Suppose you have a scene in which two boys pass in the street and one says, "Silver Surfer's crap. If I had a super power, I'd be bad-arse like Magneto."
The other boy retorts, "So you'd be a villain?"
To which the first replies, "Not really, I'd just kill anyone who ever messed with me - I've got super powers, what would you do?"
Is it okay to use these names or is this a question for a solicitor?
Originally, I used a DC and a Marvel character, but thought that perhaps it could be argued as suggesting one comic universe was superior to the other, thus bringing the heat from the hurt publisher, so opted against it.
I'd be curious to know though if this is plain paranoia, though the main question is the above.
The other boy retorts, "So you'd be a villain?"
To which the first replies, "Not really, I'd just kill anyone who ever messed with me - I've got super powers, what would you do?"
Is it okay to use these names or is this a question for a solicitor?
Originally, I used a DC and a Marvel character, but thought that perhaps it could be argued as suggesting one comic universe was superior to the other, thus bringing the heat from the hurt publisher, so opted against it.
I'd be curious to know though if this is plain paranoia, though the main question is the above.
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