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Devils Due loses G.I. Joe license
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02-17-2008, 02:16 AM
nacho
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and no, Nacho, I do NOT believe this reality is or has been damaged enough to warrant the reset button. Especially when things were just getting VERY interesting. I wish this were the way the majority over at tni.com thought or even joereloaded.com I guess we can write Hasbro.
While my sig expresses my fondest wish, I really think this decision is long passed. I think it was basically made when Hasbro put the license in play last summer, and it was essentially cemented when the news came that DDP lost it (strongly rumored to be going to IDW). Those crazy marketing folks have a way harping on brand unity (trust me, one of my graduate degrees is an MBA with marketing focus) It's great in theory, but when a huge part of your customer base is entrenched in the old-school toys and comics, it's dangerous to sell out for the "new fans" because if you don't hit a homerun with the movie, you suddenly have no fans...
I've made all my various points supporting the current continuity at Joereloaded, and that community is pretty divided. I am a little surprised at the number of people over there open to a reboot. Other than a handful of dead characters, the Hamaverse could be taken in any direction they want, so I'm not sure why a reboot is necessary. Like most, I'm very excited about the latest DDP work, and it'll be a shame that we don't get to see the aftermath of WWIII. The only reason to reboot is to make stark changes, and that's the rub. The history defines these characters. It's what makes them more than just dudes in camo. It appears Hasbro thinks we won't notice.
On the IDW boards discussing Joe, the Transformer trolls are very pro-reboot and think all us continuity supporters are just whiny fanboys (and girls). Personally, I think that's just a biproduct of TF getting the reboot, but that continuity was a much bigger mess, especially with the Dreamwave disaster. I was quite uncomfortable at the IDW board... nothing worse than condescending Transfans.
Still, as far as the comic is concerned, I'd like to say 'write Hasbro' or 'write your congressman', but on this topic, I don't think Hasbro really cares about fan input even if the decision was still up in the air. They are VERY open to listening to which version of Snake-Eyes repaint we want in the next figure wave. However, I seriously doubt they want marketing advice from their fans. What do we know? We just buy the stuff...
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