^ Generally, i've found the comic community is more forgiving on reuse. And they openly acknowledge it. (TMNT's connection to Daredevil for example) As many artists don't just work from zero, they take a picture of someone and that becomes the partial guide for a drawings. And parody has been one of the mediums staples. there's very limited stigma.
added a few things to the above post, an article chain about the Supersnipe connection and the meetings which lead to the SW Marvel comic.