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Post by Spektre on Apr 19, 2020 6:06:57 GMT
Wasn't there something about needing to keep a Wonder Woman title in print to maintain rights? Not that I have heard of. And nice to see you! "William Marston passed away in 1947. He left behind a contract that gave DC Comics the right to exclusively publish Wonder Woman comics as long as they continued to keep the title going. If they ever stopped publishing it, the ownership would permanently revert to Marston's estate. This has made Wonder Woman one of the longest-running super hero comics in history." entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/comic-books/wonder-woman5.htmI've seen a few such references but cannot find a primary source. Thanks! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 11:43:39 GMT
Not that I have heard of. And nice to see you! "William Marston passed away in 1947. He left behind a contract that gave DC Comics the right to exclusively publish Wonder Woman comics as long as they continued to keep the title going. If they ever stopped publishing it, the ownership would permanently revert to Marston's estate. This has made Wonder Woman one of the longest-running super hero comics in history." entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/comic-books/wonder-woman5.htmI've seen a few such references but cannot find a primary source. Thanks! That fellow was one of the most forward thinking people I have ever read about. |
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Post by Amoebas on Apr 19, 2020 17:06:10 GMT
Not that I have heard of. And nice to see you! "William Marston passed away in 1947. He left behind a contract that gave DC Comics the right to exclusively publish Wonder Woman comics as long as they continued to keep the title going. If they ever stopped publishing it, the ownership would permanently revert to Marston's estate. This has made Wonder Woman one of the longest-running super hero comics in history." This should be called the Alan Moore Clause.  |
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Post by jjwyatt on Apr 23, 2020 1:35:45 GMT
There's more to the Marston story, according to www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-1/3/"It has long been said that if DC did not publish Wonder Woman at least four times a year, that the rights would revert back to the estate of William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman. Writer Kurt Busiek addressed the rumors earlier this year, They are no longer true, but they were true for a long time - as I understand it, the terms were that DC had to publish at least four issues with "Wonder Woman" as the banner lead feature or rights would revert. That's why DC did the LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN mini-series that I wrote and Trina Robbins drew - the Perez revamp was in development, but coming along slowly, and they had to publish something to fulfill the contract terms. They specifically didn't want something that would be attention-getting, because they didn't want to undercut the revamp. So they wanted something gentle and nostalgic, and we had fun doing it. In the intervening years, though, I'm given to understand that at some point DC bought the character outright, and thus those contract terms are no longer in force." |
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Post by Spektre on May 2, 2020 4:46:51 GMT
DC may have cut out the cancer, but I fear the patient has little left.
It dies a barren husk in the corner with little fanfare and no visitors.
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