In a guest column in the Hollywood Reporter, Rocket Raccoon co-creator Bill Mantlo's brother Michael details how Rocket and Marvel are helping him to this day.
Years after co-creating Rocket Raccoon, Bill was injured in a hit-and-run accident that caused permanent brain damage. Now, thanks to financial arrangements made by Marvel that allowed for Rocket's new life in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Bill will finally be able to move out of the nursing home where he's lived since 1995 — and into a new home next door to his brother's
Says Michael Mantlo:
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Years after co-creating Rocket Raccoon, Bill was injured in a hit-and-run accident that caused permanent brain damage. Now, thanks to financial arrangements made by Marvel that allowed for Rocket's new life in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Bill will finally be able to move out of the nursing home where he's lived since 1995 — and into a new home next door to his brother's
Says Michael Mantlo:
In 2014, Marvel Studios produced The Guardians of the Galaxy, featuring one of the characters that Bill created, Rocket Raccoon. Marvel negotiated and agreed to a very nice compensation package for the rights to use Bill’s characters, and thanks to their acknowledging Bill’s contributions, he will now be able to leave the institution he’s lived in since 1995, and have in-home the care he needs for the rest of his life.
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