ellisd
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Post by ellisd on Sept 3, 2017 22:15:11 GMT -5
Anyone have any information on this?
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 4, 2017 3:57:56 GMT -5
Anyone have any information on this? Gonna be released in the 3.75" series of Marvel Legends. 6" version is probably not too far behind. Noticed that's been a trend with Hasbro as of late.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 4, 2017 4:49:25 GMT -5
Anyone have any information on this? Gonna be released in the 3.75" series of Marvel Legends. 6" version is probably not too far behind. Noticed that's been a trend with Hasbro as of late. Which I'm cool with. I hear AoA Magneto was bad ass, but -- he's getting those handlebars cut off his head. That's ugly AF.
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ellisd
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Post by ellisd on Sept 4, 2017 9:05:05 GMT -5
Anyone have any information on this? Gonna be released in the 3.75" series of Marvel Legends. 6" version is probably not too far behind. Noticed that's been a trend with Hasbro as of late. I found where I had saved the picture on my phone, but hadn't heard anything else about it. I need a Magneto in both scales.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 4, 2017 17:10:14 GMT -5
I am SO suspicious of Funko Pops. I cant believe that they have all these licensing rights for all these brands, even competitors to one another. Not to mention they are absolutely HIDEOUS looking. They definitely churn them out, but I dont know how. Licensing rights can take years to secure, especially with a company like DC who is SOOOO protective of their intellectual property...especially Batman. Funko seems to do it in months. Nonetheless, I see them as nothing more than a modern day Beanie Babies. Soon they will appear at a Garage sale near you in the 10 cent bin. I can understand if you dont like them, but wtf are you 'suspicious' about? Its not like they are making them illegally and selling them in every major store in the ing world. Thats EXACTLY what I am suspicious about. Im not just gonna buy that Funko, a company not anywhere near the size of a Hasbro or Mattel...is just obtaining licenses in record time for every entity on the planet including some of the hardest to obtain licenses....like DC Comics and Batman or The Cowboys and NFL. Hell, the NFL has to goto court over licensing for The Cowboys due to Jerry Jones. The only thing I that I can possibly think of....they dont need the rights, as Pops are considered parodies of the intellectual property. Im not gonna pretend I know everything about licensing rights and its legalities. But I would still imagine a parody of Batman still requires some sort of licensing from DC for the use of the Batman logo and name.
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Post by kennyw86 on Sept 4, 2017 17:27:09 GMT -5
I can understand if you dont like them, but wtf are you 'suspicious' about? Its not like they are making them illegally and selling them in every major store in the ing world. Thats EXACTLY what I am suspicious about. Im not just gonna buy that Funko, a company not anywhere near the size of a Hasbro or Mattel...is just obtaining licenses in record time for every entity on the planet including some of the hardest to obtain licenses....like DC Comics and Batman or The Cowboys and NFL. Hell, the NFL has to goto court over licensing for The Cowboys due to Jerry Jones. The only thing I that I can possibly think of....they dont need the rights, as Pops are considered parodies of the intellectual property. Im not gonna pretend I know everything about licensing rights and its legalities. But I would still imagine a parody of Batman still requires some sort of licensing from DC for the use of the Batman logo and name. But theyve been out for years now, so nobody will convince me dc and marvel and star wars and the nfl and wwe and everyone else doesnt know these are being made. If it was any illegally produced items, they would have been shut down by now. To my knowledge thats why the marvel and star wars are all bobble head, because thats the only license they could get. Just seems very far fetched to think anything is going on here.
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Post by bababooey on Sept 4, 2017 19:29:09 GMT -5
Thats EXACTLY what I am suspicious about. Im not just gonna buy that Funko, a company not anywhere near the size of a Hasbro or Mattel...is just obtaining licenses in record time for every entity on the planet including some of the hardest to obtain licenses....like DC Comics and Batman or The Cowboys and NFL. Hell, the NFL has to goto court over licensing for The Cowboys due to Jerry Jones. The only thing I that I can possibly think of....they dont need the rights, as Pops are considered parodies of the intellectual property. Im not gonna pretend I know everything about licensing rights and its legalities. But I would still imagine a parody of Batman still requires some sort of licensing from DC for the use of the Batman logo and name. But theyve been out for years now, so nobody will convince me dc and marvel and star wars and the nfl and wwe and everyone else doesnt know these are being made. If it was any illegally produced items, they would have been shut down by now. To my knowledge thats why the marvel and star wars are all bobble head, because thats the only license they could get. Just seems very far fetched to think anything is going on here. I always thought the bobble heads were actually something that were done by request to make them seem a little extra special. The Star Wars ones also come with stands too.
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Post by kennyw86 on Sept 4, 2017 20:15:23 GMT -5
But theyve been out for years now, so nobody will convince me dc and marvel and star wars and the nfl and wwe and everyone else doesnt know these are being made. If it was any illegally produced items, they would have been shut down by now. To my knowledge thats why the marvel and star wars are all bobble head, because thats the only license they could get. Just seems very far fetched to think anything is going on here. I always thought the bobble heads were actually something that were done by request to make them seem a little extra special. The Star Wars ones also come with stands too. I could be wrong...but im pretty sure its because another company has the license to 3.75 inch figures already, so being bobble heads differentiates it from regular figures.
