ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Are there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoSometimes entire characters get integrated, especially ones in the public domain. Like Sherlock Holmes or Robin Hood. I’ve seen Sherlock in Batman stories and Robin Hood is in The Last Unicorn.
Sometimes entire characters get integrated, especially ones in the public domain. Like Sherlock Holmes or Robin Hood.
I’ve seen Sherlock in Batman stories and Robin Hood is in The Last Unicorn.