tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post5258834600677348440..comments2024-03-19T06:14:23.325-04:00Comments on Kleefeld on Comics: Random Thoughts On The IDW/Marvel BookSean Kleefeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-63375231668383137122011-04-04T11:46:33.162-04:002011-04-04T11:46:33.162-04:00Well, obviously, Dark Horse needed Howard's es...Well, obviously, Dark Horse needed Howard's estate to approve the reprintings but I believe they ALSO needed Marvel's sign-off. Marvel had licensed the right to use the Conan name and character, but Marvel's specific likeness of the character was theirs. <br /><br />Just like, you could make a new Conan movie just going through the Howard estate, but if you wanted to resell the Schwarzenegger ones, you'd have to get the rights from Universal.Sean Kleefeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-82054118628923121712011-04-04T11:31:41.103-04:002011-04-04T11:31:41.103-04:00But weren't the Conan books licensed from Howa...But weren't the Conan books licensed from Howard's estate, thereby negating the need to have Marvel's permission to reprint those stories? (Much like how IDW, Dark Horse, and others have reprinted older Marvel Transformers, GI Joe, and Star Wars books.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377851878936056354noreply@blogger.com