Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:15PM6 comments ›
Fri Oct 23, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman
'Wanted' director Timur Bekmambetov produces 'Black Lightning' movie - see the trailer now!
All right, so Black Lightning is the translation of the movie title Черная молния from Russian.
And it probably won't have that name when it gets released in the United States, as it has as much to do with the DC Comics character created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden as Mr. Miyagi's protege has to do with the Legion of Super-Heroes. (Hmm. Maybe not the best example there.)
But it's still a great deal of fun. Take a look:
Now, if you actually want to see more work from Black Lightning's creators, we're happy to show you the latest chapter of The Original Johnson by Trevor Von Eeden here on ComicMix just up today (the print edition is available for pre-order now in the Diamond catalog, hint hint) and you can visit Tony's web site for great reviews and commentary.
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Comments (6)
Lord Snooty (7:30 PM on Fri Oct 23, 2009)
Thank Glann, for the heads up on pre ordering of this story !! found an on line book shop to get hold of a copy when it comes out !! IF possible could you also do this for any other collections of Comicmix storys so I can PRE order those as well !!! Comic shops are few and far between where I live and would find this an easy way of ordering them !
Tony Isabella (10:55 AM on Sat Oct 24, 2009)
I like it better than I like a lot of what DC's done with my creation.
Fact check: I created Black Lightning. Trevor designed most of the first costume. Only my creator credit appeared on the character until I inquired about buying out DC after the first series ended. Then Trevor got promoted. By DC.
Shameless plug: 1000 COMIC BOOKS YOU MUST READ by Tony Isabella
Glenn Hauman (8:46 PM on Sat Oct 24, 2009)
Shameless request for a review PDF of 1000 COMIC BOOKS YOU MUST READ by Tony Isabella.
You bring up an interesting question, one that's going to come up a LOT when the Kirby copyright expiration and reversion happens: how much of the visual component of the character is part of the copyright ownership. Think of it as saying how much of a movie is the creation of the screenwriter and how much is the creation of the director. I don't think there's any specific case law or precedent on point here.
Tony Isabella (6:52 AM on Sun Oct 25, 2009)
Glenn...I'm pretty sure there is no PDF copies of the book available, but I'll ask. ComicMix was on the list of websites for which I requested review copies; I'll check on whether that happened or not. I'm hoping these are just bumps in the promotion road.
When it comes to ownership, the one thing I'm sure of is that something isn't work-for-hire just because a publisher says it is, even in the presence of contracts describing a work in those terms. (Of course, in my case, the creation of Black Lightning was not work-for-hire; it was a partnership agreement and DC will never be able to produce a contract stating otherwise because...there was no such contract.) These situations will most likely end up being decided on a case-by-case basis in the courts.
Glenn Hauman (4:48 PM on Sun Oct 25, 2009)
Or it's at the office and Mike already grabbed it.
mike weber (7:35 PM on Sat Oct 24, 2009)
Are Gerry and Sylvia Anderson getting any royalties on this?