Groth, Ellison and... Fleischer?

[TordelBack]

Some fascinating slagging going on over on The Beat between Gary Groth and Harlan Ellison, but the bit that caught my eye was a reference to our own M. Fleischer having sued Fantagraphics in 1987 over a personal slur by Ellison (I think).  Anyone know any more about this?

I'm sure many of us on this board hope Fleischer isn't the litigious type...

Link: http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/03/when-gary-met-shannon" target="_blank">http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/03/when-gary-met-shannon

[Lobo Baggins]

It's in Ellison's wiki entry...

This book, an account of the history of Fantagraphics, discussed an event in 1980 where Ellison gave an interview with Fantagraphics. In this interview, in Ellison's typical no-holds-barred fashion, Ellison referred to comic book writer Mike Fleisher, calling him "bugfuck" and "derango". Fleisher sued Ellison and Fantagraphics for libel, but lost the ensuing lawsuit on December 9, 1986.

Sounds fair enough opinion to me...

[Mangamax]

Bliiiiiiiiiimey. That sure makes the spats here kinda short and simple eh?