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Did Fox steal Marko Manevs art for X-Men DOFP Blu-ray
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Barack Lesnar
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The "X" from those two railings gives it away. Shameless.
BeatResetsTheWorld
Banned
Isn't it inspired? I mean...was that cover something related to the comic DOFP arc?
Yeah, the X-Men are even facing the same wrong direction.
It's horrible when this happens. There's even the possibility that the artist who designed the DOFP DVD cover thought he came up with the idea himself; inspiration can be weird like that.
Hopefully compensation and accreditation comes quickly.
It's horrible when this happens. There's even the possibility that the artist who designed the DOFP DVD cover thought he came up with the idea himself; inspiration can be weird like that.
Hopefully compensation and accreditation comes quickly.
LaserBuddha
Member
This really shows how awful those DOFP sentinels are.
Now look at Manev's art. Imagine an X-Men movie that actually, you know, used mood and darkness and cared about creating compelling imagery. Imagine the silhouette of these things looming over you with their searchlights, very much like Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
I'm dumb and know nothing about filmmaking, so why don't these directors realize something so obvious?
Now look at Manev's art. Imagine an X-Men movie that actually, you know, used mood and darkness and cared about creating compelling imagery. Imagine the silhouette of these things looming over you with their searchlights, very much like Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
I'm dumb and know nothing about filmmaking, so why don't these directors realize something so obvious?
thehypocrite
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His is still better though.
I believe that is his original art
BeatResetsTheWorld
Banned
What?
In the art the Xmen are facing us. In the bluray they're facing the sentinals
Ah so it's a random artist not affiliated with the comics? That is pretty damning
Can you sue for someone riffing your fan art. He didn't exactly have permission to make the original from the people who own the X-Men IP.
Yeah, it would seem you are right. The lack of striking silhouettes makes it difficult to tell.
Yeah he has a whole series of them. They are pretty cool.
That's what I was going to say. I could give it a pass if it wasn't for that.
LaserBuddha
Member
Marko Manev has worked for Marvel so do we know this is really personal work?
While it looks cool those gigantic sentinels never made all that much sense to me. Seems like it would bring more problems with it then benefits
sixteen-bit
Member
No shame
Yeah, if it wasn't for that I would be a little bit more hard pressed to say his work was copied.
LaserBuddha
Member
The whole idea just brings more problems. Better to have those problems bigger and more Godzilla-y.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
they could have stole it a little more shamelessly.
or nah
or nah
If it was work for Marvel, then they own the copyright on it. If not, then it was unlicensed.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to add a small (after Marko Manev) credit at the bottom of the image.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
The thing that makes it most obvious is the fact that the sentinels weren't even close to that big in the movie
I guess that's true
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Pretty obvious, IMO.
RiderKairuu
Member
After them using the "Juggernaut, bitch!" line and not crediting My Way Entertainment, I wouldn't put it past them.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Fox has rights over all xmen stuff so too bad Marko whatever but maybe you should have read the contract before making xmen art!
What contract? I'm sure he would have liked some credit.
Does that make it right?
shira
Member
You can sue the owner of an IP for your devianart?
That would be hilarious. I hope he wins
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Tongue in cheek
I don't think he will sue. He would lose. It's just a classless move from fox who didn't need to do it.
phillipgessert
Member
I believe in a case like this, the artist can own the right to the specific arrangement of elements, even if he doesn't own the elements themselves. I don't think using licensed characters completely surrenders all rights to the entire design over to the folks who own the licensed characters. It does limit what the artist can do with the work, though. I'm no lawyer so I could be way off.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I think he should honestly just be flattered. He is getting more exposure to his work as a result, so he is benefiting from this whether or not he admits it.
Also, no one at fox or otherwise will care.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Maybe marvel will help him sue
lol
lol
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K7IPGS6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
this is the artwork on the amazon bluray. So im wondering where the pic in the op came from. If it was something resolved already. Or if it was an early promo pic, or a photoshop.
this is the artwork on the amazon bluray. So im wondering where the pic in the op came from. If it was something resolved already. Or if it was an early promo pic, or a photoshop.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=5833016&pid=3277359
Appears to be for the 3d blu ray version ultimate edition.
Yup. Hypocritical of Manev to be bitching when he was caught for doing the exact same thing.
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