Legal Matters

Man charged with using comic cons to lure teen girls for sex

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A Maryland man was arrested in Utah after allegedly using comic con and pop culture events as a means to meet teen girls and lure them into sex. Derrick...

Old Stan Lee Hockey Pact Leads to $500,000 Judgment

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It's no secret that while his lawyer Arthur Lieberman was alive, Stan Lee loved pacting.  So many pacts, they wouldn't all fit on a page...

Cartoonist arrested after assault on girlfriend

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Cartoonist Kurt Wolfgang, whose real name is Kurt W. Holley, was arrested on Feb. 4 in Gainesville FL, and charged after attacking his girlfriend...

Yet another lawsuit: Wizard World suing Shamus Brothers and friends over possible takeover –...

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UPDATE: I'm told this lawsuit was also settled at the same time as the main one. So, all water under the bridge now. The other...

Wizard and Stephen Shamus reach a settlement in lawsuit – but not before a...

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According to court documents, the lawsuit filed against former Wizard exec Shephen Shamus for Breach of Contract and Misappropriation of Corporate Assets (among other things)...

Comics author and historian Gerard Jones arrested on charges of child pornography

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Gerard Jones, a comics writer whose career includes writing Green Lantern and The Trouble with Girls, co-creating Prime for Malibu, has been arrested on...

Wizard World sues Stephen Shamus for $1 million, but who are the 10 ‘John...

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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 just made it super hard to get your comics signed

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

Legal Tussle: Marvel’s Perlmutter claims tennis lawsuit foe may have stolen Donald Trump’s DNA

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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...

San Diego news watch: Suspect arrested in string of homeless slayings

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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...

Emerald City Comic Con faces a class action suit over non-payment of volunteers

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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....

Review: Japanese artist Rokudenashiko charts the real obscenity in her memoir

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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...

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