The Gathering Artist Called Out Over Stolen Artwork
Magic: The Gathering artist Donato Giancola has pointed out stolen artwork in Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
In a March 25 Facebook post, Giancola called out fellow Magic: The Gathering artist Fay Dalton for apparently stolen artwork. The issue lies in one of the two figures on Dalton’s card art for Trouble in Pairs from the upcoming Outlaws of Thunder Junction set, which appears to be stripped directly from art Giancola produced for Cyberpunk 2020: Ravengers, a novel published in 1995.
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In the Facebook post, Giancolo wrote, “Wow. Nearly speechless, but not speechless enough not to contact a lawyer. Criminal copyright infringement.” Giancolo pointed out numerous instances that appear to be evidence of direct copying and pasting of the Cyberpunk 2020: Ravengers artwork, including “exacting details in the neck, arms, background, and hand which show clear copied structures from my art. Copied and pasted. This is not about ‘similarities,’ this is about direct copying.”
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Outlaws of Thunder Junction is set to bring players to the plane of Thunder Junction, a previously unexplored world that only became accessible to characters with the opening of the Omenpaths — interdimensional portals that allow non-Planeswalkers to traverse the Multiverse. The set will introduce a slew of new mechanics, including Outlaws (defined as creatures with the Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue or Warlock subtype), Crimes (which are committed when a player targets an opponent or any of their spells, permanents, or graveyard), Spree (an addition to modal type spells), and Mounts and Saddle.
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