Last week DC Comics sent a letter to freelancers saying the company is exploring the market for nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles that use blockchain tokens. The company owns characters such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
The DC Comics letter warns that artists can’t sell art that features their intellectual property (IP). Earlier this month, 87-year-old artist José Delbo collaborated with another artist, @Hackatao, to sell NFTs featuring Wonder Woman that pulled in $1.85 million. Delbo worked on the Wonder Woman comics for five years, starting in 1976, commencing with issue 222. In other words, he was not the original creator of the character. And even if he were, DC Comics would have claimed IP ownership.
The Wonder Woman items sold were three variations of the same image. One of them only had a single edition which sold for more than $136,000. The other two had 153 and 360 copies, respectively.
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