Here’s a WIP concept art I’ve been working on redesigning my own version of the monster and I want to title the project Life Without Soul. Problem is, I don’t want it to be confused with the 1915 lost silent film. I’ve got brain fog 😅. What other title can I use other than being
(…… Of Frankenstein)
#1: Batman
#2: Spider-Man
#3: Daredevil
Your nomination doesn’t have to be a character who has never killed, just one who is known for having a code against killing. Because of the nature of fictional characters, especially comic characters, many have killed once or twice over the course of decades but are still otherwise famous for being against doing so. If your only contribution to this thread is to debate on whether a character qualifies or not then please don’t comment.
Our first day ended in a tie between Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. Because I’m not a fan of being who gets to decide who should win, I decided to put them both on the list as a consolation.
As before, comment below who you think should get third place and the character in thehighest voted comment wins.
The radiation mutation upgraded Arctic Giant.
I recently ran across listings of Marvel & DC issues that fell through the cracks and didn't have their copyrights renewed. Most don't have super heroes, and few of those that do have any first appearances, but they do give us Marvel monster Fin Fang Foom and Flash villains Gorilla Grodd and the Pied Piper. I'm sure the list is incomplete.
DC PD books:
A Date with Judy - #2, 4-7, 18-79
Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog - #1, 31
All-Star Comics - #1-4
Big Book of Fun Comics - #1
Flash Comics - #15-16
Gang Busters - #13
Girls' Love Stories - #9, 13-14
Girls' Romances - #7, 11-12
Jimmy Wakely - #10-16
Leave it to Binky - #45
More Fun Comics - #7-30, 42-44
Movie Comics - #1-6
Movietown's Animal Antics - #24-31
Mutt & Jeff - #1-54, 56
New Adventure Comics - #12-27
New Book of Comics - #1
New Comics - #1-11
New Fun Comics - #1-6
Pat Boone - #4
Real Screen Comics - #22-24
Rip Hunter... Time Master - #1-18
Superman's Christmas Adventure - #1-2
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane - Annual #1
The Brand New Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Annual #1
The Flash - #106, Annual #1
Wonder Woman - #30-32
World's Finest Comics - #6-8, 35-38
Action Comics Free Souvenir Edition - (1947)
All-American Comics - Ashcan, #1-11, 24-25
All-American Men of War - Ashcan
Double Action Comics - #2
Double Action Comics - Ashcan, #2
Comic Cavalcade "Tomorrow the World!" - #1
Flash Comics Miniature Edition - #1
Make Way for Youth - #1
New York World's Fair Comics - #1-2
Star Spangled War Stories - Ashcan
Superman and the Great Cleveland Fire - #1
Superman Special Edition (Kellog's) - 1954, 1955 1A, 1B, 1C
The Adventures of Superman (Py-Co-Pay) - #1
Marvel PD books:
Journey into Mystery #1-41
Strange Tales #42-44, 85-95
In case you don’t recognize any:
* Black Terror
* Spider
* Stardust the Super-Wizard
* Blue Bolt
* Fly-Man
* Daredevil
* Captain Midnight
* Blue Beetle
* Fighting Yank
* Samson
* Green Lama
* Miss Fury
* Skyman
* Pyroman
* Blue Flame
* Miss Masque
* Black Bat
* Hydroman
* Fantomah
* Arrow
* Cat-Man
* Green Turtle
* Flame
* Black Hood
* Phantom Lady
* Bulletman
* Spy-Smasher
* Amazing Man
* Magno the Magnetic Man
* Heap
* Funnyman
* Fantoman
* Atoman
* American Crusader
* Black Cat
* Claw (archenemy of Daredevil)
* Puzzler (enemy of Black Terror)
I keep getting mixed results saying that the main character is or isn't or that the game is partially in public domain from source code & shareware data.
Dude, idk what any of that means, i just need a simple answer if the Abuse game is in public domain or at least the main character then for my own multiverse of stories kind of ordeal
Doesn’t have to be a character who has never killed, just a character known for having a code against it
I think this is the first time I've encountered a mass produced use of public domain characters in the wild by a company that didn't originally own the characters.
Although I didn't get a picture of it, I later noticed a painting of Popeye also for sale on the shelf in this style, but the basis of the painting was clearly lifted from the Sony animation test for the cancelled Popeye movie, with a painting filter over it. Which leads me to believe that presumably all of these "paintings" are also pulled from existing renders of these characters which are presumably still under copyright.
