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I think Al Simmons may have nothing to do with Spawn other than the name "Al Smmons." I'm a huge Spawn fan but as far as the creative aspect, I'm not sure exactly what Al Simmons contributed to the property other than working for Todd. They've been friends for a very long time and this is why I shy away from collaborating on a Comic property.
Oh lighten up Todd, it's not that the book could really be that long/interesting/profitable anyways.
"Hello, I'm Al Simmons. The real Al Simmons. I was friends with Todd McFarlane, and he used my name as the real-life identity of Spawn in the comic of the same name. The end."
You know, when I first heard of Spawn, I kind of thought it might be an actually good idea and started imagining him as an even darker and even edgier Batman. And then I get to read a copy, and immediately understood that what McFarlane meant with "darker and edgier" means "ME, ME, ME! AWESOME ME! WONDERFUL ME! GLORIOUS ME! WORSHIP ME! ME! MEEEE!! MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!So anytime there is trouble regarding McFarlane, I mourned for my two dollars I lost in that purchase by celebrating the bad news with a nice slice of Schadenfreude.
@NeoRickicker Yeah he has and ego but the book was an edgier Batman take. So meh. I personally respect the guy for what he has done for comics and the toy industry (both good and bad).
Todd McFarlane is a douchebag who, along with Rob Liefeld, was responsible for the 1990s being the most awful, destructive, inane, insulting decade for comic books, ever.
As far as I'm concerned, McFarlane can disappear and never return. Frankly, I wish we could undo everything he did to the world.
@Nix.Nightbird I call bullshit here. Rob and Todd were not telling Marvel and DC to publish 30 variant covers. The trends that happened would have happened whether Todd or Rob were there or not. It all started before their names meant a damn on readers lips.
Dislike their work all you want, but I find most of the hate for those guys illogical to the extent you folks take it.
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I met McFarlane a couple of times at conventions. Funny guy, but he always came across as a bit of douche and very full of himself. Still, I gotta sympathize with him on this. Creators have the right to protect their intellectual property, especially from self-serving individuals.
@TheShadow Can you really describe someone who was, in McFarlane's words, "instrumental in the genesis of Spawn," as "self-serving"?
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@TheShadow I have less sympathy when the intellectual property is a real persons name, and that person directly inspired the character.
Normally I'd agree 100%, but this is McFarlane, and I hate him... So if anyone screws him over, I want to buy that guy a beer.
@Spacegrass I prefer to think of it as what the Spawn property is worth, or at least what McFarlane believes he can convince a judge that it is worth.
That, and if Simmons isn't particularly guilty, hopefully Simmons might end up a bit better off after this suit. At the least, it should give him some publicity.
@Spacegrass I suspect it is,but he wants to punish and deter him from trying to do so again. iI someone put my nuts in a vice I'd do my best not to get them there again.
@Pervy_McDirty @Spacegrass More than likely there will be some way of getting Simmons to back down that would decrease the penalty greatly. Usually how it goes when someone is suing and individual for copyright infringement. It is more to set a precedence that the violator has no claim on the IP.
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