There is a discussion and page on Facebook regarding a " Ghost Rider Boycott " meaning a boycott of the opening-this-midnite 2nd Nic Cage Johnny Blaze film due to Marvel's particularly sh*tt* treatment of Gary Frederich - Not just not giving creator rights , demanding a $17,000.00 payment be made by Gary to Marvel/Disney immediately , and that he may not bill himself as the Blaze version's creator ! - in the latest installment of a lawsuit between Gary and Marvel .
It is argued that " this could affect every artist who does convention sketches " !
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Joined, but I dont think I was going to see it anyway...
Has Cage made a good film since Moonstruck?
Posted elsewhere...
A company that acted like that would be giving an INCENTIVE to every writer out there to come up with "the next big thing" FOR THEM to turn into a movie, with subsequent financial success for EVERYONE involved.
Too true. God knows how many millions they've given to their lawyers instead over the years. Perhaps the lawyers are more deserving of the money that Marvel acquires from the fans?
This is a typical bend-over-and-grab-your-ankles tactic by large companies over the worker. Mr. Friedrich DARED to assert his (true) claim that he created Ghost Rider by demanding money from the sources other than comics so Marvel put their large thumb on him and squashed him flat, also serving notice to other creators (past and present) that they best not try anything against them.
Way to go, Marvel.
You would think that it would be cheaper and better publicity in the long run to reward creators for their contributions. Unfortunately Marvel has been so behind in creators' rights and now it will be worse with Disney involved.
But it does raise the issue of who exactly creates a character: the writer, the penciller, the inker, the editor, etc. No one can 100% know and prove who did what and to what degree, so it can be hard to compensate the right person correctly.
But I agree that Marvel/Disney is being very unfair. The same thing is happening to Jack Kirby's estate over The Avengers.
Nick Cage starred in Raising Arizona...he needs never do anything else ever again to claim his life had meaning.
What he said.
Philip Portelli said:
Corporations have well and often demonstrated that they don't think so ... or, at least, that those things are a lower priority for them than other considerations.
I figure Marvel's thinking is if they capitulate to Friedrich on this then they set a bad precedent that will allow anyone to sue them over every character.
Now taking the dudes $17,000? That is just awful.
From Friedrich on Facebook today:
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