Marvel sues comic artist Jack Kirby’s heirs to keep Spider-Man, X-Men copyrights
Published Friday January 8th, 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – The home of superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men sued one of its most successful artists Friday to retain the rights to the lucrative characters.
The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan by Marvel Worldwide Inc. asks a judge to invalidate 45 notices sent by the heirs of artist Jack Kirby to try to terminate Marvel’s copyrights, effective on dates ranging from 2014 through 2019.
The heirs notified several companies last year that the rights to the characters would revert from Marvel to Kirby’s estate.
The lawsuit […]
Arkham Now – New Call of Cthulhu sourcebook for Dec/Jan
ARKHAM NOW
CHA23116
MSRP $27.95
ISBN 10: 1-56882-321-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-56882-321-8
176 Pages plus a 17 x 22″ fold-out map of the city
ARKHAM NOW updates to modern times the famous and fabled city of Arkham, about which so much has been written by many talented and diverse hands. A conscious effort was made to make this book as timely as possible; rents, mortgages, salary rates, and the like are left purposely vague since these things change as years go by — this is no longer a city frozen in time, but yours to move into the future.
Most residents believe there is […]
Gadget lovers news
Since we are only a few days into 2010, gadget lovers who love to delve into the future may have the itch to seek out the latest information regarding which trends will be ‘the talk of the town by year’s end.’
According to ‘Digital Trends’ a publication that tracks the latest gadgets and they are predicting 2010 should be the year for 3D TV. The television audience may well be ready for a three dimensional experience. The box office success of James Cameron’s Avatar also piqued consumer interest in 3D movies since its release before the holidays. Expect a slew of […]