All-Star Superman II: The Trial of Lex Luthor
As we previously discussed, Lex Luthor is arrested and put on trial for his actions which result in the death of Superman. In the first issue of All-Star Superman, the arresting officer says that the...
View ArticleLegal Responsibility for Insane Robots
Insane robots that turn against their creators or try to destroy humanity are a pretty common theme in lots of media, not just comics. Of course, this is a blog primarily about comic books, so we’ll...
View ArticlePerson of Interest: Witness
We’ll be back with more comic book-inspired posts next week, but we’ve been clearing out the mailbag lately and we’ve had quite a few questions about television shows. Today’s question comes from...
View ArticleTime Travel, Resurrection, and Double Jeopardy
This is an issue raised tangentially by The Kingdom, a sort of spin-off storyline from Kingdom Come. The basic premise is that a villain kills Superman, then goes back in time and kills him again. And...
View ArticleTotal Recall
Earlier this month, Total Recall hit theaters. This isn’t exactly a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, but instead more of a parallel adaptation of “We Can Remember it For You Wholesale,”...
View ArticleArrow: “Honor Thy Father”
This is the second episode of Arrow, and it contains two excellent legal issues for your consideration. First, the legal procedure of coming back from the dead. Second, whether the “evidence” Queen...
View ArticleGreen Lantern # 76, cont’d
Returning to Green Lantern/Green Arrow # 76, which we started looking at last month, we find two more issues to discuss. First, whether the tape recorder Green Arrow set up would have been admissible...
View ArticleBatman and the Unavailable Declarant
Today we have a post based on a question from David, who asks: I just watched Batman: Year One on Netflix, and there was an interesting issue presented that I thought I’d share. Toward the end of the...
View ArticleThe Courtroom Antics of Golden Age Green Lantern
Today’s post comes from an email from an anonymous reader, who pointed us to this fantastic bit of Golden Age Green Lantern weirdness. The blogger over at What Were They Thinking?! wonders if the...
View ArticleThe Man of Steel Confesses
I know I said the post on Lois Lane’s employment contract would probably be our last post on Man of Steel, but we got a great question from Neal that I couldn’t resist writing up. Neal—who is a rabbi...
View ArticleDaredevil Season 2, Part 2 – The Trial
Following my previous post about Daredevil Season 2, we now move to the main event, the trial of… …Frank Castle, aka the Punisher. Right off the bat we see some significant issues, starting with the...
View ArticleMailbag Roundup
Teaching and research have kept me very busy this semester, but I wanted to present a roundup of questions I’ve received and answered via email recently. There are lots of spoilers below, so be warned....
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