Angela Joins the Marvel Universe, Gaiman to co-write Guardians of the Galaxy

[markseifert]

Busy news week for comics.

 

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/20/angela-joins-the-marvel-universe-as-neil-gaiman-and-brian-bendis-co-write-guardians-of-the-galaxy/

 

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/marvels-age-of-ultron-features-controversial-angel/

[Mr 9.8]

So should we expect the price of her first appearance to go up?

[jadams]

So Todd is either A) Pissed beyond belief or B) wringing his hands together like Mr. Burns thinking about the royalty checks he's about to get.

[Mr 9.8]

So Todd is either A) Pissed beyond belief or B) wringing his hands together like Mr. Burns thinking about the royalty chejavascript: void(0)cks he's about to get.

From what I understand it's probably B.

[Gsims718]

Pretty strange. Didn't know this was in the works. Is she really that popular of a character though without the Spawn Mythos that they couldn't have just used any other female angel character?

[ComicConnoisseur]

So Todd is either A) Pissed beyond belief or B) wringing his hands together like Mr. Burns thinking about the royalty chejavascript: void(0)cks he's about to get.

From what I understand it's probably B.

Todd`s lost a lot of money he made over the years.

He paid Tony Twister 5 million in a lawsuit

tony twister settles for 5 million

plus not to mention the 3 million he forked over for the Mark McGwire ball.

The man who paid 3 million for a baseball

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

[Gsims718]

So Todd is either A) Pissed beyond belief or B) wringing his hands together like Mr. Burns thinking about the royalty chejavascript: void(0)cks he's about to get.

From what I understand it's probably B.

Todd`s lost a lot of money he made over the years.

He paid Tony Twister 5 million in a lawsuit

tony twister settles for 5 million

plus not to mention the 3 million he forked over for the Mark McGwire ball.

The man who paid 3 million for a baseball

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

That Tony Twist lawsuit was such a joke.

[TeddieMercede]

So Todd is either A) Pissed beyond belief or B) wringing his hands together like Mr. Burns thinking about the royalty chejavascript: void(0)cks he's about to get.

From what I understand it's probably B.

Todd`s lost a lot of money he made over the years.

He paid Tony Twister 5 million in a lawsuit

tony twister settles for 5 million

plus not to mention the 3 million he forked over for the Mark McGwire ball.

The man who paid 3 million for a baseball

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Good thing he has insurance.

[markseifert]

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Neil and Todd settled this last year, Neil owns the character 100 percent now.

[Designer Toast]

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Neil and Todd settled this last year, Neil owns the character 100 percent now.

 

Yep. And that Twister lawsuit was a horrendous joke.

[Ares]

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Neil and Todd settled this last year, Neil owns the character 100 percent now.

 

Yep. And that Twister lawsuit was a horrendous joke.

 

How so?

[TeddieMercede]

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Neil and Todd settled this last year, Neil owns the character 100 percent now.

 

Yep. And that Twister lawsuit was a horrendous joke.

 

How so?

 

Tony Twist's reputation and endorsement potential was horribly destroyed because his name was included as the mob boss in the Spawn comics. What a tragedy for such an incredible hockey player and that $5M he supposedly won was well deserved.

[DeliBebek]

So should we expect the price of her first appearance to go up?

The writer of the article seems to agree, based on the last sentence. (Yes, I read all the way to the end!)

[kagenish]

Would she be able to fit in the Marvel Universe and what happens if he leaves marvel does he keeper

[Rlansdon]

To me she doesn't really fit in the Marvel Universe...

 

-Ryan

[kagenish]

To me she doesn't really fit in the Marvel Universe...

 

-Ryan

I feel the same way

[Prince Namor]

Oh I don't know. You can do a lot with a medieval bikini wearing angel.

 

Wait, didn't Angela get killed in the Spawn series?

[Lobstrosity]

I think his days of suing people are over,so Neil will get a pass with Angela.

 

Neil and Todd settled this last year, Neil owns the character 100 percent now.

 

This is incorrect. A jury found that Todd and Neil share ownership 50/50.

 

After this, Todd and Neil reached a private settlement, the terms of which are...private.

 

It has been presumed that either creator/owner can use the character without consent, but the other creator/owner is entitled to 50%.

[Real Elijah Snow]

This is just odd.

[markseifert]

This is incorrect. A jury found that Todd and Neil share ownership 50/50.

 

After this, Todd and Neil reached a private settlement, the terms of which are...private.

 

It has been presumed that either creator/owner can use the character without consent, but the other creator/owner is entitled to 50%.

 

Rich originally posted it as the 50/50 each-can-use deal on BC this morning, but then corrected it as:

 

UPDATE: Nope, apparently, as a result of the deal with Todd, Neil owns Angela, and her fellow angels, 100%.

 

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/03/21/angela-joins-the-marvel-universe-as-neil-gaiman-and-brian-bendis-co-write-guardians-of-the-galaxy/

 

Which I presume means he got a correction from a very good source.