[JamesBenjamin]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

You can't consider a $25 toy a high dollar collectible. That's a fairly low price of entry into the collectible market. For some lines, that 's not even considered a high priced figure. Also, DST still make Marvel Minimates, which are inexpensive and sold along size other collectibles, even though they are comparable to LEGO and Kre-O.

And while the "Pops" are listed as Bobble's for Marvel, they are doing other vinyl figures based on Marvel properties. Then you have companies like Monogram, doing non-articulated figures as well.

Then there's the whole DC thing, where Mattel and DC Collectibles have the major action figure licenses for North America, yet Funko is able to create ReAction versions of both Arrow and Flash TV series.

Someone has the question out to ReisOBrien of Funko. I'm curious if he will answer or not.

I actually know Reis in person (though not well, through local toy shows) and while never specifically outlining contractual details has said to me (essentially) that they can't make something Hasbro makes, period.

I can't say how Marvel Select can make what they make but somehow its a different "category" from Marvel Legends. Funko's Legacy line is the same scale as Marvel Legends and their Re-Action line is the same scale as Marvel Universe, so I'd imagine that's the cut off. As for the DC stuff, that's another company, not Hasbro/Disney(Marvel)

But since we don't know the contractual details (much like all the hub-bub on TFW about Takara's car licensing for the Masterpiece transformers) its really moot. That said, looking at current offerings I'm pretty sure anything Marvel will come out through existing licensors due to existing contracts, since Marvel wouldn't make a new contract with Funko (in the face of Hasbro) for one show (Daredevil in this case) that has two possible figures (ninja DD & red suit DD). Hasbro put out a comic DD this year.