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title: "‘Dead Rabbit’ Comic Recalled After $2 Million Lawsuit From New York Pub"
date: 2018-11-20 17:43:00 -06:00
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- comics
- Image Comics
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excerpt: Ooooh! I suddenly have a rare comic in my possession.
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[Tim Midura writing for *The Outhouse*](http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/141567-image-comics-and-forbidden-planet-sued-by-new-york-bar-dead-rabbit-for-2-million-over-trademark.html):
> The New York bar **Dead Rabbit** has filed a trademark lawsuit against **Image Comics** and **Forbidden Planet** for $2 million. In September, a trademark registration by DRT (Dead Rabbit) for Dead Rabbit to cover "Comic books; Fiction books on a variety of topics; Non-fiction books on a variety of topics; Recipe books," was approved by the US government.
Well this is a fascinating development. <mark>It seems those <em>Dead Rabbit</em> comics I have in my box just went up in value.</mark> I'd be really surprised if either of these companies end up having to pay $2 million. That price feels exorbitantly high for what is basically an unknown series. Unfortunately it's probably a sorry attempt at a cash grab.
What'll happen to this book though? I wouldn't qualify it as a must-read, but I did like where it was going. And I feel like it has potential to be great. Let's hope they can settle all of this by apologizing and renaming the title.