Legal Matters

Say it ain't so, Norman Reedus. Last week convention company Wizard World fired their Chief Marketing Officer Stephen Shamus, and they filed suit against him. The suit alleges that Shamus used his position to obtain more than $1 million worth of signed memorabilia and collectibles from Wizard World guests which he then sold. A sweet set-up for some extra cash, if true.

California is known for having some pretty difficult laws where freelancers are concerned - and LA has even more, but here's a new one...

As you know, we're a little obsessed with secretive Marvel chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter here, probably because he is so darned secretive. And for...

A suspect has been arrested in San Diego's recent series of murders of homeless men. Jon David Guerrero, 39, was taken into custody after...

Seattleish has a thorough report on a class-action lawsuit filed by volunteers, known as "minions" for the 2014 and 2015 Emerald City Comic Cons....

Just yesterday it was reported that a Japanese court had found artist Rokudenashiko’s vagina figurines to be considered art and not obscenity, but less...

We've been telling you about the legal woes of Japanese artist Rokudenashiko for a while now. She was convicted of obscenity for selling prints of a 3D scan of her intimate area but had not been sentenced. Now, just a few days before her appearance at TCAF, she's been fined ¥400,000 by a Tokyo Court, about US$3717.

In a world where cartoonists and other artists are often on the front line of social change, they unfortunately also sometimes pay a price...

The other day I ran a story about a guy named Jonathon Wall who is being charged with a felony in Utah for trying to use his Federal ID to get into what was claimed to be a "$10,000 VIP room" at the Salt Lake City Comic Con. Something about that didn't set right with me.

Wow, this story has it all. Unattainable glamour, a desperate scheme, legal drama. And a mystery I can't answer.

What may just be the FINAL final decision in the long running case to get the rights to Superman back to the Siegel family...

The ongoing trademark battle between Salt Lake City Comic Con and the San Diego Comic-Con may be closer to settling, although it's only listed...