Fan Art and Adsense?

[Zappy]

Hey guys, I was looking into putting up a blog or site with some of my fan art, I like drawing different popular characters from movies, comics and tv. Would I run into trouble utilizing adsense on a page like that?

If it makes any difference, what about art that depicts different popular characters but "parodied" in a singular style - For example, drawings of Darth Vader, Spider-man, David Letterman, Kobe Bryant and others depicted as they would look if they appeared on South Park? or on the Simpsons?

I'm just a little unclear on the guidelines for something like that. I see fan sites online featuring Adsense ads as well as other ads, often these sites have their own works on them like fan wallpapers and drawings. Anyway, i'm new to the Adsense concept and I'm not sure how that would work and was just wondering if this was an avenue I should look at.

Thanks for the help!

[zett]

Quality requirements for getting accepted are low. It is a good indication that other sites in that niche carry Adsense ads, so I'd say you can get an Adsense account (esp. if you create unique stuff). You should carefully check whether branded stuff (Simpsons, South Park, etc.) does not violate someones trademarks. Also avoid those brand names like the plague (unless you can take a fight with Viacom, for example).
I am not sure about the revenue potential. This falls mainly into the entertainment/art niche, and that has proven in the past to be not a high earner. Sites that pre-qualify a visitor for some kind of purchase work better in terms of both EPC and CTR. But YMMV. if you have unique content, why not put it up (without Adsense), see whether you can attract some traffic, and then decide how to proceed?

[Zappy]

Thanks for the feedback, I think you're right, putting it up and deciding how to proceed later seems like a good way to go.
Thanks!