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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-...

>

> 'Walking Dead' Creator Robert Kirkman Responds to Fraud Lawsuit

> by Matthew Belloni

>

> 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.

>

> In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Kirkman, repped by attorney

>

> Allen Grodsky, writes:

>

> "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."

>

> 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."

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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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