Comments on: Is DC Losing Superman?

By: Keith Smith

Keith Smith — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:22:44 +0000

wow, Brian Deiter, I guess you aren’t aware of creators rights, or any of the laws protecting people from having their creations taken from them. Back when national took “Superman” and published it, they offered barely anything to the creators. Financial difficulties suffered by comic creators even today have more to do with how little they are paid for what they do. There werent lawyers or agents for artists back then.

Opinions are one thing, but you my ridiculous friend, are just stupid.

By: Brian Dieter

Brian Dieter — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:57:26 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, Siegel and Shuster’s heirs have no right to Superman. They did not create him. Jerry and Joe legally sold the right to National, the worked for the company for 10 years and were paid for their work. Noone else was interested in Superman. If National had not published Him, no one would have. That they had finacial problems later in life stemmed from thier own inability to handle thier finances. Dc owed them nothing.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:33:06 +0000

Sounds like he get’s his powers from a lab in this flashpoint storyline.I mean in 2013 Dc Comics won’t be able to use the whole Clark Kent alter ego nor use Lois Lane.They can change Superman costume and his age but there is no way they’ll be able to replace his origin.The Siegels have already won the rights to Superman origin storyline in court.Come 2013 the Shusters are next to reclaim the other half which by the 1976 copyright law they have all the rights in the world to claim it,seeing how they are the heir to one of the creators of the iconic superhero.

By: Brett Kennebrew

Brett Kennebrew — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:28:50 +0000

This is the perfect blog for anyone who wants to know about this topic. You know so much its almost hard to argue with you (not that I really would want…HaHa). You definitely put a new spin on a subject thats been written about for years. Great stuff, just great!

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:18:12 +0000

Walt,
Great article. If I were a conspiracy theorist I might believe DC is setting themselves up to have superman without superman. Lets change origin story and bam! we have a new superman like character. With the right writers they could pull it off.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:43:25 +0000

‘Their,” not there

By: William

William — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:10:11 +0000

DC would never let there most popular character fall from their grasp no mater how much it cost.