{"id":1778720,"date":"2022-12-17T06:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778720"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T16:05:57","slug":"warner-bros-allegedly-directing-dc-comics-to-sue-comic-creator-chris-wozniak-for-writing-unauthorized-batman-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-allegedly-directing-dc-comics-to-sue-comic-creator-chris-wozniak-for-writing-unauthorized-batman-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Allegedly \u201cDirecting DC Comics to Sue\u201d Comic Creator Chris Wozniak for Writing \u201cUnauthorized\u201d Batman Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-allegedly-directing-dc-comics-to-sue-comic-creator-chris-wozniak-for-writing-unauthorized-batman-story%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A month ago we reported that comic creator Chris Wozniak was taking legal action against DC Comics and Warner Bros. for similarities between <em>The Batman<\/em> and his outline from 1990 for a sort of final bow story for the Dark Knight. Like the film, in Wozniak\u2019s treatment, he would battle The Riddler in a game of wits that brings the hero to the edge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176277\" class=\"wp-image-176277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-1340x553-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-768x317-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6.png 1600w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) watches the footage he recorded as the Caped Crusader in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s one among many parallels Wozniak claimed and sought to prove in his \u201cBatmangate\u201d video series he uploaded this past summer. Now, as Christmas approaches, he has an update in the chronicle. DC is being urged by Warner to sue him back \u201cfor writing an \u2018unauthorized\u2019 Batman story\u201d according to the freelance creator himself <span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid06G5reAYNV6RhUprihxDVxGmvs3u3PEdNZ7ukD4CY9pX8e11sWLxgE29LdD8Wbca2l&#038;id=100000992303214&#038;mibextid=Nif5oz#_=_\"><span>in a lengthy Facebook post<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBATMANGATE LAWSUIT UPDATE: I wrote a Batman\/Riddler story that was used to make the $800M film THE BATMAN (2022),\u201d Wozniak wrote. \u201cWarner Bros. Attorneys are NOT disputing they used my story to make the film. This is extraordinary because usually in these situations the Studio would claim they never saw it and never used it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193147\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193147\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.30-boundingintocomics-639c810f8450d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.30-boundingintocomics-639c810f8450d.png 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.30-boundingintocomics-639c810f8450d-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.30-boundingintocomics-639c810f8450d-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.30-boundingintocomics-639c810f8450d-768x317-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-193147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Riddler (Paul Dano) watches as his plan unfolds in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/13\/james-gunn-said-to-have-killed-batman-beyond-movie-starring-michael-keaton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn Said To Have Killed \u2018Batman Beyond\u2019 Movie Starring Michael Keaton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He adds that his case is unique due to the evidence he presented. \u201cBut in my situation they know I can indisputably prove my story is onscreen, so instead of providing fair credit and compensation, Warner Bros. are DIRECTING DC COMICS TO SUE ME for writing an \u2018unauthorized\u2019 Batman story,\u201d Wozniak says. \u201cYes, you read that right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His post emphatically continued, \u201cDC COMICS IS SUING A FREELANCER FOR WRITING A BATMAN STORY 32 YEARS AGO.\u201d He explains that they know he pitched it numerous times and sent it to producer Michael Uslan so their ploy is \u201cto take legal control of a 32 year old story.\u201d In Wozniak\u2019s book, this is an \u201coutright ADMISSION\u201d of guilt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_177410\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177410\" class=\"wp-image-177410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.08.19-08.28-boundingintocomics-62fff27acfb27-1340x553-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.08.19-08.28-boundingintocomics-62fff27acfb27-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.19-08.28-boundingintocomics-62fff27acfb27-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.08.19-08.28-boundingintocomics-62fff27acfb27-768x317-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.08.19-08.28-boundingintocomics-62fff27acfb27.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-177410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batman (Robert Pattinson) interrogates The Penguin (Colin Farrell) in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere would be no point in Warner Bros\/DC Comics wanting to own my story if it was never used [to make The Batman],\u201d he notes. \u201cSo now they\u2019re putting their unlimited wealth, power, and legal muscle behind a push to take Copyright control of a story they never bought.\u201d Moreover, to acquire control, they are bullying a freelancer.<\/p>\n<p>Noting a slight flaw in that plan, Wozniak said, \u201cTo be clear, EVERYONE who worked for or freelanced at DC Comics in 1990 knows full well that established Freelancers were given FREE LICENSE to submit stories anytime they wanted. It\u2019s probably how 90% of DC Comics were made. And if DC Comics liked your story, they put it under contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176279\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176279\" class=\"wp-image-176279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44bcc4ab-1340x553-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44bcc4ab-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44bcc4ab-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44bcc4ab-768x317-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44bcc4ab.