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However, typically, names and likenesses are protected.
The likeness of DC/Marvel minifigs will probably run you afoul.
(But that is my amateur opinion, and not legally binding advice. If you are planning to get paid directly for the work, I would consult with an Intellectual Property attorney.)
Sharing pictures of lego minifigures online, provided they are not linked to profit making, advertising and the like is fine. Otherwise my blog is in trouble...
Either way, worst case would be a cease and desist to start with wouldn't it?
You've done what you've done. It seems likely that you shouldn't have. There's no changing that. However, posting anything on line, whether it's just odd images or the whole thing, may possibly draw attention to it and therefore not be wise.
Something else to consider is the amount of "dubious" content. A single photograph is probably OK; a whole comic, probably not. Somewhere there's a crossover.
Being non-profit is unlikely to buy you anything.
Bear in mind that, seeing as you have already done this, an IP holder could come after you for damaging their brand or whatever. That depends on what you've done.
Also, there are public relations consequences for trying to squash tribute art. Lego is going to generate far more money opening new markets, not squashing individuals.
(China, anyone...)