MightyGodKing tears Kurtz a new one.

[bhamv3]

I've never read his blog before this though, but I wonder why the name sounds familiar to me. He wasn't a poster in one of the incarnations of our forum, was he? Maybe back in the Image or Halfpixel days?

Or maybe I'm confusing him with Superking.

 

[@Li3n]

What he should have done as soon as he started making good money with Marvel was to hire an agent and a lawyer. That's generally what you do if you're in any sort of industry where you work with a company that markets your creations.

Even with the best lawyer (your dad) you still have to lie about your age, see Bob Kane.

 

[Frank]

Well, Bob Kane's name appears in everything Batman. So, he did a better job of it than Koiby.

 

[@Li3n]

Well, Bob Kane's name appears in everything Batman. So, he did a better job of it than Koiby.

By claiming he was a minor when he signed the contract... also, Bill Finger.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Yeah, there's a reason why people screwed in the comic business are said to be "Fingered."

 

[SpecialKO]

Not sure what the Avengers-film-$$-Kirby hoopla is all about.

Agreed that he got screwed way back when and decency should include his name in the credits as creator (which it was), but as to the money from the film, neither he nor his estate had anything to do with assuming the financial risk, hiring people, creative decisions, marketing decisions, logistics, writing, acting, or otherwise producing the film, and they didn't have a royalties contract for film reproductions as far as anyone can tell, so there really doesn't seem to be anything to argue about.

Stan Lee had managed to arrange the last two, so he gets paid. Good for him, and just too bad for Kirby's estate.

Do people send the Anchor Bar a royalties check every time they eat Buffalo Wings?