I am wondering about copyright issues in using the Ice Cream Bunny's likeness.

[fractalcathedral]

I am writing and illustrating a graphic novel, primarily centered around a dream I had a few years ago about Hell. Imagine The Inferno as if it had been written reinterpreted by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Christopher Hitchens, Louis C.K., and David Lynch.

I would really like to feature The Ice Cream Bunny driving around a surrealist nuclear wasteland in his ridiculous fire-truck. He will not be named. Am I allowed to do this? And if it requires permission, who should I request it from?

I believe it's in the spirit of Rifftrax, and I really really need it to happen. It is the crux on which the entire narrative hinges! (Not really, but I would get an unbelievable kick out of doing it).   

[ManUnderMask]

It might fall under parody, which means you're protected as far as using it goes, but give credit. If Ice Cream Bunny if public domain (and I believe it is) you're in the clear. Also, a guy in a white bunny costume driving a fire truck could be anyone.

[fractalcathedral]

Awesome, thanks. I'm going to operate under that assumption until someone says otherwise.

[Darth Geek]

Well, just be careful not to rip off his catchphrase: