Great Ref Library(Marvel)

Oreo · Apr 2006

Heya! This is my first post at polycount, I've been browsing it the last couple of months and really enjoy the community so I figured I'd get involved in it!

Anyway, I came across this massive archive of image planes of Marvel characters! Dont know if anyone knows about this but here is the link...

http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/index.htm

-Alex

Kraftwerk · Apr 2006

Nice site, but someone gonna have some serious trouble with lawyers, if the marvel guys find out.

ElysiumGX · Apr 2006

nice find. but a waste of time. i've created a few characters in the past using some of these images from a different website, and marvel's lawyers have stepped in each time. they have a cease and desist letter they copy and paste everywhere. and they don't reply to your emails, or find lame excuses as to why they're unable to contact you.

steady · Apr 2006

So if someone wanted to model one of these just as a portfolio piece they would get a cease and desist letter? I've seen plenty of people with marvel characters in their folios...

Oreo · Apr 2006

I honestly dont think theres a problem with it as long as you give credit...

-Alex

notman · Apr 2006

You obviously haven't heard much about Marvel's legal attacks then

Cool find though... thanks.

Oreo · Apr 2006

Acually I haven't, so dont take my advice

notman · Apr 2006

They go after just about any community project that involves their characters, and they sued the makers of "City of Heroes" because it was possible to create a 'Hulk-like' character in it. Fortunately, they lost the City of Heroes suit (if I recall correctly).

KDR_11k · Apr 2006

They also tried to sue Skin City.

Keg · Apr 2006

I have a bunch of these actually. classmate gave them to me to scan and forgot about them. so I have a nice reference binder sitting at home

Daz · Apr 2006

I'm positive that just modeling these for portfolio purposes is absolutely fine. There are a million Marvel characters out there in demo reels. It's throwing them into other videogames and the like that Marvel are so hot on.

Paul Jaquays · Apr 2006

I simply see it as a huge library of control drawings that can be used as a starting point for original figure models. One can leave the Marvel Trademark aspect of the image in the dust.

And seeing these, I can see WHY Marvel sued over City of Heroes. Even the weirdest randomly generate CoH character had a fair chance of duplicating some goofball character in the Marvel Universe.

Sett · Apr 2006

Weiser_Cain · Apr 2006

Somehow I doubt theyd sue me if I modeled Slapstick or Razorback and put it into every game made. They killed off a lot of their goofball characters yet missed the guy in the pig suit that can drive anything. A lot of the characters are drawn inaccurately in the newer version, most if not all are drawn poorly as to just be recognizable as the character (but with a tiny crotch). The book of the dead version of this is hilarious.

Thegodzero · Apr 2006

Wow, i found so many polycounters in there...

its bearkub!
http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/36/th_grizzly.jpg

Cheapy made it just too easy...
http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/14/th_gargoyle.jpg

Brome was easy to find.
http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/G-H/GATECRASHER.jpg

Rhinokey was too easy to find.
http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/14/th_rhino.jpg

I even found myself in there...
http://www.unfluffybunny.com/cripp12/35/th_Zero.jpg

Great Ref Library(Marvel)

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