That leg looks wonky as fuck. At the angle Spidey’s at, facing out to our right, the leg shouldn’t be sticking out like that . . . unless he decided to do a showgirl routine in midair, in which case, somebody needs to have a word with Julie Taymor.
I tried. Really I did, and the only legitimate way his legs would look like that would be if he was rapelling down the side of the building and instead of bracing his foot on a more solid surface, it went through the window.
Which still doesn’t explain where his hands are. Unless he sees a beach volleyball court inside that room.
Oh, so not only is he stealing the character and “copyrighting” it, he’s stealing the actual work of a real artist who is licensed to create a Spiderman posted and “copyrighting” that, too. I see…
That’s because they know if they slice open a leg like spidey looks like he’s about to do, you are more likely to rapidly bleed out than slashing your wrist. safety first!
So if I didn’t know any better, I’d think he was standing there and kicked it in, but he’s outside the building. So is he hanging? Or…what? And why did the glass break in that perfect shape?
OK, I’ve never “gotten” Spiderman, anyway, so it probably doesn’t matter.
I’d like to mention that I had a carved stamp in my store labelled “hockey championship trophy” that was similar to the shape of the Stanley Cup, but different enough so as to not infringe on copyrights, and it still got removed. <_<
The reason his leg looks awkward through the glass is because it’s taken directly from promotional materials for the movie.
The seller didn’t even draw spidy himself, just badly photoshopped some publicity stills.
No one has noticed that Spidey now has a prehensile tail, apparently? Look between his legs (oh, c’mon, you’re there anyway)–what’s that between his right leg and his hands? WHAT IS IT? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TELL ME OR IT WILL HAUNT MY NIGHTMARES.
Or, more likely, I’ll forget about it five minutes after I shut off the computer.
Copyright isn’t just protection for TV shows, comic books and cartoon mice. If you take a photo, you own the copyright on that photo–even if you put it online, even if you never go out and officially register that copyright.
Registration just makes it easier to defend your copyright should some schmuck lift your photo from Google Images and insert it into a collage to sell on Etsy.
Love the Stan Lee picture! I’d buy that on a coffee mug. Stan would probably give you permission to sell it for a percentage of the profits. He’s a cool dude.
He needs a real-life reference for his Breaking Glass technique. On second thought, he needs to study references for the human form, too. And a basic understanding of physics. No, actually: just stop, man. Just stop.
August 21, 2012 at 4:33 pm
I guess he’ll be hearing from the law firm of Excelsior, Excelsior, and Doom VERY soon.
August 21, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Spidey’s breaking into a padded porn pit?
I fear the 3D sequel.
August 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Spiderman: Turn On the Double-D Dark 3D
August 21, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Oh, what a tangled web we weave…
August 21, 2012 at 4:49 pm
…when we practice to Out-of-Frame and Broken Glass, achieve.
August 21, 2012 at 8:28 pm
You’re new here, aren’t you? WELCOME!
August 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm
John has taken the X-Men and dialed it up a few notches to XXX-Men.
August 21, 2012 at 4:58 pm
“Copyright infringement make Hulk mad and Hulk smash window and sellers Etsy store”
August 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm
That leg looks wonky as fuck. At the angle Spidey’s at, facing out to our right, the leg shouldn’t be sticking out like that . . . unless he decided to do a showgirl routine in midair, in which case, somebody needs to have a word with Julie Taymor.
August 21, 2012 at 5:30 pm
I tried. Really I did, and the only legitimate way his legs would look like that would be if he was rapelling down the side of the building and instead of bracing his foot on a more solid surface, it went through the window.
Which still doesn’t explain where his hands are. Unless he sees a beach volleyball court inside that room.
August 22, 2012 at 4:07 am
He looks wonky because he’s a photoshoop of a screenshot/poster (I don’t remember which). But here, the proof is in the pudding:
http://lifewithoutbuildings.net/wordpress/lifewithoutbuildings.net/html/2008/06/080611_spiderman.jpg
August 22, 2012 at 10:10 am
Oh, so not only is he stealing the character and “copyrighting” it, he’s stealing the actual work of a real artist who is licensed to create a Spiderman posted and “copyrighting” that, too. I see…
August 22, 2012 at 10:11 am
Poster, not posted.
August 21, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Spider Man, Spider Man
Does whatever a spider can
Will peruse you legally
If you steal his content secretly
Look out! Here comes Spider Man….
August 21, 2012 at 5:18 pm
I keep coming back to the broken glass. Why, oh god, WHY does it remind me of the “action shots” of an asterisk orgy?
August 21, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Or a cat’s asshole.
August 21, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Asterisk and Obelisk are different than I remember.
August 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm
This panes me.
