Rall’s open letter on the Brian Duffy matter
Editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy was recently let go from his job at the Des Moines Register; after leaving, he discovered that his artwork, which had been left behind, was not going to be returned...
Steve Geppi’s debt woes growing
In recent weeks, while news of Diamond's new trade policies has rippled through every level of the comics business, Diamond's owner, Stephen Geppi, has also been hit with several lawsuits for outstanding debts. While...
Legal Danger: Lead laws threaten children’s products
Evan Dorkin rounds up the potential dangers of too-literal readings of recent laws aimed at testing lead levels in children's toys:
Anyway -- said impact will be nothing short of devastating for many small businesses,...
Legal Danger: Comics in Britain!
Comics fans fear that two new British anti-pornography laws 'could make comic books illegal'. The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act would make possessing "extreme pornography" - defined as any "extreme image" produced "solely...
Some Stan musings
§ Steven Grant looks at the history of Stan Lee and his failed dot-com:
Which led to an interesting phenomenon, though one not so rare in our culture as I'd prefer to believe. Various comics...
Stan Lee Media sues for $750mil Marvel movie profits — UPDATE
If you're a lawyer, everything surrounding the strange history of Stan Lee Media is a fountain of endless, cool, refreshing litigation. Now "legendary" lawyer Martin Garbus is representing Stan Lee Media shareholders in a...
WATCHMEN suit settled
White flag! Warring studios Fox and Warners have released a statement:
"Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have resolved their dispute regarding the rights to the upcoming motion picture Watchmen in a confidential settlement....
Cartoonist soothes angry coffee growers
Angry Colombian coffee growers have agreed not to sue Mike Peters over a Mother Goose & Grimm strip which they found offensive, after he apologized. Peters has even been invited to visit Colombia's coffee...
WATCHMEN watch: Settlement today?
Film Esq. has court papers in which Fox and Warners request a meeting today to "report on a final resolution or, alternatively, to discuss how to proceed on January 20, 2009" which is the...
Watchmen watch: Oh, I wouldn’t want to be Larry Gordon
Even as negotiations between Fox and Warner Bros over the rights to WATCHMEN tootle along, Warners is busy planning several things. One of them, unfortunately, is a lot of layoffs:
Warner Bros is considering ways...
Fox and Warners making nice over WATCHMEN
To the surprise of few but the relief of many, it appears that Fox and Warners are hashing out this WATCHMEN thing, as THR reports they are "close" to a settlement. Both parties...
WATCHMEN talks “fruitful” and “productive”
According to the trades and blogs, Warners and Fox are busy talking behind the scenes to resolve the WATCHMEN spat, and talks are getting...somewhere. Nikki Finke rounds up the news and gossip:
According to court...
