Siegel heirs could jeopardize Superman Reboot

How about actually going to the link and putting in your own words what its all about right here lol?

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Lets hope SUPERMAN's beyond epic!

@LEEE777- I put it here on CBM, to rally more fellow comic-fans to make their voices heard. I for one am against the lawsuit. Siegel and Shuster are gone now...and they have their names forever inked on EVERYTHING that is Superman. Whatever bad blood they once had, is now past. The heirs just seem a tad bit greedy. And they don't care who they screw over to get what they didn't even create technically- their father/husband created the character.

@Denn1s- I agree with you brotha- %100

oh ok LP4 i see,my bad.

it just seems like a superman film is too much to ask now..we had 2 that were good, 2 that were god awful and one that was mediocre..i guess one that rocks is really asking too much...in bizarro world, c'mon WB you have money,use it.

some of you guys forget the actually creator tried to sue DC before of ownership/copyright of Superman. this is nothing new really it has been a on going battle for years.

@LP4
Tell me about it, i was between apprehensious and overjoyed to get a new nolan produced superman film, but that was mainly cos i though we would be getting a new superman film with at the very least one punch thrown but if this prevents it from being made i think i may just go and watch superman 4 to make myself feel better, i will be that dismayed lol.

@SuperSpidey- Yeah, I think Superman4 was the only film where he actually punched something. Superman Returns= no punch and no action. lol

I don't like the Siegels...they seem to not give a [frick] about the fans. If not for the fans, Superman wouldn't be what he is today- an ICON. We're the ones who bought his merchandise and comics. We're the ones who paid for his films. Without the fans...the Siegels wouldn't really have the character to bitch about. IF the Siegels do indeed take away Superman, I hope they never set foot near ANY comicon events. I doubt any fans will welcome them.

Everything I have read or saw they just want the rights not to take the character away (I have also not seen anything that they are going to keep him out in the open either) I think we are jumping to conclusions here. Once again it is a bad situation but we need to gather facts before we start getting angry. Plus if you read the article be mad at the attorney who is talking them into this not just them.

I'm suprised Superman isn't iconic enough to be in the public domain already lol.

@Luigi- That is one of THE most adorable avatars ever (not to sound weird) haha but yeah, Luigi is just awesome.

I just hope DC can cut a deal with the Siegels...give them more money and just end their constant bitching.

Dear, Siegels. I sympathize with you over the whole ownership ordeal and all. But don't you ever dare jeopardize this potentially-awesome reboot, you hear? NERRRD-RAGEEE!

Greedy assholes. Shuster and Siegle made two different agreements with DC in their lifetimes; one for cash and pensions, one for credit as the creators. They were okay with that. The families contributed nothing to the creation of Superman. Why they think they deserve rights to it is beyond me. If this were S&S themselves I would sympathize more, but they took their settlement and were happy with it.

I hate when people say, "Oh, they were screwed." They may have been, but it was because THEY didn't do the due diligence when they signed over the character. Bob Kane was offered a similar deal for Batman, he paid a lawyer $80 to look over the contract, and the lawyer reworked it so that he got a small percentage of the rights and royalties. They handed the amended contract back to DC and the publisher agreed to it with little fuss and Kane was a fairly wealthy guy the rest of his life because of it. Kane later said, "It was the best $80 I ever spent." It is sad that S&S struggled for cash in their later years before DC agreed to give them a life time pension, but all it would have taken was a little effort on their part at the time of signing over the character.

Mistake on their part? Absolutely, but entirely avoidable. Because of that I don't think the family is owed jack-shit.

Bunch'a spoiled brats!

@LP4

now u blaming Nolan, why should Nolan rush a story remember his not directing the movie his just a producer. Nolan just finished Inception now his focusing on Batman 3 and Superman story its alot of work. plus WB/DC are the ones who need to sort out the legal issue.

[frick] those greedy douchebags! Superman needs that reboot! Those kids of Joel Siegel just disgraced their father's legacy. I feel sorry for the legendary writer:(

@Chrisdpariot i completely agree with you!

@WaylonJones- How else could they merchandise the character? They are just a small family, they don't have the money to fund him for a big, live-action film. That's what most Supes-fans want, to see our hero on the big screen kicking ass just like all other fans get to see their heroes do. Well, Nolan is about to do that for WB...and if the Siegel family ruins that possibility, I'll be very upset. The reboot is supposed to be like the top billed film of 2012 dammit and I don't want these greedy heirs to ruin it. And if they make a Superman film it'll be lame...it'll be based on the Superman they actually WON, which is the very first original version from 1938...not the Superman, most mainstream audiences know. It'll be the one, that can't fly, is much weaker...and well...just not what I'd want for a Superman film. Trust me, I'm not that young and I've been a Supes-fan my entire life...and I just want an epic Superman film and I feel Nolan is the man to deliver. Not the Siegels though...

@WaylonJones- I think we both want the same for Supes on the big screen. It's just a pity what is happening with these heirs. Kinda makes me nervous what other heroes may suffer a similar fate as our red/blue boyscout. But thanks for your feedback about this situation. I'll update you and everyone about anything new that comes up, but that is the latest on the lawsuit situation... =(

Damn the Siegels. This could cause alotta people to quit comics instantly. Greedy, oportunistic a-holes!