WWF Hasbro Book

Plenty of people. It is a mess. They started out doing it by not getting permission for photos and basically stealing images and information from others. There were some heated discussions here if I recall...basically the guy doing it got trashed on here. He also has heat on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as well. Someone once even broke down how the cost of publishing will exceed the asking price.

Nowadays he asks to be on podcasts, posts things that have nothing to do with the book, sets goals but not deadlines, and keeps adding things to put into the book. He won’t respond when asked publicly about when it will be released.

All that said, I was a contributor and am cautiously optimistic that some day I will see a finished product.

Hi
I own both original sketches of Luke and butch bushwhackers. Please can you remove these and any type of promotions concerning them please. Thank you.

Please take the comments below as civil discussion and observations from someone who was (and still is) excited by this project. There are frustrations from the backer’s end but that doesn’t mean there is any ill will towards you (unless this never sees the light of day). I think I covered it pretty well but there might be a few details that were off.

-It is a mess because you have changed so much from what was originally pitched to backers. There is no realistic concept of when this will be released.

-I saw a number of people accusing you and using photos without permission. I’m not imagining it. Not sure who Jimmy is but if it were even1 person, they did it with different names using different accounts here and on social media. Maybe you are right and they are wrong but I seem to recall a redaction on your part stating that you would only use your own photos or ones with permission.

-Maybe ask the forum mod, but it seems like there was a thread on here from a year or so ago where there had been more accusations of image theft and the like. If I am misremembering that then I will withdraw that part of the statement.

-A number of times, people have asked when the book is coming out. That is the question that was being dodged. You released a statement recently and brushed aside the issue. Targets set? Great, like what? No deadlines...guess you don’t want to pressure yourself too much. Working at the speed of others? Sounds vague. I have an idea of what you are talking about but rather than feed you options, please enlighten us with firmer specifics of what “working at the speed of others” means.

-I definitely did not make up someone breaking down the cost of manufacturing the book. Sure I fancy myself creative but I’m not schizophrenic.

-You do post things that have nothing to do with the book, just not here. It’s bad usage of the Hasbro book social media accounts in my opinion. That’s neither here nor there but it isn’t an update about the book and therefore I don’t care.

-Not sure how or why the Lex and Doink thing has anything to do with what anyone said but ok?

This is my sentiments exactly. I really want this to be genuine as very interested in the book, but with the lack of transparency, honesty and information, it prevents me from putting my own money into it at an infancy stage. Worst still, something that was first spoke about in 2017 I believe and then finally gathered pace in October 2018!

The issue is, the Hasbro community is huge, so someone must know who is involved, plus if they had been more open and honest, potentially double or triple the amount of people may be interested!

There’s no mess at all - it’s been a very well run project. It’s developed along the way but the core foundations are still there.

Photos supplies from collections are being used. Right at the very start there was some confusion with a collector and he pulled his support from the project. This was cleared up after the drama and images reinstated. A large number of collectors have been verify keen to have their images included in the book so there are no shortage of images. There’s even images from collectors who have never posted on forums like this.

We’ve had all the individual images photographed they look awesome. I’ve released plenty of page samples.

As far as I’m aware every enquiry on kickstarter, Twitter, Instagram and email are up to date. If you could point me to any unanswered questions on these platforms that would be great as it’s possible some could be missed.

You’re right about pressure. A very high percentage are more than happy with the progress and information released so far. Some aren’t and it’s usually people who haven’t backed the project. I want it to be right and so does everyone involved.
Working at the speed of others - I have written all the copy with the input of Nick and Chad. From a writing standpoint that is finished. Our designer, Adam, lives in New Zealand and Scott in Australia. They both have multipal projects and this is one of them. They’re doing amazing work so at the moment we’re working at their pace.

Since the chat here I’ve started to release smaller updates that I didn’t previously think would be of interest to anyone such as copy proof on figure pages, colour changes, page flow and other design changes. This information has gone down well so thank you for the suggestions.

Someone posted their breakdown of a book project they did which was a story I believe? Plenty of people pointed out these are totally different projects so it wasn’t a relevant comparission.

The accounts are there to interact not just updates. If I find something interesting, cool, related or important I’ll post about it. Engagement keeps things fresh and in peoples minds.

My point on Doink and Lex was that new things are popping up all the time and need including. Shawn Punch has popped up. It’s in China. Other items too. A French collector also has had contact with the person in China and verified its a real item.

I’d love to talk about this here but it just decens into chaos as a lot of people are fiercely loyal to people who have brought out guides or other die hard experts.

They project was never mainly targeted at die bards as you all know all the information already and seen most of the rare items. You’ll know all about the 4 Hasbromen who made the figures and the guys with the crazy marketing ideas.

I’m more than happy to answer more questions on the social platforms or email 👍

I remember seeing Zack Ryder tweeting something about making sure he is not being mentioned anymore abut this like last year or even longer than that. He said otherwise he'd let out some info on him/project. What was that all about?

WFR

Oh it is a mess. I am a backer and the lack of updates via the kickstarter mail system is frustrating. Honestly if I pledge at KS I expect to be part of the production process. For example the book „toys that time forgot“ had almost 50 updates in the process. Each and every one was a great read on its own. I don’t expect it to be as professional as it was with said book, but an update like „update comming shortly“ doesn’t count. Also I don’t care about instagram or fb. I have pledged on KS and expect the updste to be on that channel.
This being said, I hope the book will be good and will not feature any unauthorized pictures. If this is the case, all the negativity will come to an end as soon as the book is finally released.

I have pulled out.

http://instagram.com/p/BsmKLcAnKic

I may be confused by your response or you may be confused but...

I was never officially attached to this project. I didn’t organize it. I didn’t promote it. All I did was allow my photos to be involved. The warning was already given about the credit. I am out. I feel sorry for all who backed. This seems like a huge scam.