It seems
more that his friend Nate who drew the original skateboard/bumpersticker(?) design is the thief, and that this Reger guy just continued to exploit what turned profitable - even after knowing of its origin.
I find his defence slightly suspicious, in that he spends most of it talking about how important the character has become in his hands. I'm interested to see if he addresses the questions someone put to him in response to his post.
And if it's a "homage", surely some mention of the original artist's name would be in order at some point?
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somegreybloke, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 15:24,
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