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Joe Moore · 01-17-2019, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerec350

Great, another Predator figure I can break removing from the package... I love how these figures look but I don't own a single one that doesn't have a spot of super glue on it somewhere. I can't wait to see what happens with the Predator license once Disney owns it. Just like Star Wars was moved from Dark Horse to Marvel after the purchase of Lucasfilm, you can bet that Predator is going to be a Marvel comic very soon. I wonder if they'll transfer the figures over to Hasbro also?

The reason Star Wars was moved from Dark Horse to Marvel is that Disney owned Marvel, and wanted full control of the brand. For licensed merchandise, you don't "move" it from one 3rd party company to another. For it to go to Hasbro, NECA's contract would have to expire, not be renewed, and Hasbro would have to actively want the license and have to pay for it.

01-17-2019, 08:14 AM	#14
Joe Moore Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34,321	Quote: Originally Posted by Jerec350 Great, another Predator figure I can break removing from the package... I love how these figures look but I don't own a single one that doesn't have a spot of super glue on it somewhere. I can't wait to see what happens with the Predator license once Disney owns it. Just like Star Wars was moved from Dark Horse to Marvel after the purchase of Lucasfilm, you can bet that Predator is going to be a Marvel comic very soon. I wonder if they'll transfer the figures over to Hasbro also? The reason Star Wars was moved from Dark Horse to Marvel is that Disney owned Marvel, and wanted full control of the brand. For licensed merchandise, you don't "move" it from one 3rd party company to another. For it to go to Hasbro, NECA's contract would have to expire, not be renewed, and Hasbro would have to actively want the license and have to pay for it. __________________