Well you don’t see this every day. Gary Friedrich, creator of the Ghost Rider comic book character, is suing Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and the film’s other partners for copyright infringement and for “failing ‘to properly utilize and capitalize’ on the Ghost Rider character”. Friedrich, who wrote the first story involving Johnny Blaze and his fiery alter-ego back in 1968, claims that in 2001 the copyright reverted back to him and not only have Marvel and Sony failed to compensate him, but they also have damaged the value of his property by “by failing to properly promote and protect the characters”.

Well, I kind of agree with him on that last point, in the sense that the movie made Ghost Rider a laughing stock (although to be fair, Ghost Rider is a pretty ridiculous character to begin with). The thing is, it sounds like Friedrich believes the movie actually should have made a lot more money than it did. I don’t think he realizes that it generated more bank than it ever deserved to (approx. $214.6 million worldwide). He should just be happy if he manages to get even a tiny piece of that pie!