Featured Stories
Comic Creator Credit: Who Should Own The Watchmen?
Contractually, WATCHMEN should belong to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons> Did DC Comics screw them over, or did changing way comics are sold stab them in the back? [click for more]
Articles by William Gatevackes
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: Attack Of The Clones-Pastiche As Art
Some characters are rip offs of other characters, some are homages. But if you want to make a statement, you use a pastiche. [click for more]
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: The Empire (Marvel) Strikes Back
Marvel gets aggressive to protect its characters from another copyright termination threat. The creators have changed but who is representing them hasn’t. And that is a bad thing. [click for more]
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: Who Created What?
People want simple answers to the question of who created what character, but it is seldom that simple. [click for more]
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: Duck, Duck, Gerber
Steve Gerber was one of the most creative minds of 1970s. But when he tried to claim the copyright to one of his most famous creations, everything got fowled up. [click for more]
Movie News
Comic Creator Credit: Why Not Unionize?
Unions have been protecting the rights of workers for decades. Why hasn’t one sprung up in comic books yet? A 1978 attempt to unionize shows us why. [click for more]
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: Reach for a Star*
Before Image, there was a company that allowed top-name creators create and own their own characters. That company was Star*Reach. [click for more]
Featured Stories
Comic Creator Credit: Super Squeaky Wheels
Do you want to know why comic creators wait until their characters hit other media before fighting for their rights? It’s because it works. And Siegel and Shuster set precedent for it. [click for more]
Featured Stories
Comic Creator Credit: The Mark of Kane
Do you know who Bill Finger is? He is one of the most important writers in comic books and the reason why you don’t know his name is because Bob Kane didn’t want you to. [click for more]
Comics And Film
Comic Creator Credit: Tarnished Gold
In a new series, comic book movie editor William Gatevackes does a deep dive into the issue of comic creators getting the credit and payment they deserve for their creations. This week, we start at the beginning, the Golden Age of Comcis. [click for more]