DC Comics' Watchmen had their time in court, now it's Marvel's turn. Shareholders of Stan Lee Media Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and emerged in 2006, are suing Lee and Marvel Entertainment for more than $750 million in profits from Lee's comic properties, including movies based on them, such as Iron Man and the X-Men and Spider-Man trilogies.
The lawsuit claims that Stan Lee transferred all his interest in his Marvel characters to Stan Lee Media Inc. in 1998, a few years before the company went bankrupt. Marvel quickly issued a statement saying the lawsuit is filled with "ridiculous claims."
However, with shareholders looking for that much money in back profits, isn't it surprising that Marvel won't pay their actors?