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Post by bababooey on Sept 4, 2017 20:37:43 GMT -5
I always thought the bobble heads were actually something that were done by request to make them seem a little extra special. The Star Wars ones also come with stands too. I could be wrong...but im pretty sure its because another company has the license to 3.75 inch figures already, so being bobble heads differentiates it from regular figures. Well I had always been assuming it was a request so I'm probably wrong. I think the NFL ones have removable helmets too. Regardless, there's nothing fishy going on with Funko. Companies like Marvel and DC even have exclusive promotional ones made. Marvel even had like a little web series on social media using Funkos.
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Post by Darkhawk on Sept 4, 2017 20:40:14 GMT -5
Alright guys let's bring back Marvel Legends back into this thread, no more of talk of DC figures or Funko Pops there are threads for those.
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Post by kennyw86 on Sept 4, 2017 20:50:01 GMT -5
Alright guys let's bring back Marvel Legends back into this thread, no more of talk of DC figures or Funko Pops there are threads for those. Chill there little fella. Funko makes MARVEL products, so its relevant. Its not the marvel legends board. Also, idk if youve noticed, these boards have been ing dead of late. So any and all conversation should be welcomed at this point.
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Post by Darkhawk on Sept 5, 2017 0:40:19 GMT -5
Alright guys let's bring back Marvel Legends back into this thread, no more of talk of DC figures or Funko Pops there are threads for those. Chill there little fella. Funko makes MARVEL products, so its relevant. Its not the marvel legends board. Also, idk if youve noticed, these boards have been ing dead of late. So any and all conversation should be welcomed at this point. Bro I'm not a little fella I've been here longer than you, you should watch what you say next time. Funko makes everything, but this isn't a Funko thread. This is mostly for Marvel Legends and at times 3.75. Doesn't matter if it's been dead for a while, no need to bring irrelevant conversations into the thread. Thanks!
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 5, 2017 0:41:13 GMT -5
Thats EXACTLY what I am suspicious about. Im not just gonna buy that Funko, a company not anywhere near the size of a Hasbro or Mattel...is just obtaining licenses in record time for every entity on the planet including some of the hardest to obtain licenses....like DC Comics and Batman or The Cowboys and NFL. Hell, the NFL has to goto court over licensing for The Cowboys due to Jerry Jones. The only thing I that I can possibly think of....they dont need the rights, as Pops are considered parodies of the intellectual property. Im not gonna pretend I know everything about licensing rights and its legalities. But I would still imagine a parody of Batman still requires some sort of licensing from DC for the use of the Batman logo and name. But theyve been out for years now, so nobody will convince me dc and marvel and star wars and the nfl and wwe and everyone else doesnt know these are being made. If it was any illegally produced items, they would have been shut down by now. To my knowledge thats why the marvel and star wars are all bobble head, because thats the only license they could get. Just seems very far fetched to think anything is going on here. But you are ok in just accepting that Funko can work magic that other companies cannot? That seems pretty naive. Im not saying they are doing it illegally. I am saying, it smells of something. I am not accusing nor am I saying I know. I just know a little about licensing and I know its not as easy as asking permission.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 5, 2017 0:48:07 GMT -5
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Sept 5, 2017 1:21:11 GMT -5
Isn't there a whole thread in this sub forum about Funko? Wouldn't this make more sense to take it there? Just wondering.
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Post by kennyw86 on Sept 5, 2017 6:16:37 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been posted already, couldn't see it. Any fans? Must have
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sisterabigail
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Post by sisterabigail on Sept 5, 2017 7:08:52 GMT -5
Chill there little fella. Funko makes MARVEL products, so its relevant. Its not the marvel legends board. Also, idk if youve noticed, these boards have been ing dead of late. So any and all conversation should be welcomed at this point. Bro I'm not a little fella I've been here longer than you, you should watch what you say next time. Funko makes everything, but this isn't a Funko thread. This is mostly for Marvel Legends and at times 3.75. Doesn't matter if it's been dead for a while, no need to bring irrelevant conversations into the thread. Thanks! LOL calm down man. Also, it's a marvel figure thread...not just legends. Funky classify as that. On an other note... Was the gwenpool scheduled for the dead pool wave???
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Post by PJ on Sept 5, 2017 9:17:54 GMT -5
Actually it's allowed to talk about any and all Marvel toys here. I mentioned that in the very first post of this thread way back when. ML, Universe, Select, Minimates, Funko, Mego, one:12, Figure inc, Hot Toys, etc. it's all good.
As for why Funko can get away with all the different licenses is because they are POPS. Just like MiniMates prior or Legos. They aren't comic accurate action figures, but rather a specialty line so the parent companies aren't as concerned. But with actual comic accurate figures that is when all the licensing matters because company A has the 7" scale and then company B has 6" & 3.75" then company C has 12" with cloth attires.
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Post by kgchampion on Sept 5, 2017 12:42:52 GMT -5
I found femme Thor at Walgreens, but I cannot for the life of me find Blade, the one ML I want.
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Post by PJ on Sept 5, 2017 12:58:23 GMT -5
I wish I knew that yesterday, because I passed on a Blade at a TRU outlet store. They had the whole case on the pegs.
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