August 21, 2012 at 5:38 pm
My sense of decency has been shattered.
August 21, 2012 at 5:51 pm
There, there. Have a glass of shardonnay.
August 21, 2012 at 5:37 pm
August 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Broken glass doesn’t look like a pinwheel.
August 21, 2012 at 5:45 pm
You guys almost made me spit out my Dr. Pepper all over the screen.
August 21, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Almost? We need to try harder.
August 21, 2012 at 5:46 pm
When I read and saw your response HK, the single word is my head was: SWEET!
My Pittsburgh roots are showing.
August 21, 2012 at 6:02 pm
What are these Out-of-Frame and Broken Glass “techniques” of which John speaks? Are they just Photoshop options?
August 21, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Copyright infringement! EXCELSIOR
August 21, 2012 at 6:38 pm
I keep thinking he’s about to get his leg sliced open. D:
August 21, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Any self-respecting superhero would enter a plate glass window with both feet.
August 22, 2012 at 10:48 pm
That’s because they know if they slice open a leg like spidey looks like he’s about to do, you are more likely to rapidly bleed out than slashing your wrist. safety first!
August 21, 2012 at 7:01 pm
So if I didn’t know any better, I’d think he was standing there and kicked it in, but he’s outside the building. So is he hanging? Or…what? And why did the glass break in that perfect shape?
OK, I’ve never “gotten” Spiderman, anyway, so it probably doesn’t matter.
August 21, 2012 at 7:05 pm
I’d like to mention that I had a carved stamp in my store labelled “hockey championship trophy” that was similar to the shape of the Stanley Cup, but different enough so as to not infringe on copyrights, and it still got removed. <_<
August 21, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Maybe it’s because of the copyright-protecting low resolution, but I’m not seeing the 3D here.
August 21, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Lee needs to break some glass at etsy HQ
August 21, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Stan can’t shatter a window like Spidey but he sure can shatter dream.
August 21, 2012 at 8:20 pm
I appreciate Stan Lee’s especially long torso.
August 21, 2012 at 8:27 pm
The reason his leg looks awkward through the glass is because it’s taken directly from promotional materials for the movie.
The seller didn’t even draw spidy himself, just badly photoshopped some publicity stills.
August 21, 2012 at 8:33 pm
No one has noticed that Spidey now has a prehensile tail, apparently? Look between his legs (oh, c’mon, you’re there anyway)–what’s that between his right leg and his hands? WHAT IS IT? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TELL ME OR IT WILL HAUNT MY NIGHTMARES.
Or, more likely, I’ll forget about it five minutes after I shut off the computer.
August 21, 2012 at 8:45 pm
You’re right. It looks like it ought to be a reflection of the clasped hands, but reflected on what??
August 21, 2012 at 8:55 pm
It’s his foot.
August 21, 2012 at 8:56 pm
His leg is bent.
August 21, 2012 at 9:30 pm
You’re right. THANK YOU. Now I can sleep tonight.
August 21, 2012 at 9:30 pm
SORRY! Accidentally thumbed you down.
August 22, 2012 at 7:44 am
Strangely enough, this seems to be his only copy-right infringement work of art. You should check out the pregnant woman about to be gored by a unicorn while ” a female Cardinal and squirrel look about for danger” :http://www.etsy.com/listing/102954238/circle-of-life-a-mother-and-unicorn-art
August 22, 2012 at 10:14 am
I doubt Spidey is his only copyright infringement. Unless you think he drew/painted that woman and that unicorn. I don’t think he did.
August 22, 2012 at 10:53 am
He didn’t. He specifically says in the description that he layered nine images together to create it.
August 22, 2012 at 2:16 pm
I’m pretty sure the head and arms don’t belong to the same photo as the belly and legs…. they aren’t the same quality.
August 22, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Copyright isn’t just protection for TV shows, comic books and cartoon mice. If you take a photo, you own the copyright on that photo–even if you put it online, even if you never go out and officially register that copyright.
Registration just makes it easier to defend your copyright should some schmuck lift your photo from Google Images and insert it into a collage to sell on Etsy.
August 22, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Well, he deleted my comment on his FB and took down Spidey. \
He still has this globally infringing work though:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/106284799/vintage-planet-marvel-superhero-globe?ref=exp_listing
August 22, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Oh wait, that’s not his. It’s some other Etsy infringer.
August 22, 2012 at 9:05 am
Love the Stan Lee picture! I’d buy that on a coffee mug. Stan would probably give you permission to sell it for a percentage of the profits. He’s a cool dude.
August 22, 2012 at 10:10 am
He needs a real-life reference for his Breaking Glass technique. On second thought, he needs to study references for the human form, too. And a basic understanding of physics. No, actually: just stop, man. Just stop.