But that's just Watchmen, and even then it's been in print since it was first published, it must be making him money or is DC publishing it at a loss just to keep it in print?

Well then, I'll defer to your obvious expertise in sucking.

That's the thing. The market's flooded now and there's no more money to be made with the Watchmen TPB. That's why DC offered him the rights back, apparently in exchange for clear legal title on the characters. BW could very well be contestable,and DC knows this. They're banking on Moore's not wanting the hassle of taking the case any further than the court of public opinion.

In the CBR article, IIRC, Moore said that if Marvel does trades of his Miracleman stories, the he'll be giving the profits to the first printing to Mick Anglo and/or his family.

That's interesting. I seem to recall his saying he had given up all legal claim to the character in Kimota. Same with John Constantine.

I read that too during the whole McFarlane/Gaiman battle. The issue of Miracleman and the legal rights still confuses me.

No. C'mon. I think Alan Moore has a personal investment in WATCHMEN that John Byrne does not have in the Avengers. Moore co-created WATCHMEN. Byrne has produced some Avengers comics.

I can excuse Moore being disgusted with BEFORE WATCHMEN sight unseen.

I didn't mean to say YOU equated Moore's and Byrne's situation, or even equated Moore to Byrne, just that the columnist sounded a "little" like you, in his chastising of Moore, read the quote from the column again it starts out...

"I also hope Mr. Moore, if he is going to continue complaining and denouncing it, will at least plan on actually READING the things he’s denouncing..."

Sorry if I wasn't clear before, I thought the quote made it obvious.

I bet they could get a good Miracleman movie in theaters before DC can get either a good Superman or Shazam movie made.

Moore didn't give up his copyright to the stories he told with MM (he would be paid for reprints, etc.), just the rights to publishing further stories with the character (trademark?). I don't remember what the exact legal terms for these things are, though.