A lawsuit brought about by the real-life Tony Twist has Todd McFarlane filing for bankruptcy– and vowing to fight the ruling.
8 replies on “McFarlane files for Chapter 11”
Dr. Caleb
And thanks to Dr. Caleb, whose suggestion that we post this link I read nanoseconds after I posted it myself.
Re: Dr. Caleb
I agree that he should fight for the use of the name, but if he did use the guys likeness as well… then I think he should just fork over the 14 million. I can’t imagine that he would personally have 3 million to pay for a stupid baseball but his company would have to file for chapter 11 over a 14 million settlement.
Re: Dr. Caleb
I agree that he should fight for the use of the name, but if he did use the guys likeness as well… then I think he should just fork over the 14 million. I can’t imagine that he would personally have 3 million to pay for a stupid baseball but his company would have to file for chapter 11 over a 14 million settlement.
err…I did some research…there’s no way he used the guy’s “likeness”…ordinarily I’m all for a Todd McFarlane smackdown, but I want to know a lot more about this case. something seems fishy.
Re: Dr. Caleb
And thanks to Dr. Caleb, whose suggestion that we post this link I read nanoseconds after I posted it myself.
Great minds think alike ‘shredder :)
I worked for the company that used to be part of the Oilers, so I’ve met Mr McFarlane a couple times. I was quite disturbed that Mr. Twist actually won this suit.
lawsuit was bs
as a St. Louisan, I can tell you there was no way TT wasn’t going to win. While we have an absolutely dismal hockey team, and have had forever, this town loves it’s sports teams in some bizarro cult following way.
I’m sure if appealed, it will be overturned. If I had to stake my life on 12 fellow St. Louisans, I think I’d have to file for a change of venue.
15 million. Can you say excessive. and honestly, other then cultist hockey fans TT was never really that big of a name to begin with
Re: lawsuit was bs
oh, and a quick note
follow the links, and someone please tell me exactly where the likeness is
And I can’t believe this BS. 15 million for his name used by a secondary character? I had never heard of this jerk, and I have no recollection of this character. Using that name had nothing to do with the success of the comic or the related businesses. Sheesh.
Re: lawsuit was bs
I had never heard of this jerk, and I have no recollection of this character.
Yup. I doubt Mr. McFarlane had heard of Mr Twist ethier when he wrote the character. He wasn’t involved in the NHL then.
I do remember Antonio Twistelli, he was in the first few issues of Spawn. The Violator ripped out his heart to start a mob turf war.
Dr. Caleb
And thanks to Dr. Caleb, whose suggestion that we post this link I read nanoseconds after I posted it myself.
Re: Dr. Caleb
I agree that he should fight for the use of the name, but if he did use the guys likeness as well… then I think he should just fork over the 14 million. I can’t imagine that he would personally have 3 million to pay for a stupid baseball but his company would have to file for chapter 11 over a 14 million settlement.
Re: Dr. Caleb
err…I did some research…there’s no way he used the guy’s “likeness”…ordinarily I’m all for a Todd McFarlane smackdown, but I want to know a lot more about this case. something seems fishy.
Re: Dr. Caleb
Great minds think alike ‘shredder :)
I worked for the company that used to be part of the Oilers, so I’ve met Mr McFarlane a couple times. I was quite disturbed that Mr. Twist actually won this suit.
lawsuit was bs
as a St. Louisan, I can tell you there was no way TT wasn’t going to win. While we have an absolutely dismal hockey team, and have had forever, this town loves it’s sports teams in some bizarro cult following way.
I’m sure if appealed, it will be overturned. If I had to stake my life on 12 fellow St. Louisans, I think I’d have to file for a change of venue.
15 million. Can you say excessive. and honestly, other then cultist hockey fans TT was never really that big of a name to begin with
Re: lawsuit was bs
oh, and a quick note
follow the links, and someone please tell me exactly where the likeness is
http://www.tonytwist.com/
http://www.tonytwist.com/gallery/photo1.html
http://spawn.home.sapo.pt/tony.html
yes the lawsuit was bs
Re: lawsuit was bs
HTMLed:
http://www.tonytwist.com/
http://www.tonytwist.com/gallery/photo1.html
http://spawn.home.sapo.pt/tony.html
And I can’t believe this BS. 15 million for his name used by a secondary character? I had never heard of this jerk, and I have no recollection of this character. Using that name had nothing to do with the success of the comic or the related businesses. Sheesh.
Re: lawsuit was bs
Yup. I doubt Mr. McFarlane had heard of Mr Twist ethier when he wrote the character. He wasn’t involved in the NHL then.
I do remember Antonio Twistelli, he was in the first few issues of Spawn. The Violator ripped out his heart to start a mob turf war.