'Walking Dead' Creator Hit With New Lawsuit Over Co-Authorship

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Robert Kirkman has been hit with a second lawsuit filed by his childhood friend and former illustrator, Tony Moore. After suing the comic book writer over the payment of "The Walking Dead" royalty, he now files a new lawsuit to seek a declaratory judgment that he is a joint author of "Walking Dead" and other works.

"Kirkman is a proud liar," Moore says in a complaint filed on Tuesday, August 7 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, "and fraudster who freely admits that he has no qualm about misrepresenting material facts in order to consummate business transactions, and it is precisely that illicit conduct which led to the present lawsuit (and to Kirkman's business 'success' generally)."

The other works Moore is seeking the co-authorship of are "Battle Pope", "Brit", "Dead Planet" and "My Name Is Abraham". He adds that once the judge grants him the co-authorship, he will then "pursue his rights as a co-owner to proceeds generated from the Works."

Though so, Kirkman's attorney Allen Grodzky believes the new lawsuit won't prevail in court. "His lawyer finally realized, 'Oh crap, we filed in the wrong place,' " Grodsky states. "Our position is that it is never going to get to that issue because he is never going to be able to show fraud, plus the statute of limitations on co-ownership has passed. Also, he's not a co-owner."

Previously, Kirkman claimed Moore was "violating" their existing contract by suing him over the proceeds of "Walking Dead". "Tony regularly receives payment for the work he did as penciler, inker and for gray tones on the first six issues of The Walking Dead comic series and he receives royalties for the TV show, to assert otherwise is simply incorrect," he insisted.

Kirkman also filed a countersuit against Moore, claiming that he had actually overpaid Moore for his work and was entitled to money back.

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First Poster of 'Walking Dead' Season 3 Features Michonne and The Governor

After sharing some stills to preview the new season of "The Walking Dead", AMC has just debuted the first poster for the third chapter. It has the survivor group leader, Rick, as its focus, but he's not the only one getting the highlight since new characters, Michonne and The Governor, join him in the one-sheet.

"Just like in the comic books, she is a badass and she hates the walkers more than anything else," showrunner Glen Mazzara dishes on Michonne who is portrayed by Danai Gurira. He adds that the sword-wielding heroine "treats them [zombies] with contempt" and that "she has a lot of trouble fitting into human society. She's probably better off staying out there alone with the walkers."

As for casting David Morrissey in the role of the evil Governor, Mazzara explains, "David is an incredibly talented actor with a lot of magnetism and we need somebody who can serve as the foundation, the pillar, for an entire storyline, an entire world of Woodbury. David has the strength to do that. I also think that David's approach to the character was spot on. He understands that this is an interesting, complex, multilayered, dark figure, and he's very interested in playing that."

Revealing in what situation the survivors find themselves when the third season starts, Mazzara gushes, "The entire landscape has fallen to zombies." He elaborates further, "The entire world has collapsed, the apocalypse has taken over, the zombies have taken over, there's no safe place. And I think in the past our characters thought they could find some safe harbor, and now there's just no good hiding place at all."

Before returning with all-new episodes this fall on AMC, "The Walking Dead" will head to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 13 in Hall H. Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Norman Reedus and more are set to attend the panel, where fans can get the first look at an official sneak preview of season 3.

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