Traveling Carnival Lawsuit Hits Heroes

There's nothing like a $50 million lawsuit to worsen your cancellation woes. Just days before Heroes was axed, graphic novelist Jazan Wild filed a lawsuit against NBC Universal for allegedly basing a Heroes story arc on his Carnival of Souls digital book series. According to Wild, the show's fourth season violated his copyright by introducing settings, storylines and a carney character virtually identical to those found in his successful three-installment collection. [EW]