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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 23, 2022 12:07:56 GMT -5
I know a couple of former comics creators who do both commissions and sell prints featuring Marvel and DC characters. The print runs on his prints are extremely low, maybe 10 copies each. I think the big two turn a blind eye to such small runs, and to commissions. I mean, how can you keep a fan from drawing an image of your character? Same for "civilian" and pro artists. I do remember a few years ago, when Marvel sued Gary Friedrich for selling Ghost Rider prints at cons. Of course, Friedrich was currently suing Marvel over ownership of the character, so there was some underlying animosity already. You can draw the characters for your own amusement. That's part of free expression. It's when you try to make money off them that you usually get in trouble. The companies do turn a blind eye, considering it free advertising, so long as the artist's don't abuse it. Like you say, they make exceptions when they are fighting former creative personnel. Sometimes, they have an actual agreement. I believe Carl Barks had official approval for the Uncle Scrooge prints he was doing, in his retirement.
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