Marvel/Disney’s Win Against Jack Kirby Heirs Not About Fairness
Copyright attorney Marc Toberoff’s winning streak on behalf of comics creators collided with the Southern District Court of New York’s streak of publisher-friendly, work-for-hire rulings last week and the losers were Jack Kirby’s heirs. Continue reading
SDCC 2011: Page One Panel
Douglas Wolk moderates Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages) and Greg Rucka (Stumptown) as they talk about first pages of comics. Filmed by Justin Bloch. Continue reading
SDCC 2011: Hernandez Bros. Spotlight Panel
Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez talk about Love & Rockets and Citizen Rex; moderated by Kristy Valenti. Continue reading
SDCC 2011: 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom Panel
Mark Evanier moderates Jean Bails, Paul Levitz, Dick and Pat Lupoff, Richard Kyle, Bill Schelly, Roy Thomas and Maggie Thompson as they discuss the origins and history of comics fandom. Continue reading
The Jesse Reklaw Interview
Catching up with the author of Applicant, Slow Wave, and Ten Thousand Things to Do… Continue reading
How Censorship Won: The Final Victory of the Comics Code
Just a few months after the Comics Code met its less than grisly fate, the U.S. Supreme Court cited the anti-comics crusade of the 1950s as an example of misguided censorship. Continue reading
“I Thought It Was Worth Doing, and That Was Enough”: The Walter Simonson Interview
The Thor and Manhunter artist talks about his new Artist’s Editions, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Stephen King, and trying not to draw Peter Weller. Continue reading
