Comments on: Rob Reger response re: Rosamunde/Emily Strange

By: Mark44

Mark44 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:15:06 +0000

Well I picked the wrong picture, but my impressions partially match the location. ,

By: Nezumi

Nezumi — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:58:04 +0000

If I may, briefly, mention my own take on this? That old bumper sticker is pretty clearly plagiarism, pure and simple — it should be recognized as such. It’s, however, a bit of a stretch to go from there to claiming the entire character has been plagiarized. However, in the end, to whatever degree, Rosamond obviously was an influence on Emily, and the original creators deserve at least a mention.

By: Calliope Rocks

Calliope Rocks — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:11:00 +0000

No one talks about the fact that Skelanimals is a direct rip-off of Emily’s Skelekitty ….and that Reger and Cosmic allowed them to coexist peacefully. From what I can see, Reger is a great, ethical artist and has evolved the Emily brand that far surpasses anything ever concieved in Nate the Great…. I just think it is so sad that someone is taking time out of their day to attack artists when there is so much more in the world to concern ourselves with.

By: Ybloc

Ybloc — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:40:21 +0000

This is without a doubt plagiarism and it pisses me off so much that they’ve made a fortune off of somebody’s own imagination. Notice the pictures from those sites all look the same, the text is a pure copy and they dare write this crap on their terms of use : “BPE and Cosmic respect the intellectual property of others, and ask that you and other users do the same.” They are pathetic hypocrites and I hope they get what they deserve.

By: patricia

patricia — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:19:40 +0000

I find the comment ‘mud ruckers’ hilarious. Aside from the fact that I believe the correct term is ‘muck rakers’, there is, as far as I can see, no ‘muck raking’ going on here. Just showing the facts as clear as day, as far as I’m concerned. I do not believe for one minute that the creator of Emily The Strange did not know about the existence of the character from Nate the Great. Anyone with any intelligence can see very quickly where this concept orignated. This is not muck-raking. It’s justice, plain and simple. I hope this story continues to get the attention it deserves, and that the creators of Nate The Great get justice in the blatant copying of their creation.

By: Loki

Loki — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:23:27 +0000

Both carrico and Reger are just of bunch of illiterate thieves and liars ..
They make money out of the “gothic people” by selling them fancy items for big bucks. The story is that the items are manufactured in China where poor workers are exploited and all the creatives have been stolen. Those two assholes should be put to jail before they escape to Israel … Shame on YOU

By: Gayle Hagerty

Gayle Hagerty — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:14:54 +0000

I know Rob Reger, Cosmic Debris and many of the numerous artists that he employed over the last many years. Many of these artists were paid well and given a huge platform to launch their independent artistic careers from. Rob is a person with integrity and someone I am proud to have worked with. Everyone that has worked with Cosmic Debris that I had the pleasure of meeting were individuals of unique and talented qualities. The Emily the Strange brand enabled numerous persons to provide forthemselves while gaining enormous industry experience (artists, designers and professionals alike). This hate mongering is really sad and disgusting. What Emily’s origins may have been, they certainly were not and are not what Rob and his creative staff have crafted Emily to be. Rob has provided a vehical that is meaningful to many many people and those who are entertained by the darkness of this issue really need to look hard at their own self before wishing such ill on the Emily brand and Mr. Regar. I am forever his loyal and devoted champion. I believe in his message and his goals. AND FOR THE RECORD, he is not a multi-millionaire as those of you might think. I hope all you mud ruckers can find other things to keep you entertained.

By: Dan Creighton

Dan Creighton — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:58:16 +0000

“?”, I believe people have been quite open in assigning blame to Carrico, but Reger’s slippery attempt to elide responsibility for an act of plagiarism that has proven very lucrative for him is not redolent of the integrity you claim the man possesses. Particularly since comments very similar to yours appear post Reger’s response on all sites discussing this issue. No doubt it is entirely coiincidental.

By: ?

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:01:20 +0000

Are you serious Cecil? Do you know this man? Than do no question his integrity. Why isnt anyone blaming Nate Carrico? It’s not the creators drawing so why rub his face in mud when he is not deserving of it?

By: Cecil

Cecil — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:32:49 +0000

In agreement with “Me” and “Laura”; when Rob Reger discovered “several years later” that the permission given to him by Nathan Carrico was for a drawing copied from the Nate the Great books, he made intentional business choices: to continue working on content that knew he never rightfully owned, to hide the most incriminating examples by discontinuing production of the exact copies, and to continually answer in interviews that the origin of the character is Nathan Carrico. His claim that he never gained inspiration from Nate the Great amounts to laundering of the intellectual property of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Marc Simont.

I’m not a lawyer, and Rob Reger may have the right to his success as a businessman, but in this matter he has no right any claim of integrity.