Publishers band together to shut down pirate site
Via Colleen Doran comes word that htmlcomics.com has been shut down by the FBI. The site was a very popular online library of unauthorized comics scans, with hundreds of thousands of issues available at the click of a mouse:
Must read: Handley’s attorney comments
The Comics Journal has run a statement from Eric A Chase, attorney for Christopher Handley, the Iowa man who pled guilty to "possessing drawings...
DC lawyering up for Siegel case
Over at Blog@ Jeff Trexler decodes some court filings which suggest that DC/Warners MAY expect the Superman case to go to trial. ...
Looking at the Handley case
Whatever you do today, read these essays by Charles Brownstein, Jason Thompson, and Carl Horn on the Christopher Handley case. Searching high and low,...
The Swipist #2: Vera Brosgol and Hot Topic
In yet ANOTHER case of stealing, artist Vera Brosgol noted via Twitter that Hot Topic had totally ripped off her T-shirt design. Brosgol's drawing...
More on Montana v Geppi
Last week, we reported on some legal troubles for Diamond Distribution owner Steve Geppi, including what appeared to be a $500 million lawsuit filed...
Fight! Don Murphy vs Kevin O’Neill
In the Kevin O'Neill interview we linked to earlier, he made reference to the troubles surrounding LOEG: Black Dossier, which nearly didn't get published...
Montana family sues Geppi for $500,000
It's been no secret over the last year that Steve Geppi, the owner of Diamond Comics Distribution, has had some money problems on his...
Christopher Handley sentenced to 6 months
Christopher Handley, the manga collector from Iowa who pled guilty to possessing child pornography, has been sentenced to six months in jail, followed by...
Guy who controls Tintin is very controlling
Nick Rodwell is a lawyer and the second husband of Fanny, the widow of Hergé, the world-famous creator of comics icon Tintin. As such,...
Don’t plan that vacation around a trip to the Frazetta museum
We haven't been updating the Frazetta family feud, as it's certain to just drag on and on, but Howard Frank at the Pocono Record...
WOLVERINE pirate charged but culprit remains at large
You may recall that last April there was great chagrin at Fox when a near-perfect workprint of WOLVERINE was uploaded a full month before...
