STAN LEE (Media) SUES MARVEL!

I was digging through my "Blog Ideas" files when I came across an old entry about this story and decided to "Google it" for any updates... and lo and behold there was THIS, from the Red Herring business website:

Stan Lee Media sued Marvel Entertainment for $5 billion Thursday, claiming it co-owns Marvel’s superhero characters, including Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Incredible Hulk.

The company is no longer owned by Stan Lee, the comic book legend who more recently hosted the TV series Who Wants to Be a Superhero? on the Sci-Fi Channel, which was produced by his latest company, Pow Entertainment.

In the suit, filed in the Southern District of New York, Stan Lee Media seeks to assert rights to the revenue generated by its superheroes that Marvel Entertainment is profiting from.

I have no idea if this group as any firm ground to stand on, I just thought it was interesting... being sued for FIVE BILLION DOLLARS? That's gotta be annoying.

P.S.: Stan The Man has nothing to do with any of this apparently...