This conversation's hard to follow, esp w/ all the IANAL disclaimers...are there any lawyers who could maybe lay it straight for me.. if I wanted to create my own darker version of winnie the pooh...say in the same world as The Walking Dead...

If I use my own artwork, I can or cannot use all the character names and attributes? Like Tigger is a Tiger that bounces.... or Rabbit is...a Rabbit... Pooh's a bear....etc..