Re: Robert Kirkman responds to "Walking Dead" lawsuit [message #96364] |
Sat, 11 February 2012 17:50 |
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On Feb 12, 3:27 am, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/walking-dead-creato r-robert-...
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> 'Walking Dead' Creator Robert Kirkman Responds to Fraud Lawsuit
> by Matthew Belloni
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> Robert Kirkman, the comic book writer who created The Walking Dead and
> the hit AMC television series by the same name, is firing back at the
> lawsuit filed Thursday by childhood friend and collaborator Tony
> Moore, who claims he was duped into signing away his rights to the
> lucrative franchise.
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> In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Kirkman, repped by attorney
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> Allen Grodsky, writes:
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> "The lawsuit is ridiculous, we each had legal representation seven
> years ago and now he is violating the same contract he initiated and
> approved and he wants to misrepresent the fees he was paid and
> continues to be paid for the work he was hired to do. Tony regularly
> receives payment for the work he did as penciler, inker and for gray
> tones on the first six issues of The Walking Dead comic series and he
> receives royalties for the TV show, to assert otherwise is simply
> incorrect."
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> Kirkman also provided images of the first few editions of The Walking
> Dead comic (left) that label him as creator and Moore as "penciler,
> inker, gray tones."
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> As we first reported yesterday, Moore says in the lawsuit that he was
> fraudulently convinced to assign his interest in the material over to
> Kirkman but has received very little compensation and has not be able
> to access profit statements from properties including Walking Dead.
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> Moore, who grew up with Kirkman and worked together on several
> projects, claimed his deal granted him 60 percent of "Comic Publishing
> Net Proceeds" in connection with Walking Dead and another project
> called Brit; 20 percent of "motion picture net proceeds" in connection
> with Walking Dead and Brit; and 50 percent of "motion picture net
> proceeds" from another project called Battle Pope.
>
> But Moore says he hasn't received much revenue nor any profit
> statements from Kirkman or his company, despite the success of his
> projects. "Indeed, they have not issued a single statement or allowed
> access to their books and records in accordance with the reporting
> obligations of the agreement," the complaint alleges.
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> Walking Dead premiered on AMC on Halloween 2010 and has since become
> basic cable's highest-rated series, drawing as many as 7.3 million
> viewers.
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