Kimota!
Where did this come from? The Forbidden Planet blog has posted an interview with Neil Gaiman in which he states that he believes Mick Anglo, the original artist on Marvelman, is now the sole copyright holder of that much-contested property. (via Journalista).
“Currently Todd McFarlane is suing me, claiming he owns all of Miracleman, and I am going, “You are mad, because as far as I can tell right now, neither of us owns anything of Miracleman, it is actually still owned completely by Mick Anglo, who is still alive, and who has asserted his copyright on it, and everything that Dez Skinn said back in Warrior days was apparently a lie, and this thing is Mick’s, so I don’t really see why, why are you suing me now, Todd?””
The mystery surrounding Marvelman’s ownership was something I was heavily invested in when I first began comic blogging over six years ago. I had tons of notes on the subject and had gone so far as to email Neil Gaiman about it, to which he sent a very pleasant reply. Nothing ever came of it, but I always hoped that Mick Anglo would eventually receive the credit he deserved.
Is this recent news, or did I miss it the first time around? It seems to me that the potential resolution to one of the more publicized comic legal battles of this decade would be bigger news.