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Post by lamplighter on Aug 22, 2006 21:38:44 GMT -5
Mattel can produce most any DC character they want under the JLU line of figures, but they can't produce any comic style figures because they only have the rights to Superman and Batman. Wouldn't you think the powers that be at WB/DC would want mass marketed figures of their characters? Yeah, DC doesn't want anyone to outshine DC Direct, but not every fan can pay the high price for DC Direct figures, and not everyone can find them. I just bought a 1 Appearance Green Lantern figure off of eBay and paid well for it. It's a great figure, but so are the DC Super Heroes figures (as cheap as some appear).
I would love to see DC Direct fold and a new company take over production of DC figures with the Four Horsemen designs so every fan could stop by Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart and pick up their favorite characters.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 25, 2006 13:42:14 GMT -5
Oh man me too.DCs strategy on this issue is truly Baffling.with JLU they arent allowed do Bat villians,Hal Jordan(I still dont know why)Captain marvel,Lobo and probably Hawkman. DC turned down Mattel for the master licence early in the year and it just blows IMO.4H version of Hal,hawkman,Flash,WW etc would rule all but I suppose DC know better keping all non Bat/Supes characters and even story specific Bat characters and designs off limits truly baffling "business sense" by DC
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Post by DrGreenEvil on Aug 25, 2006 13:59:26 GMT -5
OK I can understand why DC didnt give mattel the license for the 6in line. That infringes on their territory of DC Direct. Why should someone buy a $15 figure when they can get an equivalent for $5 cheaper. Thats their thinking. It would lose them money in the long run. I think its funny. DC Direct was created out of the fans want for Marvel Legends type character selection that Hasbro wasnt giving us. But now we have a company that would give us the characters (as seen in the JLU line) in Mattel, but DC Direct has seen the money they are making and wont give it up. ANd whats even funnier is that they arent even putting out that much great of character selection now either. In a few ways, im honeslty surprised that dcd hasnt tried expanding into the mass market. If they had of done that, yeah they couldnt have charged so much anymore, but there would have been more for people to buy. Also it would have let them not have to give mattel the license for anything 6in in the process. Now on the figures that cant be made in the JLU and other toy lines. I honestly would just quit complaining and trying. Those characters are being blocked for monetary, political, legal, and/or creator issues. Trying to dig through all of that stuff just for one figure would be mindboggling and in the end probably not worth it. Just be glad we are getting what we are getting. Also Ive noticed, and alot lately, that after a figure has had a dcd debut, a few years later a regular mass market figure comes out anyway. Ive seen this with Metallo, Deadshot, and a few others.
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Post by /\/\att on Jan 2, 2007 1:00:00 GMT -5
you never know what may happen.
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Post by Batrez on Jan 2, 2007 16:35:21 GMT -5
so wait Matt, you got a big scoop for 07 ?
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Post by Batlaw on Jan 2, 2007 23:41:44 GMT -5
Toys are inanimate objects. Therefore they have no rights. lol
It shouldnt too shocking or confusing to understand DC maintaining a monopoly over their OWN properties and the related financial windfalls. Business is business and regardless of what we think or how it effects us fans/consumers for better or worse, why would any business share or spread the wealth if they can arrange not to? Similar to Cartoon Network and the likes of JLU.
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