regain Character Copyrights
In move that seems inspired by the recent success of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel's family in claiming a share of the copyright to Superman from DC -- a saga that is still ongoing -- the family of legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby is seeking to regain copyrights to 45 of his characters from Marvel, even hiring the same lawyer who represented the Siegels...
WTF File: I Stole Your Images, Give Me More or I’ll Sue
WTF File: I Stole Your Images, Give Me More or I’ll Sue
WTF File: I Stole Your Images, Give Me More or I’ll Sue
Cartoonist Bob Eckstein mourns the death of his cartooning career at Salon, and links out to this totally absurd story about copyright infringement. Admittedly, a lot of people on the web often have a laissez-faire attitude about using other people's images, but this takes entitlement to an entirely new level...