Gary,

I understood the reply in the latest issues of Gemstone Comics explaining why Gemstones is not licensed to 
publish comics based on Disney animated films such as FINDING NEMO or THE LION KING, but that Gemstone CAN 
publish comics based on movies utilizing Disney's "standard" characters (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, 
Pete, Donald, Scrooge, etc.), such as THE THREE MUSKETEERS or MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS.

What confuses me, however, are comics that utilize the non-standard characters such as SCAMP, which was a 
spin-off character from LADY & THE TRAMP or BUCKY BUG which has been said to have been inspired from the 
SILLY SYMPHONY "BUGS IN LOVE."  Or, even GREMLINS and others comics which DON'T feature standard Disney 
characters?

Is the "standard" lisence extended to reprints of these only or could Gemstone publish NEW stories 
featuring Scamp, Gremlin Gus or Bucky Bug?  If so, what is the distinction between the Scamp serial 
character and the film LADY & THE TRAMP II: SCAMP'S ADVENTURE?

Also, how does Gemstone's lisence work with relation to comics that feature characters from, say, 
DUCKTALES, BONKERS or GOOF TROOP?  I mean, are, say, Pete's wife & son "Peg & P.J.," "Webby & Bubba" from 
DuckTales or Goofy's son "Max" considered "standard" characters or Film charters since they have appeared 
in cartoons and films and not traditionally part of the standard list of characters?  Launchpad seems to 
have successfully crossed over from the Film/Cartoon license to the standard, but I haven't seen any 
comics specifically labelled as GOOF TROOP or DUCKTALES that feature the cartoon characters from those 
shows becoming part of the standard set of characters that might be used.  Wouldn't MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A 
CHRISTMAS' use of "Max" make Gemstone's publishing dubious?  

Don't get me wrong... I am elated and very much looking forward to these comicbook versions of the above 
films, but I'm just wondering how this works.  And if characters like Max, P.J. and Webby, etc. are thus 
available to be used in future Gemstone publications?  

As an aside, is it possible to see comicbook versions of RUNAWAY BRAIN or MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS, 
or even MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL published one day by GEMSTONE?

Hopefully this letter makes sense and you are able to answer it.

Thank you for your time,

Rich 
xephyr@cwnet.com




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