Tag: Superman
Siegel and Shuster attorney to court: It’s over
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...
On the Scene: Superman at 75, Celebrating America’s Most Enduring Hero
The Center for Jewish History hosted a celebration of the 2013 75th birthday of the seminal superhero Superman on January 27th with co-sponsorship from...
Today’s Superman Rulings Explained
After a surprising victory in 2008, Siegel attorney Marc Toberoff decided to press for the rights to more Superman material.
Instead, he lost everything that...
The Beat Reviews for 02/01/13: Featuring Illicit Benedict Cumberbatch Pictures!
2013 rolls in like a Swiss person being pushed down a hill, which means it's time for some more reviews! And some photos of...
Today’s (Partial) Smallville Settlement and the Kardashians
Given the lively discussion of what folks don't want to see on The Beat, I couldn't resist noting that an attorney representing Smallville co-creators...
Election Day, 2012
As we wait for the returns to trickle in, and for the long national indigestion to finally end, we here at Stately Beat Manor provide you...
Clark Kent: Quitter
Almost certainly due to the news that The Daily Planet was long-ago outstripped by The Beat in terms of superhero coverage (suck it, Perry...
The Legal View: What the Shuster ruling means
By Jeff Trexler
In the book of Genesis, Esau sells his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for some lentil soup.
Yesterday, a judge ruled that...
Warner Bros Win Superman Court Case Against Shuster Estate
It's being reported that Warner Bros have won a court case which will determine who owns the copyright to Superman, meaning they will retain...
Laura Siegel Larson: “I refuse to be bullied or deterred from enforcing my family’s...
This week the long, long battle for the rights to Superman took another turn, as Warners sued attorney Marc Toberoff , who has been representing the family of Jerry Siegel, Superman's co-creator, for many years. The Siegel's have won several legal rounds, leading Warners to adopt very aggressive tactics to delay enforcing a decision to award the Siegel family half of Superman's copyright -- a decision which a court reached 13 years ago, in 1999.
Andy Diggle takes over Action Comics in March
England's own Andy Diggle has been announced as the new writer for Action Comics, taking over the series from Grant Morrison as of issue...
Wonder Woman and Superman Have Some Sex
What happens whan an immovable lesbian object hits an unstoppable asexual force? As revealed by Entertainment Weekly today, they apparently have unconvincing heterosexual sky sex.
