Due to recent changes in the fan content policy, it is now legally shakey ground for anyone to draw adults only content of Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and Axis & Allies branded content.
And to this point, I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future. This should not change my personal works as non of my medieval fantasy works derive from D&D trademarks. It has, however, cut two major IPs off from requests, commissions, and patreon rewards.
Don’t sleep on this clause of the new policy:
Your Fan Content must be free for others (including Wizards) to view, access, share, and use without paying you anything, obtaining your approval, or giving you credit.
>use
Fuck Hasbro.
uh…………..
so no porn is essentially what they’re saying.
No they are saying that they can freely distribute your art content without crediting you or compensating you. AND SO CAN EVERYONE ELSE You aren’t allowed to take commissions EVER. And if you try to fight it legally because all of this falls under Fair Use they will have you up to your neck in fines and fees. Which is, in fact, ILLEGAL. But they can get away with it because money. Hasbro has a history of this.
Please actually read the page. I promise you its not in legaleese.
This is actually extremely detrimental to a lot of artists.
Them: Steven Universe is bad and it shouldn’t be recognized as a groundbreaking cartoon.
Me: Regardless of your personal feelings on the quality of the show, it has pushed the boundaries of representation on Cartoon Network and kid targeted cartoons in general. Not only does it have explicit LGBT+ couples that aren’t just shoved in at the end for the rep points, but they are diverse in shape, colour, and personality. There are characters that utilize they/them pronouns and are always addressed correctly, no matter how offensive or kind the character is. The show tackles strong messages of trauma, abuse, and discrimination with respect, while on a strict budget and lack of time. It challenges the idea of writing by storyboard rather than by script, and demonstrates why off-model animation can and cannot work. The story is so open that adults and younger alike can still get enjoyment from it. It is by no means exempt from criticism and does have flaws, but there is a noticeable trend of it being crucified for the same criticism that is ignored in other stories.
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