On the one hand, the heirs of Jack Kirby really do deserve the money. The King really got screwed by both Marvel and DC over the course of his illustrious career and, of course, some kind of compensation should be rendered.
On the other hand, though, the Kirby heirs probably would only have the rights to the aspects of those properties which Kirby had a direct hand in creating- that's one of the few things that seems to be clear coming out of a similar trial involving the heirs of Siegel and Shuster- so they might not be entitled to everything they think they're entitled to.
Furthermore, and rather selfishly, I'm worried about what it means for my future comics purchases. If all of this were to get tied up, what would happen to Captain America? Thor? Spider-Man? Could you imagine how crippling this could be for the Marvel and the American comics industry on the whole? If anything, it's proof that Kirby was just as influential as his heirs say; but it also means that the outcome could be disastrous.
From here on out, I hope everyone treads carefully- the health of a whole industry and the sanity of an entire fandom depends on it.
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