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Dragon*Con officially splits with accused molester Ed Kramer — UPDATED

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Finally! You can dress up as a sexy Starship Trooper or Winnie the Pooh and march around with a light heart knowing that you...

UPDATED: Ghost Rider trial set for November — jury not a sure thing

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It's on! Or it will be in November, when a POSSIBLE 8 person jury gets to decide if Gary Friedrich or Marvel own...

Appeals court revives Gary Friedrich’s Ghost Rider lawsuit

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When last we saw comics writer Gary Friedrich, he was badly losing a law suit to gain control of the character Ghost Rider and...

Bizarro Free Comic Book Day crime spree

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Free Comic Book Day on Saturday was an immensely successful event which saw hundreds of signings, thousands of comics given away and untold happy...

Dragon*Con under fire from more professionals

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As reported last week, the incarceration and legal maneuvering of accused sex offender and Drgon*Con founder Ed Kramer has led more people, including professionals, to call for a boycott of the con while Keamer is receiving money for it. Tony Isabella, who attended the con far in the past, still has what might be termed a vivid account of it:

The Legal View: Siegel Court Issues Final Judgments

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The Superman and Superboy lawsuits are officially over, pending appeal.After an obligatory mop-up opinion whose outcome & reasoning was foreshadowed in my previous post,...

Dragon*Con Founder Ed Kramer files dozens of complaints from jail while looking extremely creepy

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Warning: watching this video is likely to cause your blood pressure to rise.

Siegel Superman case ends (almost)

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As expected, the district court has ruled that the 2001 settlement agreement between DC and the Siegels is binding and did indeed transfer the...

DC moves to end Superman, Superboy lawsuits

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Yesterday's summary judgment filings confirm that settlement talks have been ongoing--and the Siegel side is in disarray.The motion filed yesterday was as expected as...

Siegel and Shuster attorney to court: It’s over

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News reports are circulating that the Siegel and Shuster heirs have asked the lower court to dismiss DC's copyright lawsuits. What actually happened is...

Man sentenced in cartoon obscenity case

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In a troubling case, a Missouri man bas been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of obscene images of children.

The Eyes of Joanne Siegel

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201301250244.jpg In 2008, the Siegel family won a historic courtroom victory. So why did they risk it all on an appeal? An encounter between Jerry Siegel's widow, Joanne,  and Super Boys author Brad Ricca provides a telling clue.

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