WGA strike tentative agreement reached
A tentative agreement in the 3 month old Writer's Guild strike was announced over night. Today, writers will meet on the East and West coasts to hear details of the deal and give it...
Oddities of the comics
Evan Dorkin talks about DC's "cartoonist ban":
First up from the files, the only piece of art I was allowed to draw for the Superman and Batman: World's Funnest book for DC Comics. Not that...
Donald Duck to testify?
An Italian court has named Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Tweety and Mickey Mouse as witnesses in a counterfeiting trial .
The court summons cites Titti, Paperino, Paperina, Topolino — the Italian names for the characters...
Rome’s public shame
An editorial in the local Rome, GA paper points out the overwhelming absurdity of the Gordon Lee case:
AS THIS SPACE has repeatedly pointed out, the zeal with which elected officials are pursuing consistently trivial...
Torrents and so on
Who would have thought one of the biggest stories of the year would have broken over the Thanksgiving weekend? For those of you who have been living in a cave--or possibly on vacation for...
Spanish cartoonists GUILTY!
Do you remember the Spanish cartoon controversy?. Of course you do. Two cartooners for the satirical Spanish cartoon magazine El Jueves were accused of making fun of the royal family with a cover which...
Castree found guilty
Ronald Castree has been found guilty of the 1975 child murder of Lesley Molseed. Castree is a well-known comics retailer in Manchester, England. A different man had been convicted of the crime, but released...
Michael George update
Accused comics shop owner Michael George is attempting legal maneuverings to go free on bond while he awaits trial for the murder of his wife,the Tribune-Democrat reports. They say he is not a...
More strike talk
LOST co-creator (and sometime comic book writer) Damon Lindeolf had this to say today in the New York Times.
I will probably be dragged through the streets and burned in effigy if fans have to...
The cost of the Gordon Lee case
Many posters here on the Beat and elsewhere have wondered if it is really in the interests of the community of Rome. GA to spend money to prosecute Gordon Lee for two years. Couldn't...
Hold on to your rights
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This video is making the rounds with a clever multi-media presentation of the precepts behind the WGA strike. In a nutshell: the writer want their cut of internet profits. Which, studios say, don't...
‘Everyone Is Sickened by What Gordon is Facing’
ICv2 interviews CBLDF head Charles Brownstein with more on what happened this week down in Rome:
What are the next steps in this case--does the trial go through all the same steps, including pre-trial motions,...
