Comments on: Breaking news: DJ Coffman paid

By: Olivia

Olivia — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:14:56 +0000

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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:25:38 +0000

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By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:04:39 +0000

Reading anything about Platinum is like having syphilis, getting treated, then having sex again with the original source.

By: Richard Pachter

Richard Pachter — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:45:21 +0000

Yes, Mike. That’s all true, and no disrespect was meant to S&S and the long and tireless efforts of Jerry, Neal and everyone else involved in getting Superman’s creators a stipend and medical insurance.

But it occurred in parallel to the release of the Superman movie, which was the likely catalyst — rightly or wrongly — for WB to do the right thing.

By: Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:34:26 +0000

DC didn’t just write a check for S&S to STFU. DC was embarrassed and coerced into doing the right thing by the NCS and Jerry Robinson. And it took time.

The National Cartoonists Society then-president Jerry Robinson is the one who shined a spotlight on S&S. He organized cartoonists, got some embarrassing press and it was only after many lawyers got involved that S&S got some medical coverage and a yearly stipend from Warner. None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for Robinson. MEN OF TOMORROW by Gerard Jones has the whole story.

Sorry for the lecture/rant. It’s a fave story of mine. I’ve heard Jerry tell it himself, at length. I hate for it to get short shrift is all.

By: Richard Pachter

Richard Pachter — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:16:14 +0000

Joey: Doncha remember (or recall reading about) WB paying off S&S to basically stfu about getting screwed over Supes?

Just sayin’ that Platinum may not want Coffman to similarly complain in the unlikely event that they get to the multiplex with his creation.

My bad for being cryptic (or Kryptonian), I guess, in response to your comment on the Colonel’s comments on KFC’s spuds.

Whew.

By: Joey Manley

Joey Manley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:30:46 +0000

Ha! we posted at the same time.

By: Joey Manley

Joey Manley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:15 +0000

Okay, calm down guys.

I was just talking about how Harlan Sanders bad-mouthed KFC in public after selling and the earlier comment reminded me of that.

By: James Patrick

James Patrick — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:25:01 +0000

The WHOLE entry makes the point clear. Using DJ Coffman as an example of why people shouldn’t sign away their properties was never RELEVANT and was retarded, because DJ was HAPPY he sold the rights, and still is. He wasn’t happy about not getting paid for the — I guess you could call it — WORK FOR HIRE of the ongoing. It was a payment issue, not creator rights, yet people kept using him as an example for the big CR.

By: Joey Manley

Joey Manley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:11:44 +0000

I was just commenting on the “bad mouthing” comment above, Richard. I’m not sure what Superman has to do with that. Sorry for being cryptic, I guess.

By: Richard Pachter

Richard Pachter — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:44:28 +0000

Right, Joey. Then again, WB wrote a couple of checks on the eve of the release of Superman The Movie…

By: Joey Manley

Joey Manley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:57:16 +0000

Shortly after selling KFC to John Y Brown (I think), who turned around quickly and sold it to Pepsi at a huge multiple, Harlan Sanders was quoted in some big newspaper complaining about the new mashed potatoes recipe. He said it tasted like wallpaper glue. However, they still use his picture to sell the shit.

This may or may not be relevant.

By: Richard Pachter

Richard Pachter — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:42:13 +0000

Wonder if there’s a “no bad-mouthing” clause in his contract?

If, indeed, Platinum manages to produce a movie, TV show or set of lunch boxes based on his creation, it would be awkward to have the property’s actual (as opposed to putative) creator talkin’ shit to the press.

Though given Platinum’s batting average, the point may be moot.