Marvel, Jack Kirby Estate Settlement Brings End to High-Stakes Battle

[reddread]

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

"On Friday, Marvel ended a long and bitter feud with the estate of comic book legend Jack Kirby, announcing a settlement just days before the U.S. Supreme Court had scheduled a conference to discuss whether to take up a case with potentially billions on the line.
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“Marvel and the family of Jack Kirby have amicably resolved their legal disputes, and are looking forward to advancing their shared goal of honoring Mr. Kirby’s significant role in Marvel’s history,” read a joint statement from Marvel and the Kirby Family."

Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/marvel-jack-kirby-estate-settlement-735921

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sweet. RIP King Kirby.

[Prophet 451]

1. Finally!

Shame this didn't happ[en while Jack was alive.

[reddread]

4. im glad it happened while stan lee was around

he was certainly around when they HEARTILY screwed that family around for possession of MILLIONS of dollars worth of artwork
that belonged to them.
Stan Lee and that skank Jim Shooter should be pilloried for that disgrace.
Lee was no innocent bystander.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. This was settled

because Marvel and Sony couldn't be sure that they had enough Supreme Court justices on the payroll to make the "correct decision" about "work for hire".

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. I hang out with a bunch of well known Illustrators.......

some of whom worked for marvel, and you ought to here them talk about the business and publishing today.
It certainly isn't like it used to be.

[samsingh]

5. i wish Jack Kirby could witness this, at least his family carries on his legacy

[reddread]

6. he created a Universe or two, I think he knows

in fact, with media mergers and Disney's rapacious appetite for existing iconic characters,
someday someone will probably consolidate all of it.

[Omaha Steve]

7. My son and I share a collection of early silver age Marvel Comics on through the 90's

K&R!

I enjoy the current crop of films. But pulling out an original reader quality copy is an entirely different kind of experience.

To Kirby...

OS