Giantess Fan Comics

[LK]

qzar, you might want to sit this one out. Your open speculation misses the point and attempts to answer questions that aren't being asked.

There is a big, big difference between someone remaking Maggie and Jane and posting it on DeviantArt for free and someone taking it and using it as a basis to create a comic for a subscription service -- i.e. making money off the idea / script.

ArgleSW's remake credits DDral on every publication. It is clear he is doing an homage and he is not looking for compensation. Mac Rome makes a vague reference without naming names. Now we're in plagarism territory.

Public domain is a legal term with a specific definition. I do not believe Maggie and Jane qualifies. Twenty years is not enough time for a copyright on a work to expire and have it enter the public domain.

Maybe Giantess Fan is ignorant about what is taking place. Ball is now in their court to see how the company responds to this issue.

Do I REALLY have to explain the importance of creative ownership and why plagarism is bad? You give credit where it is due, that is fundamental.

Edit: And why are you even jumping in on this in the first place and speaking for everyone else? Let them speak.

[macromega]

I have been very clear on Facebook, DeviantArt and SW Realm that, while "Maya & June" was inspired by ddral's "Maggie and Jane," it's not a continuation of the same comic. The characters aren't the same and behave in different ways. I even provided a link to ArgleSW's version on those sites, since the original from ddral is no longer available, so far as I can determine.

Maya & June is NOT an effort to continue that comic (which I loved, btw). Rather, it tells what I think would happen in a similar situation. That's why this comic isn't called "Maggie & Jane."

The size-change process works differently in this comic than in the earlier one. Maya takes an action no one in the original story took, and takes it near the beginning of the comic. That action drives this comic, not the original hook. Maya is a different character than is found in the other comic, and so is June. The story is also profoundly impacted by a third character; the original comic only has two. Most of the story takes place in settings and situations neither found, nor hinted at, in the old tale.

What makes Maggie and Jane a public domain story is that ddral never copyrighted it and has allowed repeated continuations with no effort to address them. That's a side issue, though, since this comic isn't "Maggie and Jane," and it's not just the names that are different.

Maya & June is a tribute story that I think is fun in its own right. If you can enjoy it on those terms, fine. If not, that's your issue, but you don't need to try to trash it for everyone else.

As a professional writer, I am personally offended by these accusations. LK, if you have any further comments or accusations involving me, direct them to me personally before making them in a public forum. Doing this in this manner is inappropriate.