Publishing fan-fiction novels / comics is obviously a no-go. One would not be able to write a novel / comic, where the Punisher teams up with DC's Red Hood and fight some crime... Marvel and DC would immediately sue... BUT! Is it possible to create brand new characters, which are heavily inspired by already existing characters. What if someone wrote a book about a snarky, rope-slinging teen, who was fighting crime (obviously inspired by Spider-Man). Would that also be in the sue-range? Thanks.
AnonymousI’m not a lawyer, so I cannot properly advise you on this. But if what you’re doing is similar enough to create confusion, then it’s potentially a problem.
The questioner is anonymous, so there’s no reason to assume they’ll see this, but if they don’t mean fanfic at A3O, they should look at how and when the pros handle using characters they don’t own: Kim Newman and Alan Moore for when best to file off serial numbers or when just a hat tip will do, and Kurt Busiek for getting to a characters archetype and soul and using that well.
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