Did Marvel Comics fake DC Comics rumors?
(Comic Books) Speculation that DC Comics had decided to use its recent creative acquisitions to beef up its line of Superman comics has been swirling around since the San Diego Comic-Con two weeks ago, much of which has subsequently turned out to be wildly inaccurate. In his weekly rumor column, Lying in the Gutters, Rich Johnston offers up a possible explanation — that the rumors were in fact started by Marvel Comics, in an effort to destabilize their longtime rival’s public relations. Johnston goes on further to say that Marvel seems to have persuaded several of its contracted creators to go along with the plan, in order to give the hoax plausibility. As Johnston puts it: “Not everything went to plan. When I actually contacted some creators mentioned who hadn’t been made part of the gameplan, things got a bit out of hand. JMS railed against DC for spreading falsehoods, even mentioning legal action, only to later discover that they were originating from his own publisher. “Mark Milla
