Heroes Versus Astropia: Copying, Infringement or None of the Above?

Gunnar B. Gudmundsson’s Astropia has only screened twice in the United States but this Icelandic film set box office receipts in its home country. The film’s plot revolves around a pampered young woman whose main source of money (her crooked boyfriend) dries up, thus forcing her to take a job in a comic book store. The only reason she gets the job is because of her looks; she knows nothing about comics or role-playing games. She slowly acclimates to the job and makes new, nerdy friends.