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Fans are voicing concerns that the contents of his comic book series [[Incarnate (comics)|''Incarnate'']] were copied from various other sources.<ref>Alias Artefact, "Bleach Ripped Off By American Comic Artist Nick Simmons," Sankaku Complex, http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/25/bleach-ripped-off-by-american-comic-artist-nick-simmons/ (accessed February 24, 2010).</ref> Simmons is accused of plagiarizing character designs, fight scenes, plot segments, dialogue, poses and expressions from both professional and amateur artists, specifically from both published [[manga]] and from art communities such as [[DeviantArt]].{{cn}}
Fans are voicing concerns that the contents of his comic book series [[Incarnate (comics)|''Incarnate'']] were copied from various other sources.<ref>Alias Artefact, "Bleach Ripped Off By American Comic Artist Nick Simmons," Sankaku Complex, http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/25/bleach-ripped-off-by-american-comic-artist-nick-simmons/ (accessed February 24, 2010).</ref> Simmons is accused of plagiarizing character designs, fight scenes, plot segments, dialogue, poses and expressions from both professional and amateur artists, specifically from both published [[manga]] and from art communities such as [[DeviantArt]].{{cn}}


Possibly copied material includes popular mangas [[Bleach]], [[Hellsing]], [[Vampire Hunter D]], [[NANA]], [[Dogs: Bullets & Carnage]], [[Deadman Wonderland]], [[One Piece]] and online artist [http://siguredo.deviantart.com/ Rae].<ref>http://community.livejournal.com/bleachness/446299.html?thread=10841435#t10841435 (accessed February 24, 2010).</ref>
Possibly copied material includes popular mangas [[Bleach]], [[Hellsing]], [[Vampire Hunter D]], [[NANA]], [[Dogs: Bullets & Carnage]], [[Deadman Wonderland]], [[One Piece]] and online artist [http://siguredo.deviantart.com/ Rae].<ref> <references/>http://community.livejournal.com/bleachness/446299.html?thread=10841435#t10841435 (accessed February 24, 2010)., </ref>


The author has made no statements addressing this plagiarism at this time. However, VIZ Media, the American publisher of the Bleach manga, is currently looking into the matter and has "a team on it". [[Kubo Tite]], the author of Bleach, has made a [[Twitter|tweet]] acknowledging the plagiarism.{{cn}}
The author has made no statements addressing this plagiarism at this time. However, VIZ Media, the American publisher of the Bleach manga, is currently looking into the matter and has "a team on it". [[Kubo Tite]], the author of Bleach, has made a [[Twitter|tweet]] acknowledging the plagiarism.{{cn}}


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124838253365689.htm Nick Simmons: Bringing the Revenants to Life – Comics Bulletin]
*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=2000121&topic=53624120 Nick Simmons: Bringing Plagiarism to Life - GameFAQ]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/bleachness/446299.html#cutid1 Gene Simmons' son Plagiarizing Bleach - LiveJournal]
*[http://bleachasylum.com/threads/14479-Bleach-rip-off?p=2134772#post2134772 Bleach Rip Off - Bleach Asylum]



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Revision as of 04:30, 25 February 2010

Nick Simmons
Born
Nicholas Adams Tweed Simmons
OccupationActor/Singer/Comicbook creator
Years active2005–present

Nicholas Adams Tweed Simmons (born January 22, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, musician, and comic book creator.

Early life

Nick is the son of Israeli-born musician Gene Simmons from rock band Kiss and Canadian-born actress/model Shannon Tweed. He has a sister named Sophie, who is three years younger. He currently attends Pitzer College in Claremont, California.[1]

Professional life

Simmons is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is most notable as part of the cast of the A&E reality television show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.[1][2] He has also performed voiceover work on Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken.[3]

He contributed a story for the comic book anthology Gene Simmons House of Horrors, the first issue of which was released in July 2007. At the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2009, Radical Comics presented a special preview edition of Nick's own comic book Incarnate from the Simmons Comics Group.[4][5] It was released August 1, 2009.

Plagiarism

Fans are voicing concerns that the contents of his comic book series Incarnate were copied from various other sources.[6] Simmons is accused of plagiarizing character designs, fight scenes, plot segments, dialogue, poses and expressions from both professional and amateur artists, specifically from both published manga and from art communities such as DeviantArt.[citation needed]

Possibly copied material includes popular mangas Bleach, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D, NANA, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, Deadman Wonderland, One Piece and online artist Rae.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

The author has made no statements addressing this plagiarism at this time. However, VIZ Media, the American publisher of the Bleach manga, is currently looking into the matter and has "a team on it". Kubo Tite, the author of Bleach, has made a tweet acknowledging the plagiarism.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Gene Simmons Family Jewels
  2. ^ A&E's Gene Simmons Family Jewels website
  3. ^ "Nick Simmons' Voiceover Credits". Official Website for Robot Chicken.
  4. ^ "Nick Simmons' Incarnate (Skullduggery)". Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Alex (July 23, 2009). "Nick Simmons: Bringing the Revenants to Life". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  6. ^ Alias Artefact, "Bleach Ripped Off By American Comic Artist Nick Simmons," Sankaku Complex, http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/25/bleach-ripped-off-by-american-comic-artist-nick-simmons/ (accessed February 24, 2010).


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