Policy

Rights & IP

Back Issue is fan-made, unofficial merchandise. What that means, and how rights holders reach us.

Last updated 30 September 2026

The short version

  • Back Issue sells fan-made, unofficial merchandise, not affiliated with any rights holder.
  • Character names, titles and marks belong to their owners and are used only to describe what a design shows.
  • Rights holders with a concern about a design can email support@backissueclub.com with “Rights” in the subject line. We review every notice.

No. Back Issue is fan-made, unofficial art. We are not affiliated with, licensed or endorsed by any studio, publisher or rights holder.

Fan-made merchandise

The designs are illustrations of characters and works we like, drawn from reference art. Character names, titles and marks belong to their owners and are used only to describe what a design shows. Back Issue is not affiliated with, licensed or endorsed by any studio, publisher or rights holder.

Rights holders

Rights holders with a concern about a design can email support@backissueclub.com with “Rights” in the subject line. We review every notice.

Quote the issue number and cover of the design: top of the product page, and in the badge on the chest.

Our content

The site’s photographs, text, layout and code belong to Back Issue or its licensors. Do not copy or resell them without written permission.

Where this comes from

Sections 3 and 7 of the Terms of service, word for word. The terms govern if anything here reads differently.

A rights question?

Email support@backissueclub.com with “Rights” in the subject line.