Marvel Comics writer Donny Cates (Thor, Venom) has had a tough week after attacking a comic shop owner concerned about modern comic books destroying his business and making it impossible to sell products. He deleted his tweet after receiving fan backlash, but one he didn’t delete was one giving praise to the Father of Lies, […]
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Steve Ditko Estate Settles Lawsuit With Marvel Comics Over Ownership of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange And Other Comic Book Characters
In 2021, the Steve Ditko estate filed suit against Marvel Comics for copyright claims on Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and associated characters. In effect, in conjunction with other creators like Stan Lee’s brother Larry Lieber among others, they terminated the copyright agreements with Marvel for the characters. The suit was resolved this week in […]
Comic Industry Shills Harass Mark Millar For Acknowledging Ethan Van Sciver
Since a comic shop owner’s rant about comic industry problems went viral this week, Mark Millar has been in the thick of the conversation, defending the retailer from a mob of online attacks initiated by industry insiders like Donny Cates of Marvel Comics. Because Millar replied to Ethan Van Sciver on a public discussion, cancel […]
Rebel Moon Comic Writer Mags Visaggio Attacks Mark Millar’s Books Claiming He “Ripped It Off” His Low-Selling Book
Mark Millar supported a retailer who went viral with a video about comic industry dying because of its identity politics problems. Since then, he’s been taking heat from other comic professionals, including Mags Visaggio, a trans writer working on Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon comic adaptation. Glenn, the owner of The Comic Book Palace, went viral […]