So, Red Herring and other media sources are reporting that Stan Lee Media, a zombified version of its former dot-com glory, has lurched back from the dead. And, no, they don’t want brains (though they might be in need of them): they want co-ownership rights for little known Stan Lee characters such as Spiderman, X-men and the Incredible Hulk.
So Stan Lee Media is now suing Marvel (not Stan Lee himself, who calls the lawsuit “baseless”) for a smooth $5,000,000,000. Jim Nesfeld, now Chief Executive Zombie at Stan Lee Media, is leading the charge. And what is his connection to the comic world and its fanbase, you might ask?
“I’m what they call a vulture.”
Indeed you are, sir. In the famous words of Stan Lee: ’nuff said.
The full article is here, though you can Google to your heart’s content if you want other versions.
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