Integration

Greenskar · 02-01-2012, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

I'm not sure this is a good idea, but thanks for letting me know all the same. So they're doing comics for each individual character, plus the old school Minutemen, and then filming a movie? Where the hell did they get the funding for that, as far as I remember Watchmen flopped in theaters.

Well, there seems to be certain legalities involved with this endeavor. That being that DC only retains property rights if the franchise is actually being used. You can only reprint the original and remix it in some sort of collectable format for so long before you encounter an unfavorable return on investment just to retain rights to a franchise.

The only reasonable option from a business perspective to turn a profit and keep the rights is to create something new. I don't like it as a fan...but I understand as a businessman and let's face it, the comics industry is a business.

02-01-2012, 09:49 AM	#3
Greenskar Puny Humans Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,342	Quote: Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco I'm not sure this is a good idea, but thanks for letting me know all the same. So they're doing comics for each individual character, plus the old school Minutemen, and then filming a movie? Where the hell did they get the funding for that, as far as I remember Watchmen flopped in theaters. Well, there seems to be certain legalities involved with this endeavor. That being that DC only retains property rights if the franchise is actually being used. You can only reprint the original and remix it in some sort of collectable format for so long before you encounter an unfavorable return on investment just to retain rights to a franchise. The only reasonable option from a business perspective to turn a profit and keep the rights is to create something new. I don't like it as a fan...but I understand as a businessman and let's face it, the comics industry is a business. __________________