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Originally Posted by VashTS

I did not know that they we replacing Surfer. But i find people, and from what i gather in your statement, blaming Fox. I actually think Fox is doing nothing wrong. It's all Disney. I enjoy every studio s version of heroes as the differences help drive competition or so it should.

It's up to us to put the onus on Disney. They are the ones punishing the fans,not Fox or Sony. Disney getting marvel is the cause in reality.

Yeah, Vash....the 'Planet Hulk' creative team cited "licensing issues" as their reason for using Beta Ray rather than Surfer. I only suspect (no hard or concrete evidence) this licensing issue with Fox to also be the culprit for the absence of a revamped Surfer fig. As I mentioned, the legalities of this matter elude me.

I can dig what you are saying regarding ascribing blame to the appropriate party (ies). However, as far as onus and responsibility are concerned, I think there is plenty to spread around. lol Marvel sold these rights when they were facing bankruptcy years back. This all occurred well before Disney acquired them. It's not Disney's fault that Marvel managed its business poorly and lacked the forward thinking to recognize that their movie rights held a great deal of intrinsic value. They were scrambling to remain solvent as a company and they bartered away their future. The money they received at the time, did not even stave off their eventual acquisition by a larger publisher....So, what was the point? Now, Marvel as a company is dealing with multiple levels of blow-back regarding some of their most storied intellectual properties. The good news is, Marvel's getting back many of said properties and companies like Sony seem to be willing to negotiate.

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