Ray's 53rd DCU/GrayHaven Megathread - Beware the Court of OOMPHwls!!!

**Ray G.** · 02-03-2012, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Sasha

Again. Watchmen and Creator rights, my fellow GATHERING Creators!
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com...eators-rights/

This can happen to you.

Again, don't sign contracts that turn over your creation to a major company unless you're comfortable with this, or this could happen to you.

Moore is not a victim.

**AndrewG** · 02-03-2012, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Ray G.

Again, don't sign contracts that turn over your creation to a major company, or this could happen to you.

Moore is not a victim.

Also they offered him the rights back a few years ago I thought

**AndrewG** · 02-03-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mylazycat

After Watchmen?

**Slewo.O** · 02-03-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ray G.

Again, don't sign contracts that turn over your creation to a major company, or this could happen to you.

Moore is not a victim.

Yeah, and back then nobody thought Watchmen would be so wildly popular. There was no way he could have known.

**Slewo.O** · 02-03-2012, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by AndrewG

Also they offered him the rights back a few years ago I thought

If he would do work on a Watchmen project.

**NickT** · 02-03-2012, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by AndrewG

Also they offered him the rights back a few years ago I thought

The version I heard involved him writing something for them IIRC.

**Dark Sasha** · 02-03-2012, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Ray G.

Again, don't sign contracts that turn over your creation to a major company unless you're comfortable with this, or this could happen to you.

Moore is not a victim.

Rights went back to them when the book went out of print. Trades were few and fair between. Watchmen became a smash. They were not time travelers.

It's still bogus and assbackwards.

But hey! CHARACTERS!

**Dark Sasha** · 02-03-2012, 06:17 PM

DC could do Before Watchmen so far it becomes League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

**AndrewG** · 02-03-2012, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by NickT

The version I heard involved him writing something for them IIRC.

I believe so yeah.

**Dark Sasha** · 02-03-2012, 06:20 PM

But again. They're proving Alan Moore right by doing this. That nothing in mainstream comics have reached Watchmen level greatness in the past 25 years.