Ken Penders
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| Place of birth: United States |
| Twitter: @KenPenders |
Kenneth "Ken" W. Penders, II is an American comic artist and former writer who worked on the Sonic the Hedgehog Archie comics. He also illustrated the cover for the SatAM Complete series DVD release.
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Career
In addition to Penders' work on the Sonic franchise, he has written and illustrated stories for every major comics publisher (including DC, Marvel, Image, and Disney) on titles such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Disney Adventures, Savage Sword of Conan, Captain Atom, and The Green Hornet.
Copyright issues
In January 2009, Penders began copyrighting various stories, characters, and artwork that he created for Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, with these claims being officially certified in April 2010 by the United States Copyright Office. Penders also declared that he would "use every legal means at my disposal to protect and preserve" his contested works.
Archie v. Penders
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Main article: Archie v. Penders |
In response to Penders' 2009 copyrighting of various characters and stories, Archie Comics launched a lawsuit against the artist. Archie v. Penders was heard on July 1, 2013, where it was dismissed by the judge.[1] However, reportedly a settlement was later reached between the two parties, with many Penders-created characters abruptly disappearing from the comics.
Penders v. Sega
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Main article: Penders v. Sega |
During Archie v. Penders, Penders launched his own lawsuit against Sega of America and Electronic Arts, Penders v. Sega. On September 26, 2011, the court dismissed the case without prejudice, stating that Penders could re-file the action after the conclusion of Archie v. Penders (which was still ongoing). Instead, Penders decided to re-file the same action on October 3 in the same district. On February 23, 2012, Judge Wright dismissed the case without prejudice.[2]