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Originally Posted by JameO

That post was directed towards you my friend.

Either way, it was useless.

Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Its just a name though. I mean I could have made that name up and not even known it was someone elses thats so stupid that he got sued for that. That would be like some guy named John River sueing a guy for naming someone that in a movie. Utterly stupid

It is ridiculous, but McFarlane based his character Antonio "Tony Twist" Twistelli on Twist's actual name because he's a hockey fan. The whole situation is even more ridiculous since the case seemed to be more based on McFarlane's use of the name rather than using the name itself. Twist didn't like the fact that his name was being used for a mafia boss responsible for murders, money launderings, and rapings. Then the fact of McFarlane using Twist's name without consent.

The whole thing is stupid. I'd like to have my name mentioned as a major character in a McFarlane book, hero or villain. Todd's done that with alot of people he knows. Even Peter David, a well-known comic book writer, and Jim Byrne, a well-known artist in the industry, who could have raised a stink but didn't. Tony Twist is the only person who complained. The main reason why is most likely because of McFarlane's money.