Dynamite Comics is releasing new Gold Key comics....

[Carson]

Where's the Layton / Seleski cover?

I see six here and no Phil Seleski.
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None of these are as iconic as those VH1 BWS covers.

[lorddunlow]

perhaps new characters created as part of the VH1 origin stories for Doctor Solar/Magnus/Turok go to Gold Key?

While everything is possible (we can't know for sure without seing the original contract), that would be an unusually tough licence contract. My guess would be that Dynamite has made a mistake.

/Magnus

Has to be a mistake, otherwise most of the VEI properties would be in jeopardy and free for Dynamite to use.

[Donovan]

I actually dig Bob Layton's cover

Wonder how they get away with using The Polish sun god (Phil Seleski)!

I like it too - but mostly because it's aping BWS' style.

I couldn't imagine them being able to use Phil Seleski, but I wouldn't put it past them to use the name in solicits in order to sway a few people to add the book to their pull lists, then wait for the call from Valiant's lawyers, issue a 'whoops' statement after FOC, and run the book as originally intended with Raymond Solar.

Wait - I can't recall - was Solar named Seleski in Shooter's Dark Horse version? If so, maybe the Seleski name ISN'T VEI's?

[greg]

I don't know the full legality of the situation, but here's a thought...

Imagine this scenario:

You license just ONE property.
You tell a bunch of stories for that property.
You no longer have the license.

What would you own at that point?

Seems like one possible answer would be... you own nothing.

[lorddunlow]

I don't know the full legality of the situation, but here's a thought...

Imagine this scenario:

You license just ONE property.
You tell a bunch of stories for that property.
You no longer have the license.

What would you own at that point?

Seems like one possible answer would be... you own nothing.

I would think you would own any new characters that were created, especially in the case of Solar. Magnus and Turok would be much messier, though. Solar (Phil Seleski) was NEVER the same character as the Gold Key Doctor Solar. They only licensed the name for use as the title, and some issue of the Gold Key Solar were shown in Seleski's house and noted as the reason he took on the persona of Solar. If through some legal hoopla, Dynamite is able to make the above argument, then VEI is in serious trouble as nearly nothing from VH1 could be used. Also, the owners of the IP could then demand as much of a cut from everything VEI has done to this point.

As I said, either this is a mistake on Dynamite's part (most likely) or VEI is done as a company (not very likely IMHO).

[greg]

As I said, either this is a mistake on Dynamite's part (most likely) or VEI is done as a company (not very likely IMHO).

I'm going to guess that's a false dichotomy.

[dornwolf]

Van Lente talking Magnus

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[Aram]

I know I specifically asked Dinesh about Phil Seleski being used by VEI a long time ago.. but I think his answer was just his standard "Potentially".