Friday , October 16 2026
California Supremes rule on the Winter Bros. comic book suit.

No Such Thing As A Free Ride

From Blogcritic Dirk Deppey comes this follow-up to the Edgar and Johnny Winter lawsuit against DC Comics’ Jonah Hex lawsuit. The portrayal was ruled protected parody, but Hex-men Joe Lansdale and Tim Truman aren’t out of the woods yet, since, apparently, the Supremes did not rule on the fact that the Winters’ bros. names were apparently used in advertisements for the original comics series. To be continued, then. . .

About Bill Sherman

Bill Sherman is a Books editor for Blogcritics. With his lovely wife Rebecca Fox, he has co-authored a light-hearted fat acceptance romance entitled Measure By Measure.

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