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Riddler (Paul Dano) makes District Attorney Gil Colson (Peter Sarsgaard) pay for his sins in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/13\/rumor-ben-afflecks-role-in-the-dcu-uncertain-as-batman-cameo-in-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-is-reportedly-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: Ben Affleck\u2019s Role In The DCU Uncertain As Batman Cameo In \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Is Reportedly Cut<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIf they didn\u2019t buy it, YOU RETAINED THE RIGHTS TO IT. That was DC Comics STANDARD COMPANY PRACTICE for decades. Everyone who worked in the Comic Book industry knows this. But because my Batman story is the only one that was ever used without a contract in place, Warner Bros. knows they have a huge problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wozniak maintains all he\u2019s looking for is compensation. \u201cAs anyone would, I asked to be paid for my contributions; all I asked for was whatever the other \u2018credited\u2019 writers received. No damages. No points. No extras of any kind\u2026\u201d he wrote. But despite his demands, he accuses Warner and DC of trying to ruin him, a single father, \u201cINSTEAD OF DOING WHAT\u2019S RIGHT.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193145\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.26-boundingintocomics-639c800eb4715.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.26-boundingintocomics-639c800eb4715.png 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.26-boundingintocomics-639c800eb4715-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.26-boundingintocomics-639c800eb4715-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.26-boundingintocomics-639c800eb4715-768x317-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-193145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batman (Robert Pattinson) and Lieutenant James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) interrogate William Kenzie (Peter McDonald) in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re seeking legal fees which we estimate could be up to half a million dollars. The threat is obvious; back down or we will bankrupt you,\u201d he declared. \u201cI will not back down.\u201d Wozniak\u2019s defending argument is suing a freelancer for doing what all of them did is unprecedented. What\u2019s more, the practice, fostered by their employer, was fairly common.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany, many former DC Comics Writers and Editors are willing to confirm this was a regularly accepted practice. Business as usual. But because Warner Bros. neglected to negotiate the rights for my story, they\u2019re trying to have DC Comics destroy me financially rather than pay me what I am fairly owed,\u201d Wozniak explained, calling it \u201ctypical Hollywood steamrolling tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.28-boundingintocomics-639c8070eac0a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.28-boundingintocomics-639c8070eac0a.png 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.28-boundingintocomics-639c8070eac0a-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.28-boundingintocomics-639c8070eac0a-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.28-boundingintocomics-639c8070eac0a-768x317-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-193146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batman (Robert Pattinson) finds out what the Riddler\u2019s (Paul Dano) real plan was in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/07\/rumor-mob-boss-sal-maroni-being-recast-in-the-batman-spinoff-starring-colin-farrell-as-the-penguin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: Mob Boss Sal Maroni Being Recast in \u2018The Batman\u2019 Spinoff Starring Colin Farrell As The Penguin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He further wrote intended to expose Warner\/DC \u201cfor who they are,\u201d revealing that this was the last card he will play. \u201cExposing Warner Bros\/DC Comics for who they are is my only weapon, but it\u2019s a powerful one when you stand behind me,\u201d his post says before urging his followers to \u201cPlease spread the word.\u201d Like Gabe Eltaeb before him, Wozniak invokes Superman\u2019s classic motto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe magnitude of hypocrisy in their response is staggering. This is coming from DC COMICS, the company that promotes TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY. Does any of this sound like Justice to you?\u201d he asks and not just to his regular followers. Wozniak is putting this question directly to \u201cthe Freelance Comic Book Community\u201d and entreating those within it to speak up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.52-boundingintocomics-639c863b26a99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.52-boundingintocomics-639c863b26a99.png 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.52-boundingintocomics-639c863b26a99-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.52-boundingintocomics-639c863b26a99-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-02.52-boundingintocomics-639c863b26a99-768x317-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-193150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lieutenant James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) stops an enraged Batman (Robert Pattinson) from killing one of The Riddler\u2019s (Paul Dano) goons in The Batman (2022) via Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy lawyer is asking that anyone who worked at or freelanced for DC Comics in those days DM me to confirm Freelancers submitting \u2018unauthorized\u2019 stories was a normal Standard Operating Procedure encouraged by DC Comics,\u201d he said. Thanking everyone, he urges his readers to share his post and <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/26d8c6cd\"><span>links to a GoFundMe<\/span><\/a><span> that\u2019s helping cover his growing legal fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/16\/penciler-chris-wozniak-takes-warner-bros-to-court-for-the-batman-plagiarism-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penciler Chris Wozniak Takes Warner Bros. 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