tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post4137120769232720179..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Free Comics Monday: Morlock 2001Jim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-6112972106480424192010-11-21T23:45:23.736-05:002010-11-21T23:45:23.736-05:00Martin Goodman did have heirs, he had a son that w...Martin Goodman did have heirs, he had a son that worked at Atlas/Seaboard named "Chip". Chip had a son that is reviving the titles again. I talked to him in a email a little while ago if i had the money i may have been able to buy the characters LOLDarkness U.S.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259672282120181837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-45230143421453228002010-03-08T21:02:10.107-05:002010-03-08T21:02:10.107-05:00The Atlas comics are indeed in public domain becau...The Atlas comics are indeed in public domain because the company no longer exists. When the owner of the copyright dies (or otherwise ceases to exist) without heirs, his/its property is up for grabs. please post more Atlas comics. I liked many of the titles and would like to see some company pick up some of their ideas and trudge forward with them.nude0007https://www.blogger.com/profile/17427383503777946860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-57825014508047955442010-01-26T09:35:27.049-05:002010-01-26T09:35:27.049-05:00While you made not need to register a work for it ...While you made not need to register a work for it to be Copyrighted, not doing so means you wouldn't be able to do anything if someone used that work without permission.<br /><br />As far as Atlas/Seaboard's books being Public Domain, I simply don't buy it. Martin Goodman was very good about making sure he had valid Copyrights for every single comic Timely/Atlas/Marvel ever produced, why would he all of a sudden drop the ball with every single book produced by Atlas/Seaboard?bchathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119030633756492282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-56986100309635857002010-01-20T11:14:39.779-05:002010-01-20T11:14:39.779-05:00Thanks guys, it seems the Atlas properties may not...Thanks guys, it seems the Atlas properties may not be as fair game as I originally thought - I think I would have to actually have to hire a lawyer myself to find out the truth. (And I heard through the grapevine that another comics mover and shaker may be looking into the Atlas properties as well.)Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-38985436133459930932010-01-19T02:32:38.060-05:002010-01-19T02:32:38.060-05:00I wouldn't necessarily trust hearsay attribute...I wouldn't necessarily trust hearsay attributed to Dean Mullaney, given the messiness surrounding Eclipse and the subsequent legal dramas. It's quite possible he believed what he was saying, and it's possible he also didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Heck, any day now Todd McFarlane could step forward claiming to have bought exclusive rights to the Atlas Seaboard characters from Eclipse! That said, it doesn't look like anyone is claiming to own those books at this moment, so there's probably no one about to attack a blog like this for posting those issues. <br /><br />Now, if it <i>did</i> turn out those characters were in the public domain…I call dibs on Phoenix the Protector! I have a treatment in mind that would totally rationalize both versions of the character into a coherent whole with a really elegant twist. I've been dreaming of it for years! Okay, whew, glad I got that off my chest...!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-43634761768065431542010-01-18T12:16:34.328-05:002010-01-18T12:16:34.328-05:00As much as I like the idea of the Atlas characters...As much as I like the idea of the Atlas characters being PD, I don't see how the comics could have fallen into public domain unless they were never copyrighted to begin with. Sure, trademarks would have lapsed, but these titles would have had their copyrights automatically renewed. <br /><br />Likewise, according to one website, books published 1964 or later don't have to actually register through the Library of Congress to be afforded copyright protection as long as they contain the proper marks and informationcash_gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071052539938367439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-11801866211141283502010-01-18T10:23:28.984-05:002010-01-18T10:23:28.984-05:00my wife found an article on a just discovered Sea ...<i>my wife found an article on a just discovered Sea Slug that can convert sunlight into food!</i><br />Atlas always was ahead of it's time. :) <br /><br />To add to the incredible amount of weirdness you already get from a comic when you cross Swamp Thing with Fahrenheit 451, this is one of the few Atlas titles that actually didn't get worse with the Third Issue Switch, only more interesting. <br />Weirder and weirder still. ;)RKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224002908502972813noreply@blogger.com