BoingBoing reveals that Marvel Comics is continuing in its bid to steal the word “super-hero” from the public domain. They pick up on a suggestion made by Warren Ellis.
Let’s never use the term “super-hero” to describe a Marvel character. Let’s call them “underwear perverts”.
This really pisses me off as the only reason why they should be trying to trademark a term which is so generic is to stifle competition. It is blatant anti-competitive practice. Also bizarre given that DC Comics amongst others existed and were using the term superhero long before Marvel Comics published their first ‘underwear pervert’ comic book.
In fact DC is also in on the trademark claim.
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