Friday, February 10, 2012

Consequences of Marvel's Ghost Rider lawsuit

Recently Marvel Comics won a law suit against Gary Friedrich's which you can read about on the Bleeding Cool website: Marvel/ Gary Friedrich lawsuit.

Personally I see this whole thing as a dirty lawyer trick, but if this stands, here is how I see the consequences going to the extreme

  • Say goodbye to Artist Alley at Comic Book conventions
  • See less artists going to Comic Book conventions
  • See there being less of a draw (no pun intended) to go to Comic Book conventions
  • See there being less Comic Book conventions
  • See there being less fan interaction with comic book companies like Marvel and DC
  • See less fans buying comics
  • See comic books, and by extension, comic book companies, like Marvel and DC, going out of business
  • See there being no comic books
Congrats on winning your lawsuit