IIRC asking permission is only an issue if it's a fan work. For copyrighted works, we can't use the entire content (an entire comic strip, for instance, or an entire single-panel comic). The cover art is generally not the entire work, and is therefore usually totally permissible.
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Thank you!
EDIT: Done, page is all image'd up!
edited 30th Oct '12 11:26:47 AM by Basterd
There is no distinction between "fan" works and "official" works for that sake. Arguably everything is copyrighted whether or not it's a registered trademark. Permission from the copyright holder (which is more often the artist, who tends to give it, in the case of fan works; but more often the publisher, who tends not to, in the case of published works) would allow using an entire work, such as a single-panel comic.
(Either way, it is true that cover art is fine.)
edited 30th Oct '12 6:15:04 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Hi
Looks good; locking up.
I'd like to use this image
◊ for Twelve Reasons Why I Love Her, a work page I'm currently putting together. It's the cover of the comic book. Should I e-mail Joelle Jones (the artist) and ask for permission? Any thoughts?
edited 30th Oct '12 11:27:16 AM by Basterd