Fanart?!

[ganzganzsmexi.livejournal.com]

I'm relatively new to the comm, so I'm not sure if this has been posted before. I checked the tags and didn't find any Keith Thompson ones, so I'm guessing no.

ANYWAY:
http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/attolia.html

Um, what? Awesome coincidence? Blatant copyright infringement? I am perplexed.

Comments

[9mil.livejournal.com]

welcome!

i must say, whatever it is, that's some mighty fine artwork.

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

I forget what the author's relationship is, but the art has been posted here before. =) Maybe someone else remembers why? I believe it's fanart.

[cabin-boy.livejournal.com]

I linked it to you. I don't think it was ever posted here... I completely forgot to post it, myself. >.>;

[mycenaeth.livejournal.com]

Haha... No wonder I couldn't find it looking in past posts! Thanks, CB!

[in-my-niteshirt.livejournal.com]

Aetolia (pronounced ee-TOH-lee-uh) is a region in Greece.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Aetolia&db=luna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aetolia

Change just one letter to get Attolia. Maybe it is a coincidence.

I'm intrigued by the fact that dictionary.com says ancient Aetolia was historically significant because of the military confederation it formed. Hmmmm....

[ganzganzsmexi.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. That's why I thought it might be coincidence.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I sure hope that's not Teleus or Costis behind her. Not very brawny, is he/she? Attolia would need quite an army if her soldiers are built like that.

[thelasteddis.livejournal.com]

'course not. That's Legolas the Awesomely Beautiful.

[coyul.livejournal.com]

Well damn, Legolas in my Attolia? Yes plz/

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

A name like "Attolia" isn't going to be a matter of copyright infringement. Perhaps technically it could be, but it would be a lot of work. (Disclosure: IANAL.)

Ah ha. As illustration (in two senses of the word), see the icon. This is Dr. Whomster, © Charlene Taylor D'Alessio, used by permission: an obvious piece of fanart, made by a professional artist and sold. I use him for language- and linguistics-related posts. You can read about him in this entry about some of my icons (http://thnidu.livejournal.com/425678.html).