As if being axed wasn’t enough stress and angst for the cast and crew of Heroes, it now turns out the show’s creator, Tim Kring, and NBC are being sued over copyright infringement.
According to Total Sci-Fi Online, Jason Barnes is seeking $60 million, claiming that the “carnival of lost souls and outcasts” that appeared in the final series of Heroes, is almost identical to the one that appears in his comic series, Jazan Wild’s Carnvial of Souls.
“The main character in both stories leads a carnival of lost souls and outcasts” Jason states. “The dark character seeks to make his carnival more powerful by recruiting new members with special abilities. Even the dialogue is similar”.
Scandalous, but this isn’t the first time Heroes has come under fire amongst claims of copyright. In 2007 a judge dismissed a lawsuit which claimed that Isaac Mendez (the delicious artist whose ability was painting the future) was stolen from the body of work by artists Amnau Karam Eele and Clifton Mallery.
According to Total Sci-Fi Online, Jason Barnes is seeking $60 million, claiming that the “carnival of lost souls and outcasts” that appeared in the final series of Heroes, is almost identical to the one that appears in his comic series, Jazan Wild’s Carnvial of Souls.
“The main character in both stories leads a carnival of lost souls and outcasts” Jason states. “The dark character seeks to make his carnival more powerful by recruiting new members with special abilities. Even the dialogue is similar”.
Scandalous, but this isn’t the first time Heroes has come under fire amongst claims of copyright. In 2007 a judge dismissed a lawsuit which claimed that Isaac Mendez (the delicious artist whose ability was painting the future) was stolen from the body of work by artists Amnau Karam Eele and Clifton Mallery.
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