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Friday Runaround – Stan Lee On Creator's Rights. His Own.

Published Fri, 11 May 2012 04:14:07 -0500

Last updated Fri, 11 May 2012 10:19:04 -0500

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RightsWatch: Stan Lee worries about creator rights.

"I think, if somebody creates something, and it becomes highly successful, whoever is reaping the rewards should let the person [who] created it share in it, certainly. But so much of it is — it goes beyond creating. A lot of people put something together, and nobody really knows who created it, they're just working on it, y'know? But little by little, the artists and the writers now are a different breed than they were, and most of them, if they create anything new, they insist that they be part owners of it. Because they know what happened to Siegel and Shuster, and to me, and to people like that. I don't think it's a problem anymore. They make much more money than they used to make, when I was there. Proportionately.

PayWatch: From the same article;

When Disney (which, full disclosure, is also the parent company of ESPN, which owns the website you're now reading) bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009, part of the deal involved a Disney subsidiary buying a small piece of POW! Entertainment, a content-farm company Stan co-founded; another Disney-affiliated company currently pays POW! $1.25 million a year to loan out Stan as a consultant "on the exploitation of the assets of Marvel Entertainment."

WifeWatch: And on Joan, Stan Lee's wife, in the With Great Power documentary on Stan Lee;

Joan's maybe the best part of this movie. Joan's a pistol, a grown and glamorous Gwen Stacy. Later on she'll tell a story about fighting with Stan and smashing the Remington Noiseless on which he typed the first Fantastic Four script; we'll also see her overcome with emotion while reading a poem Stan wrote for her (on Spider-Man stationery!) as an anniversary gift, and forcing a wallflowerish Stan to dance with her to "The Girl From Ipanema" in their living room.

OniWatch:Ch-ch-changes;

"Thomas Shimmin and Amber LaPraim are taking joint positions as Marketing Coordinator, while the current Director of Marketing, Cory Casoni, is leaving Oni Press to consult for NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. as the Head of Marketing for ShiftyLook."

ClickWatch: How one bookstore is dealing with the Amazon situation. Makes a compelling case.