Heh
From Fandom Wank comes a cheery tale of a comics conman, which I mention only because I briefly saw this guy at Mega-Con. (Briefly, because, as I mentioned, crowded. What's entirely left out of this story is how remarkable it is that Ethan Van Sciver and Mark Waid managed to get to his table at all.)
Anyway, I'm amused because my main thought at the time was, this guy is trying to sell Disney art in the Orange County Convention Center? Does he not know where he is? (I'm sure that Granito would claim that he was inspired by the original E.H. Shepherd illustrations, not Disney, but the pictures I saw at MegaCon were pulled directly from Disney, not Shepherd, and in any case I believe the Shepherd illustrations are still under copyright.) Then again, I thought I remembered seeing the guy before, so, maybe he did have permission. Not my problem.
Right after I thought that, I heard someone behind me say, "He's selling Disney images HERE? Is he insane?"
Apparently we were all the same page. Except, as it turns out, Disney. So far.
Anyway, I'm amused because my main thought at the time was, this guy is trying to sell Disney art in the Orange County Convention Center? Does he not know where he is? (I'm sure that Granito would claim that he was inspired by the original E.H. Shepherd illustrations, not Disney, but the pictures I saw at MegaCon were pulled directly from Disney, not Shepherd, and in any case I believe the Shepherd illustrations are still under copyright.) Then again, I thought I remembered seeing the guy before, so, maybe he did have permission. Not my problem.
Right after I thought that, I heard someone behind me say, "He's selling Disney images HERE? Is he insane?"
Apparently we were all the same page. Except, as it turns out, Disney. So far.