Rocket Raccoon Paid for Creator Bill Mantlo’s Move Out of Nursing Home (Comic Book Forums)

• Rocket Raccoon Paid for Creator Bill Mantlo’s Move Out of Nursing Home

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Canuck I have no life moderator Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 10681 My Collection	Posted: May 5, 2017 10:57:53 am Awesome News!! Bill Mantlo is a legendary creator known for his work on “Cloak and Dagger”, “The Incredible Hulk” and “ROM: Spaceknight,” but thanks to the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, he’s best known for being a co-creator of the foul-mouthed space rodent, Rocket Raccoon. Mantlo has also been living in a nursing home since he was injured in a hit-and-run accident twenty-five years ago. Now, thanks to a new deal struck with Marvel Comics, he has been able to move out and into a home all of his own, as reported by his brother Mike Mantlo in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter. RELATED: Rocket Raccoon Confirmed for Avengers: Infinity War; New Logo Unveiled In 1992, Bill Mantlo was hit by a car while rollerblading and was diagnosed with a closed head traumatic brain injury which left him with permanent brain damage. According to his brother, “Bill has never recovered the cognitive skills that were stolen from him.” Several years ago, before the release of the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, there was a fan campaign to raise money for Bill’s treatment along with awareness for his role in creating one of the biggest breakout stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The campaign was championed by many industry professionals, particularly writer Greg Pak, and Mantlo received an early viewing of the film at his nursing home, giving it a big thumbs up. According to Mike Mantlo, “Marvel negotiated and agreed to a very nice compensation package for the rights to use Bill’s characters,” indicating the deal may also include Cloak and Dagger, who debut their own television show on Freeform later this year. Right now, thanks to the new arrangement with Marvel, Mike is preparing to move Bill out of the nursing home and into a brand new house next door to him and his wife. Marvel has also arranged for Bill to receive a viewing of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” on Saturday, May 6. Mike Mantlo also urges fans of Bill’s to go to his website or the Bill Mantlo Support Fund Facebook page to find more ways with which they can help out the legendary creator. http://www.cbr.com/rocket-raccoon-creator-bill-mantlo-marvel-compensation/ "Disliking everything is not the same thing as having an opinion"
Big Boss Teacher Posts: 282 My Collection	Posted: May 5, 2017 2:11:22 pm I found out that he had been in a nursing home near where I live for many years. It was tucked back off the road and I never knew it was there even though I'd passed it hundreds of times. Glad to see they offered some suitable compensation.
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