New York federal judge Colleen McMahon has issued initial rulings in the lawsuit pitting Marvel against the heirs of Jack Kirby, the co-creator of such classic comics as IRON MAN, X-MEN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK and SPIDER-MAN, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh has been cast in HORRID HENRY: THE MOVIE, reports Variety.

Hayden 5 Media and comic book publisher Bluewater Prods. are set to produce a rotoscoped short based on comic MARK ZUCKERBERG: CREATOR OF FACEBOOK, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Alexander Payne (SIDEWAYS) is circling Fox Searchlight's adaptation of Dan Clowes' graphic novel WILSON, reports Deadline.com.

U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright has opened the door to allow Warner Bros. to depose the heirs of Superman creators Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jim Davis, the creator of GARFIELD, has apologized for the unintentional timing of the publication of a strip, which introduced "National Stupid Day."

Legendary Pictures has appointed veteran comic book editor Bob Schreck to the role of Editor-in-Chief of the newly-formed Legendary Comics, it was announced by Thomas Tull, Legendary’s Chairman and CEO.

Under the framework of Cartoon Connection, in conjunction with the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), Florent Mounier, Co-founder of 2d3D Animations (Angoulême/France) and Danny Bergeron, President of Wizzfilms Inc. (Montreal) are pleased to announce their partnership for the co-production of « The Rise of Zelphire, » an animated feature adapted from the 2009 Karim Friha comic book series published by Édition Gallimard.

The long battle over the rights to Superman is going to take longer. The Hollywood Reporter writes that U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright put a stay on the case pending an appeal by Superman co-creators Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel's heirs' lawyer Marc Toberoff.

Constantin Film has picked up the rights to a trio of titles from Swiss comicbook creator Hansrudi Waescher, reports Variety.