The future of the DE Heroes: Teams?

[magnus robot fighter]

Thanks, for the correction, DynamicLaddy. I talk like Slip Mahoney and sometimes I get the words wrong. Thank you.

I was NOT aware that Bill Black has filed a lawsuit against Dynamite. I did know that he was reprinting Golden Age Stories.... and I knew he was doing some new stories about some of the heroes...Like Green Lama.
I used to work for Bill... and not too long ago(maybe a year or two ago)... I wrote him ...proposing a DareDevil (Red Devil or whatever he's calling Daredevil) and Crimebuster story...going against The Claw and IronJaw. This was a long time before all this retro stuff was even started to be talked about. I was hoping that I could "START"... what was started without my humble efforts.
(He wasn't interested in the story because he rejected the premise that The Claw would want to take over the World.!!)

Anyway, ...I would think that because these heroes are in "Public Domain" that almost anyone could give their "spin" on them.
I would think that Dynamite would be far more capable of give us a higher quality line of comics. Bill doesn't seem to be that big. He just plugs along with FemForce... and few other attempts at new stories.
Who's talking about the lawsuit.???

thanks for expaing about the lawsuit and for reminding me of the bowery boys

[captainzero]

You're very welcome.
Slip, Satch, and the boys were a favorite of mine.(too??!)
Sorry for any "slips" on my part.

[magnus robot fighter]

could a bowery boys comic work or would the actors respective estates object?

[Ranger01]

"Bill doesn't seem to be that big. He just plugs along with FemForce... and few other attempts at new stories."

And this is where lawsuits show the real measure of a man...Black plods along and rather than raise the bar...he waits for the coat tails of people who are successful.

Sad really...these characters interested me enough that I had thought to buy what AC was putting out...Mr. Black has lost a potential customer.

Ranger01

[captainzero]

"Bill doesn't seem to be that big. He just plugs along with FemForce... and few other attempts at new stories."

And this is where lawsuits show the real measure of a man...Black plods along and rather than raise the bar...he waits for the coat tails of people who are successful.

Sad really...these characters interested me enough that I had thought to buy what AC was putting out...Mr. Black has lost a potential customer.

Ranger01

Understandable, Ranger. But maybe we should wait until we can find out more about this thing. I would like to hear what Bill Black is trying to do... and if he has any legal grounds for trying to do it. I mean, nothing is exactly clear here... I would (humbly) suggest we find out more information before we make any decisions about things.
I, too, would be really disappointed if a selfish lawsuit would hurt the DE Heroes.

[captainzero]

could a bowery boys comic work or would the actors respective estates object?

magnus, I think the boys are "dead" to the public. I don't think a comic would be realistic. I'm afraid that the '40's are "history."

[MadMikeyD]

Understandable, Ranger. But maybe we should wait until we can find out more about this thing. I would like to hear what Bill Black is trying to do... and if he has any legal grounds for trying to do it. I mean, nothing is exactly clear here... I would (humbly) suggest we find out more information before we make any decisions about things.
I, too, would be really disappointed if a selfish lawsuit would hurt the DE Heroes.

Yeah, we don't even know for sure there is any lawsuit. All we have are rumors and speculation from various sources, some claiming to know or work for Bill Black. Basically it's an "I know a guy, who knows a guy, who talked to a guy, who thought he heard this other guy..." situation.

[Tazirai]

magnus, I think the boys are "dead" to the public. I don't think a comic would be realistic. I'm afraid that the '40's are "history."

I wouldnt say that. I've read maybe a total of 6 or seven Woman in Red stories. And I've become a HUGE fan of the Character. I typically read annihilation, Death of the New gods, Legion, etc. But something about those 1940's characters just brings back that Old school Heroism I loved.

[MadMikeyD]

I wouldnt say that. I've read maybe a total of 6 or seven Woman in Red stories. And I've become a HUGE fan of the Character. I typically read annihilation, Death of the New gods, Legion, etc. But something about those 1940's characters just brings back that Old school Heroism I loved.

In my heavy collecting days I read all the X-Men related books, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Spawn, WildC.A.T.s, the Ultraverse titles, and many more I can't even remember. Now, I'm mainly drawn to the old-time characters. The Lone Ranger & Tonto, Zorro, the Superpowers heroes, the Golden and Silver age versions of Marvel and DC characters. The more heroic nature of characters from back then appeals to me more than the modern incarnations these days. And the comics of those days seem like they were a lot more fun. The creators didn't let a little thing like continuity control their stories. They told the stories they wanted to tell, and often did it in a single issue.

On a side note, I love the classic comedies of that era, also. The Three Stooges, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby, Abbot & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis. They don't make comedies like that anymore. And I was introduced to them all through the public domain .

[magnus robot fighter]

oh well,it was a thought
and now back to the original topic