More Independent Comic Book Characters . . .

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More Independent Comic Book Characters . . .

by Lunarabbit » Tue Jan 10, 2024 10:37 pm

. . . such as Scud: The Disposable Assassin, Usagi Yojimbo, and the original, Mirage-style Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's probably just a pipe dream, but those would be very cool.
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by ForumAdmin » Tue Jan 10, 2024 10:43 pm

Welcome to the forums Lunarabbit,

Tried Usagi and Playmates has the master license and won't use it. TMNT can't be done playmates has the master toy license for all figures. We might get model kits in a kini size for TMNT. And Scud as a full size figure would rock but I tried contacting the guy and his and his brothers e-mails don't work!
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by Lunarabbit » Tue Jan 10, 2024 10:49 pm

Thanks for the welcome. Playmates has the license but won't use it? Man, that bites. With so many characters to draw from, an Usagi line would be awesome.
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by ForumAdmin » Tue Jan 10, 2024 10:53 pm

We contacted the fansite found the owner. Then his agent contacted uus and said Playmates has the rights. We were downed, I def wanted to do a line either full or kinis!
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by adi182 » Tue Jan 10, 2024 11:01 pm

blank kits of the TMNT and usagi might be fun, better then nothing, could just release 1 TMNT with 4 types of weapons and we can paint the rest :D

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by Lunarabbit » Tue Jan 10, 2024 11:02 pm

I guess I should have assumed as much, seeing as how Playmates has included (horrible) Usagi figures in their TMNT lines. Man, that kills me . . . .
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by ForumAdmin » Tue Jan 10, 2024 11:02 pm

yea thats what we wanted but now even that is hard we contacted them and they are being weird about it. Saying kinis are too close to what Playmate makes! I don't think so KINIS are like nothing out there!
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by Lunarabbit » Tue Jan 10, 2024 11:11 pm

They must mean action figures in general--and I mean a VERY general sense--because Playmates produces nothing remotely like Shockinis.

To be honest, I never have been a big fan of Playmates, and I wish that Laird would have gone with another company when the Turtles figures relaunched a few years ago.
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by Arac-4105 » Thu Jan 12, 2024 5:34 pm

Guess this just means a run on green kinis for awhile. Oh, and you should add some rabbit ears to the kini animal pack, maybe.

Can't remember if I asked about Impact Comics characters before or not. (short-lived comic line by DC in the 90's, owned by Archie Comics now), and Antarctic Press does some good manga-style comics. Their most famous (I think) Is Gold Digger, followed by Ninja High School.
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by Twisted » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:11 pm

How about Cerebus the Aarvark? He'd make a cool figure. I mentioned it in another thread but I'd really like to see Destroyer Duck (I believe he was created by Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby). And, although it would have to be an adult line, how about Faust? The characters there would make for killer action figures.

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by ForumAdmin » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:27 pm

Cerebus is a no go the creator wants to do nothing with the character anymore it's a shame! I will check out the others oh and Scud is a possibility we got ahold of him.
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by Asphalt » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:30 pm

So what is involved in getting rights to a character for toy production?
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by ForumAdmin » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:34 pm

You first have to track down the controller of the merchadising rights. Then send a proposal then work out a contract. And poof a new action figure lol!
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by Toygeek » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:37 pm

Asphalt wrote:So what is involved in getting rights to a character for toy production?


Paperwork and begging...not necessarily in that order. And for me, a little "Tell Geoff I'm expecting an email from so and so, so we can get moving."

Oh yeah...Geoff, I'm expecting an email from so and so (actually so and so's agent), so we can get moving. It's one of the ones I emailed you about last night.
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by ForumAdmin » Wed Apr 12, 2024 2:43 pm

very cool! I have to follow up with alot but I think most are locked up!
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