Warners fires back, drags in everyone
The New York Times reports on Warners' response to Fox's suit over WATCHMEN. A key element: Just what did one-time WATCHMEN producer Lawrence Gordon...
Mickey Mouse: not just for Disney anymore?
The LA Times rounds up the epic story of how the original Mickey Mouse may just not be "copyright Disney" anymore:
All signs pointed to...
Judge allows WATCHMEN lawsuit to go on
No, not a lawsuit by Alan Moore...rather it's a battle of studio titans, as Fox has been suing Warners saying they control the rights...
Brum comic teaches smuggling
Did you know comics can be used as an educational tool? It's true! Look at this moderately headlined story from the UK, for...
“Lois Lane’s abortion and the gay Superman”
Jeff Trexler has been digging through the exhibits in the Siegel vs WB case, and found lots of disturbing correspondence between Detective Comics...
Perelman settles with Marvel
A long-running suit against former Marvel owner and billionaire financier Ron Perelman has ended with an $80 million settlement. It all goes back to...
Batman busted
Maybe it wasn't such great acting after all...Very sad news, as actor Christian Bale has been arrested in London for assaulting his mother and...
More on Vanguard/Frazetta
You'll recall that last week it was announced that Frank Frazetta was suing Vanguard Productions for $2 million, claiming the upcoming Frazetta retrospective, FRAZETTA...
DJ Coffman — more Platinum woes
D.J. Coffman has been handed a cease and desist by Platinum:
UPDATE HERE: I just received a cease and desist letter from Platinum about using...
Motion on Superboy settlement?
Jeff Trexler rounds up some evidence that mediation is slogging towards a settlement in the Superboy/Superman lawsuits, including a comment by Dan DiDio...
“Disturbed comic fan” stabbing rampage
A crazed truck driver went on a gruesome rampage Sunday in Tokyo's nerd-friendly Akihabara district, killing seven people. The horrible incident has received international...
Tokyopop: Hey, dude, totally bad contract!
UPDATE: Check out Johanna's list of Tokyopop’s greatest mistakes over the past two years:
The reviews are in! And Tokyopop's online contract for the...
