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Old School Comics
Popular, classic and brilliant comic book artist, Jerry Ordway, whose work throughout the 80′s and 90′s defined the DC Universe recently wrote a heart wrenching essay, Life Over Fifty, describing his...
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Warning: Comics May Cause Amnesia
There seems to be plenty of evidence that comics may cause amnesia. Apparently anyone who reads, collects, buys, sells, or creates comics is prone to complete memory loss especially regarding the...
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The New 52: Disrespecting the Dead Guy?
Knee-jerk reaction? Maybe, but when I saw a headline on Bleeding Cool that the late Jack Kirby was being used as a character in DC’s New 52 I almost had an aneurism. What are they thinking?! Fanboy...
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Creator’s Rights: The Rise of the UNDEAD!
For anyone who thought that the Work for Hire clause, whether it was specified in a contract or stamped on the back of a check, was the final answer regarding creator’s rights; think again! The...
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Superheroes™: The Never Ending Bullshit
“Superheroes: The Never Ending Battle” is a three part documentary that recently has been airing on PBS. If you hurry you can also watch it streaming on the PBS website right here. On the surface this...
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Worlds Apart – Stan Lee and Alan Moore
A recent review by Bob Duggan of Clifford Meth’s Comic Book Babylon led off with the title The Real Heroes and Villains in Comic Books. It featured spot illos of a typically exuberant Stan Lee and...
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Ten Things We Should All Know About Copyright Law Thanks to Kirby v. Marvel
With very little pomp and circumstance the most famous contentious relationship in the history of comics has finally been amicably settled between the estate of the late Jack Kirby and Marvel...
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Looking Forward to 2015: Happy New Year!
The two comic related stories that impressed me the most this past year were the Kirby v. Marvel settlement and Rocket Raccoon co-creator, Bill Mantlo’s generous treatment by Marvel in response to the...
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Comics on Campus
This past week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a free lecture “Comics and the Art of Visual Communication” by legendary comic creator and theorist, Scott McCloud www.scottmccloud.com who was out...
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Gerry Conway Owes No Apologies
Gerry Conway has been a busy man over the last couple of years. He has attempted to raise the bar regarding creator rights, just a little bit, through his blog posts, first with his comments regarding...
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