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More Fun With Archie - The Other Side Of The Story...

2012-01-28T10:12:00.001+10:30

Yesterday I posted the legal document that Nancy Silberkleit has filed, asking for $50,000,000 in damages from Archie and Jonathan Goldwater for defamation of character, amongst other claims. One thing the document has shown is that all is most definitely not well at family friendly Archie Comics, indeed the company is starting to look more like a car crash reality show than the pure of heart

Fun With Archie? Not Likely - Archie Co-CEO $50,000,000 Files Suit...

2012-01-27T17:51:00.002+10:30

Archie Comics has been the source of quite a few legal proceedings of late, none more interesting than the obvious fight over the company, which keeps taking more twists and turns each time the sun rises. The case is a bit more complex to go into here, but in short the fighting is all coming down to the usual issue - control. At the moment Archie is co-run by Jonathan Goldwater, the grandson

An Important Message On Behalf Of Tom Ziuko

2012-01-22T09:39:00.003+10:30

Hello -- my name is Gary Mann, writing here on Tom's behalf. You may not know me, but if you read comic-books or grew up reading them, chances are you're familiar with the name Tom Ziuko, and his work. Tom was recently hospitalised for the second time in less than a year; this time requiring emergency surgery. I've helped to create this Facebook page for Tom in order to bring

The Trials Of Superman - Available Now & FREE!

2012-01-19T09:54:00.000+10:30

From the introduction: ...in 2001 DC Comics had reached an agreement to license and control the Siegel’s 50% stake – they already control co-creator Joe Shuster’s 50% share, until 2013 when the Shuster heirs are expected to file suit – when talks fell apart and the Siegel’s walked. The other side of the story is that DC changed the terms of the deal at the last minute leaving the Siegel’s

Newton Comics: Cover IDs

2012-01-18T08:46:00.001+10:30

I'm entering the home straight for my long overdue, long awaited Newton Comics book. As with such projects, more information is coming in each and every day, including an incredible set of documents that arrived just last night - I'm glad I held off from the original publishing date. As it stands I need to finally, and fully, id the origins of the following covers. If you know where they first

Gary Friedrich Enterprises, LLC. et al v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. et al: The Shame Of Marvel...

2012-01-16T18:17:00.001+10:30

A question was asked recently in relation to the Gary Friedrich and the Marvel Ghost Rider case, specifically what happens now and is Friedrich liable to pay. At the time it was known what was to come next – the case needs its loose ends wrapped up, and costs would then be assessed. Naturally Friedrich has appealed the decision against him, as is the standard practice, but things are now

Stan Lee versus Joe Weider...To The Death!

2012-01-15T11:53:00.000+10:30

Actually, not quite, but hell, isn't that a catchy title? Even today, with Joe still kicking around past 90, my money would be firmly on him being able to kick people's arses off the planet, if he could be bothered. But now that the title has drawn you in, here's an insight into the, albeit small, battle between Joe and Stan. In August 1967, buoyed by the success that their comic books were

Who Really Owns Atlas Comics? Not Jason Goodman...Yet!

2012-01-11T18:03:00.004+10:30

Who owns Atlas Comics? If you answered with the obvious reply, Jason Goodman (grandson of Martin), then you’re only partially right. While it’s true that Goodman is publishing comics using the old Atlas/Seaboard characters, and is running a line under the Atlas Originals brand, his company, Nemesis Group Inc, is currently battling a person named Jeffrey Stevens over the Atlas name. How

The Art Of Dave Simons: Part I - Preliminaries & Sketches

2012-01-09T20:38:00.001+10:30

After spending the entire afternoon scanning around 70+ pages of Dave Simons preliminary art, I thought I'd showcase some of it here over the next few months on a semi-regular basis. One of the most under-rated, and under-seen, features of Dave as an artist was his preliminary art. Dave once told me that he threw virtually all of his preliminary art into the bin once he was finished with it

Ay, Caramba! Superhombre!

2012-01-08T10:07:00.000+10:30

Superhombre remains one of the more bizarre comic books never produced by DC Comics, and the cover for the actual ash-can is one of the more rarely seen of all of DC's output. In the excellent summary of ash-cans compiled by Gary Coabuno and published in issue #71 of Comic Book Marketplace (September 1999), the title was described as existing with one known copy, in the collection of Charles

Gary Friedrich Enterprises, LLC. et al v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. et al: The Judgement

2012-01-01T19:10:00.001+10:30

One of the main creator claims against Marvel Comics in recent times was that of Gary Friedrich who was fighting for ownership of his iconic character, Ghost Rider. The case wrapped up just a few days ago, and sadly Friedrich has lost and Marvel have won. There's still a few loose ends to be wrapped up, but the following judgement says it all really. I expect that there's no doubt whatsoever

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T08:03:00.001+10:30

It's 8:00am on the 25th of December. This time of Christmas day, to me anyway, is the best part of Christmas. On Christmas day, the morning is always so still and quiet. Birds chirping woke me up, and there's no other sound. Soon the air will be filled with the sounds of kids playing with new toys, or, at least it should be. Where we used to get bikes, toy cars and the like, kids now get

Frank Miller vs Yonkers Racing Corporation

2011-12-23T10:08:00.000+10:30

There's plenty of reasons why Frank Miller's Holy Terror took so long to be published. As we all know, the project began life as a Batman story, before DC decided that they wanted to pass on it, after which Miller retooled it to be a generic hero in a generic city. Miller was also distracted by cinema, in particular Sin City, which he co-directed and wrote, the adaptation of 300 which he

Inkwell Awards: The Joe Sinnott Inking Challenge Continues!

2011-12-18T11:37:00.000+10:30

Joe Sinnott. The name immediately evokes to mind many things: legendary inker, community-respected veteran artist, gentleman, fan-favorite and art partner of Jack Kirby. For the non-profit organization the Inkwell Awards, Joe is their Hall of Fame namesake and recipient, a living representation of what the art form of inking is really about with a decades-spanning career of work to prove it.

Original Art Stories: The Face Of The Grim Reaper: Sheldon Mayer's Batman

2011-12-15T09:28:00.001+10:30