DC Comics must have had their gay-dar turned up to high when they tracked down a few pieces of art on the web from 37 yr old artist Mark Chamberlain. Mark's art depicts the Caped Crusader in various states of undress (along with a few with just a mask) along with Robin the Boy Wonder. DC attorneys sent a cease-and-desist order to the artist and to Kathleen Cullen Fine Art who has the art on display. The letter also named the owners of the website Artnet.com which has the art posted online. The artist and website owners believe that the art is safe and acceptable under the parody exception of the US Copyright laws. A civil suit like this can be very expensive and it will be interesting to see if DC will follow thru with a suit or just try to rattle cages in hopes that the artist pulls the work himself without further action.The art for the time being is still on display and can be viewed here. Please be warned that some are very explicit and are not suitable for those of young age or who are easily offended.
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