Marvel Sues to Retain Control of Avengers Characters
Marvel has filed a series of lawsuits in an attempt to retain full control of Avengers characters, including Spider-Man and Iron Man. The suits follow a notice of copyright termination was filed by the estate of the late comic book artist Steve Ditko. Ditko created Spider-Man and Dr. Strange with the late Stan Lee, and now Ditko’s estate wants to terminate the grant of copyright to Marvel by June 2023. Marvel has responded with a series of lawsuits the claim the creations are “work made-for-hire.”
Tor Books Has Acquired Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six
Tor Books has acquired Olivie Blake’s The Atlas Six, along with two additional books in a planned trilogy. This fantasy novel about magicians vying to join a secret society was self-published in 2020, and it quickly became a top seller at online book retailers. Author Olivie Blake said, “I am beyond excited to be working with Molly McGhee and Tor to bring this trilogy and its dynamic cast of characters to both new and existing readers.” A newly revised and edited version of The Atlas Six with new illustrations will be available in ebook and hardcover formats on March 1, 2022.
This Year’s MacArthur Fellows Have Been Announced
This Year’s MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipients have been announced. This year’s recipients include essayist, poet, and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib (A Little Devil in America, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us) and American critic and cultural historian Ibram X. Kendi (Stamped from the Beginning, How to be Antiracist). Each MacArthur fellow receives $625,000. “As we emerge from the shadows of the past two years, this class of 25 Fellows helps us reimagine what’s possible,” MacArthur Fellows managing director Cecilia Conrad said in a statement. “They demonstrate that creativity has no boundaries.”
10 Books Millennial Kids Read That Could Never Get Published Today
If you grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, you’ve lived through some questionable childhood experiences. Here are ten books you probably read as a kid that could never get published today.