Monday, December 13, 2010

Superheroes and Law


Via BoingBoing, here is a blog that looks at comic books and the law. One of my favorite posts is about real estate:

Every supervillain or supervillain organization worth its salt needs a secret lair, and a location outside the jurisdiction of any government would be ideal. The legal benefits are numerous: no pesky employment laws or civil rights for henchmen, no local police, no taxes. But in the age of air travel and GPS is there anywhere left for a supervillain to set up shop? Here we consider three possibilities: unclaimed land, the high seas, and outer space.

Go check it out!