Yikes, somebody else is suing The Oatmeal now

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Matthew Inman, the Seattle-based webcomic artist better known as The Oatmeal, responded to a threat of litigation earlier this year by launching a campaign to raise $20,000 for charity and drawing a picture of the threatening lawyer’s mother getting friendly with a bear. Ultimately he raised more than 10 times that amount for the National Wildlife… Read More…

Oatmeal’s Tesla fundraising campaign tops $1 million

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It seemed like such a miniscule amount when Mike Myers asked for “one million dollars” as Dr. Evil. But, seriously, a million is a lot of coin. And the Oatmeal, a.k.a. Seattle online cartoonist Matt Inman, has made more than a cool million for his “Let’s Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum” campaign. It all kicked… Read More…

The Oatmeal channels awesome money-making powers of Internet again for Tesla Museum

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The Oatmeal, aka Matt Inman, tested his Internet rainmaking prowess just a bit ago with his hilarious and awesome Operation BearLove Good, Cancer Bad campaign against Funny Junk, raising more than $200,000  and snapping a nice “FU” pic to boot. Now, he’s set on helping to create a Tesla Museum. No, not Tesla the band…. Read More…

FunnyJunk lawyer ends bizarre lawsuit against The Oatmeal, still claims victory

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One of the strangest legal cases we’ve seen in some time is now over. Charles Carreon, an attorney for the Web site FunnyJunk, has dropped his case against Seattle Web comic Matthew Inman, aka The Oatmeal. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which represented Inman, announced the dismissal today on its Web site. “Matthew Inman spoke out against… Read More…

Oh, no, now the FunnyJunk lawyer is reportedly suing The Oatmeal’s charity picks

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The legal squabbles between Matthew Inman, the Seattle based Web comic better known as The Oatmeal, and Charles Carreon, the attorney for the humor site FunnyJunk, are getting more bizarre. Reports circulating today indicate that Carreon — in addition to continuing his fight against Inman — is now turning his legal attacks on the American Cancer Society and… Read More…

The Oatmeal raises $100k for charity, and counting, after legal threat from FunnyJunk

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Matthew Inman, the Seattle-based webcomic artist better known as The Oatmeal, has raised more than $100,000 to fight cancer and support wildlife in less than a day, after receiving a demand to pay $20,000 or face a defamation lawsuit from a lawyer for FunnyJunk.com. Yes, you read that right. Here’s the background: The dispute dates back… Read More…