Thought this sub might find it interesting to see.
I just learned about Ghost Rider & immediately adored the look & concept of this character, until I fucking found out Marvel did exactly what i was thinking & just changed his name to Phantom Rider. Like bro, my universe was heavily associated with the multiverse in a different than what's been depicted nowadays & really had a good idea to put Ghost Rider (obv change the name) into my wild west universe until I saw Marvel's character. It honestly annoyed me. I don't know if i can still use the 1949 version & just only change the name. Researched a bit and saw there was a Haunted Horseman one-shot, but couldn't find images that showed if it was the same one or not. Idk if marvel made tweaks to his costume or something so i can stay away from it but man did that disappoint me heavy & really wanna know if i am able to use him still. I was also thinking of making him Chinese cuz i honestly didn't like the whole Sing Song sidekick kind of thing. idk if it is, but to me it seems a lil racial disrespectful? idk, correct me if im wrong.
All in all, can i use the same design & looks as the 1949 version even though Marvel also has the same iteration?
In case you’re wondering which ones are public domain
- First Art Piece: Black Hood, Daredevil, the Ray, and Black Cat
- Second: Daredevil again, Blue Beetle, Cat-Man, Blue Bolt, Black Cat, Black Hood, Black Terror, Sheena
- Third: Miss Masque (I think?), Target (the three guys standing under her are all the same superhero), Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Airboy, Dollman, Uncle Sam, Spy-Smasher, Captain Midnight, Daredevil, Green Lama, Pyroman, Skyman, Ray Sheena
Jim Steranko has incredible knowledge of comic history, and drew all of these for his book “History of Comics.” There are probably a few pther public domain heroes here that I don’t recognize, so feel free to name them if you notice any I missed.
So this is a question i often ask alot of creators who do public domain related content and alot more, so here i wanna know: How did you came to the public domain? How did you got this facination? and how did you came to create stories, arts, comics and alot more with public domain characters?
If anybody is interessted, heres my story: Ok its actually some time ago and it was before Mickey Mouse was even pd, Basically i watched a channel called Mr Rogues (A Youtuber who does quite cool content espically about supervillains in comics) and then there was some videos about public domain superheroes, theres was a video about the harvey comics hero "Fly-Man" (The dude from the second picture) and i watched it and just thought "Hmmm whatever weird superhero" but then after he basically said "He is public domain, so free to use", i was like "What?! There are superheroes you can freely use and not just hercules and all that?" then i researched alot about public domain heroes and found the public domain superheroes wiki and this is how i came to care and being facinated with public domain characters espcially superheroes since i found so many cool and obscure characters where i see so much cool ideas for stories and all.....
So I just searched for some public domain characters for fun and then i found this:
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky\_Coyne
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Kensington\_Slade
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Rocky\_Stone
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Jinx\_Jordan
Might this fella be the public domain guy with the most reprints? or is there another character?
I am researching public domain characters and works that have also lost their trademark protections. I am interested in using these characters for creative projects, such as comics, but I am uncertain about the legal boundaries regarding their names and likenesses. Specifically, can I use a character’s name, produce comics featuring them, and sell merchandise depicting their likeness without infringing on any lingering trademark rights? I would appreciate any advice or guidance on how to navigate these legal distinctions. Thank you!
So apparently this one here is supposed to be a response to laughing cow, whose design you could say it's almost one to one; the only difference it both have is that Serious Cow had a stern and stoic expression and that's it. Both sides had this banter back an forth on the philosophy of laughter. However during the 1950s, a lawsuit happened and Serious cow was turned into yellow then it was renamed into The Grosjean Cow.
I've been looking into trying to see if this movie is in the public domain or not, by the date it was made it's not, but multiple sources I find say otherwise, so I'm just going here to ask for a definitive answer.
Early peek at the cover image of a TTRPG I'm working on (OmniSIX), featuring my versions derived from PD Characters. OmniSIX will be releasing soon on DriveThruRPG.com
Note: No generative A.I. was used in the production of this artwork.
For reference, the 4 characters from PD in this art are:
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Phantom_Lady
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Gale_Allen
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Magician_from_Mars
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Grignr