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John Allison's Scary Go Round et al.
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This fucking sucks...
That does suck. I'm not at all familiar with Conan's status in the public domain either but I didn't think this story stepped on any legal toes.
God damn it, copyright law sucks. I did a quick search of various reddit threads and it seems like the public-domaininess of Conan isn't 100% certain, especially in the USA. I have no idea if the IP holder is overstepping their bounds or not with this claim, but either way it's really shitty.
I will say that copies of the 2nd issue were sent out to Patreon backers (such as myself), so at least that much is out there...
According to some person in the comments, the Conan copyright is public domain, but a company owns the trademark for some Conan related products. That company can't technically stop someone from selling a new story using Conan, but they can threaten an expensive enough lawsuit based on whatever they do own that it's not worth challenging them.
Yep, it sucks.
Yep, it sucks.
Does that issue go farther than what was released on the site?
I don't have either on-hand right now to compare, but I think it does. He sent out 22 pages for the second chapter and I'm pretty sure only about half that many were published online. Sending me a DM might not be a bad idea, is all I'm saying.
This is horseshit. What a bummer. And I know he's been publicly struggling lately to find what he enjoys drawing and remain relevant/successful, and this must be a huge shot to his mood, creativity, and motivation.
Also, the comic was good and fun!
Also, the comic was good and fun!