What do Spider-Man and Sailor Moon have in common?
By Daniel Wood
Yes, as the title hypothesises; what do Spider-Man and Sailor Moon have in common? Well, they’re names are both made from the initials ‘S’ and ‘M’ but that’s pretty much all I’ve got. However Theodore Jefferson from The Mary Sue suggests that the two have something else in common – A shared enemy.
Before you start rummaging through your back-issues of Spider-Man trying to find the Makaiju, or Queen Beryl, squaring off against the Web-Slinger, or start going through Sailor Moon episodes looking for Green Goblin, or Doctor Octopus, just stop! The shared enemy isn’t a character but instead it’s licensing rights!
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So, if you like reading interesting articles about Spider-Man that haven’t been written by us you can check out Part One and Part Two of Theodore’s articles detailing the similarities between the complicated licensing rights that have had a negative impact on both Spider-Man and Sailor Moon by simply clicking on the links above!
Whilst Part One and Part Two are excellent reads, particularly Part Two and the exploration of the ‘Character Equity Engine’, Part Three promises to explain how Spider-Man can lead the way and actually save Sailor Moon, which is exactly what the Wall-Crawler would do!
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