In early August, 17 artists filed a lawsuit against Paolo Belfiore and Cadence Comic Art. The lawsuit claimed “egregious misconduct” by Belfiore and Cadence Comic Art accusing them of defrauding the plaintiffs out of money and seeking damages in excess of $473,000 plus more. A summons was issued on August 13 to Belfiore and Cadence Comic Art. Belfiore has submitted a letter to the court asking for a 30-day extension to respond to the complaint. In the letter, Belfiore says he was served with the complaint on August 16 and there’s a current deadline to respond is September 9, 2025 and asking for an extension to October 9.

In his letter to the court, Belfiore states he “yet been able to contact the plaintiff’s counsel regarding their position on this request.”

While the lawyer for the artists has no issue with the extension, there is an issue with Belfiore’s letter. They dispute that Belfiore hasn’t been in contact with them. In a letter submitted by the lawyers, there’s correspondence between them where they say they have no issue with the extension and Belfiore states the reason is he’s seeking representation.

A rather odd start to the lawsuit.