Three Men in a Tub (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
A judge on Wednesday ruled that the family of superman's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well as portions of early Action Comics and Superman comic-books.The ruling is based on the court's finding that these were not "works-made-for-hire" under the Copyright...
Slog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
In a few years, DC Comics/Time Warner will no longer control Superman. From Variety : In an ongoing Federal court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen Larson ruled Wednesday that the family of the superhero's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well as portions of...
Eye of Polyphemus (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
I have been sporadically covering the ongoing effort of the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel to recover profits for the character. A recent legal victory required Warner Brothers to begin production on a new movie by 2011. the Siegel family just won another legal victory which may severely limit what can andcannot be in the film: In an ongoing Federal court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen...
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Variety reports that a judge on Wednesday ruled that the family of superman's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well as portions of early Action Comics and Superman comic-books. The trade explains: The ruling is based on the court's finding that these were not "works-made-for-hire"...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Variety reports that a judge on Wednesday ruled that the family of superman's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well as portions of early Action Comics and Superman comic-books. The trade explains: The ruling is based on the court's finding that these were not "works-made-for-hire"...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have lost a little more control over the Man of Steel, Variety reported: In an ongoing federal court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen Larson ruled Wednesday that the family of the superhero's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comic-strips, as well...
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
Best Mann For The Job #22 : This week's one-panel emergency-worker drama is *almost* a swipe of Action Comics #1 -- because when I wrote the script, I got out my battered old hardcover copy of Superman: From the 30's to the 70's (Bonanza Books)*, pointed to the page 16 and told my wife, "Try to make it look like this." Alas, Erica held to such higher standards as "integrity" and...
Comixpedia - Webcomic News & Views Daily (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Todd Allen takes a look at DC Comics new big format comics on newsprint for $4 experiment, Wednesday Comics . I think the gist of it is interesting comics, shame it's printed on newsprint. One thing I caught in his piece though that brought back memories was this: This reminds me, more than anything else, of a more avant-garde version of Action Comics Weekly. Yes, that Action Comics Weekly. The last...
IGN (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009
More news from the land of DC Comics. It appears that Action Comics is getting a new artist, just in time for a big Superman crossover late this summer. Julian Lopez, who was most recently seen on the Oracle mini-series as well as Batman and the Outsiders, will be joining writer Greg Rucka. Read on for first design concepts from Lopez.
ComicList Complete (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
ComicList: DC Comics for 03/11/2009 Action Comics #875 , $2.99 After Watchmen Promotional Booklet, AR Apothecarius Argentum TP Vol 7 , $9.99 Batman Battle for the Cowl #1 (of 3)(Tony Daniel Regular Cover) , $3.99 Batman Battle for the Cowl #1 (of 3)(Tony Daniel Variant Cover), AR Batman Black & White Statue The Joker Jim Lee , $75.00 Batman Confidential #27 , $2.99 Booster Gold #18 , $2.99 Cartoon...
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
Carnival of the Liberals #85 comes to us from The Lay Scientist, a British blog. Maybe most notable is the listing of Obama Action Comics, in the vein of Saturday Night Live’s “Ex-Presidents” superhero series. Concluding a triplet of Obama-related posts I would like to present Jason’s “Obama Comics”. While playing on the internet one day, Jason [...]
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 03/02/2009
The unrestored copy of Action Comics #1 has reached a bid height of $275,000. There are still eleven days left in the auction for the comic book that ushered in the superhero genre. While 80% of the 100 Action Comics that still remain have been restored, so it is the CGC 6.0 copy that has [...]
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
From FOX: ‘Holy Grail of Comic Books’ Looks to Fetch Six-Figures at Auction Friday, February 27, 2009 An ultra rare copy of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world hits the auction block today and bids could soar as high as the "man of steel." "Action Comics #1," published in June 1938, is considered to be [...]
Victoriawood Reports (Free subscription) | 02/27/2009
If you haven't seen the story on the news, there is a big time auction going on right now for the Holly Grail of comic books. An unrestored copy of Action Comics #1 , with the first appearance of Superman started taking bids, and is already up to $40,000. The auction is set to end March 13, two weeks from today. I'll try to keep you updated.
Georgia Newsroom (Free subscription) | 02/27/2009
Up, up and away: Rare Superman comic for sale Owner bought the book for 35 cents in 1950 and held onto it for 58 years NEW YORK - A rare copy of the Action comic book that launched Superman as the first superhero is coming up for auction. He says copies of Action Comics No. 1 in “fine” [...]
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