Why no true retro TMNT art on "retro" TMNT merch?

**Jester** · 11-23-2012, 06:34 PM

My wife and I were discussing the "Who owns what aspects of the Turtles" thing due to discussions about Hun in other threads, and it brought up some interesting questions: Who owns the rights to the vintage artwork? Does Fred Wolf own those in relation to their ownership of the OT? Would its use have to pay residuals to Ryan Brown and the others at Mirage who drew the original vintage art?

All and all, why the heck do we get this:

and not this:

11-23-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Why no true retro TMNT art on "retro" TMNT merch? My wife and I were discussing the "Who owns what aspects of the Turtles" thing due to discussions about Hun in other threads, and it brought up some interesting questions: Who owns the rights to the vintage artwork? Does Fred Wolf own those in relation to their ownership of the OT? Would its use have to pay residuals to Ryan Brown and the others at Mirage who drew the original vintage art? All and all, why the heck do we get this: and not this: __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656 Last edited by Jester; 11-23-2012 at 07:27 PM.