VIP ASHCAN AT SDCC! Prepare to be SHOCKED.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:10 pm

kyanther wrote:*sigh* I'm officially confused now. I thought I understood what was going on, but I no longer feel that I do. I just wish the real valiant would just say something about whats going on. This is taking forever

Well, as you can see VIP (the bad guys) are going to keep playing around and tying things up for VEI, so it may be a while. I'm just glad they finally decided to do the HC for Harby and least we get a new story from Jim Shooter out it.

kyanther · Post by **kyanther** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:53 pm

Ok, so there is a fight going on here. I knew that there were two companies, but I wasnt sure if some had some rights and the other etc. So is this something that is in court then? Someone really should just type up a news story to catch those of us that aren't "in the know" up to date completely.

GO VE!!! BURN VIP!!!!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:43 pm

kyanther wrote:Ok, so there is a fight going on here. I knew that there were two companies, but I wasnt sure if some had some rights and the other etc. So is this something that is in court then? Someone really should just type up a news story to catch those of us that aren't "in the know" up to date completely.

GO VE!!! BURN VIP!!!!

Basically here is how it boils down. VEI went to the Acclaim sale and won the auction. VIP on the other hand did not attend or make any offers at the auction. Meanwhile the time for the "registering of the names" had elapsed since Acclaim was out of the comic book business for quite a few years at this point. VIP paid the registering fees for the names and are now trying to claim them as their own. All they will get are the names of the characters they registered if they win (which I doubt they will). They cannot use any likeness of the characters in any way because VEI owns the intellectual content. So all in all it's pretty lame to go to all this trouble just to "steal" some names from the rightful owners. Nice way to win over the audience you intend to sell books to, huh?

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:45 pm

It's called The Nicieza Gambit (see what I did there? I combined Fab's last name with the name of the series he wrote after leaving Acclaim for Marvel).

The Nicieza Gambit is using familiar names with new content to sell comic books in the vain hope that people will buy them.

muzzsucker · Post by **muzzsucker** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:57 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:It's called The Nicieza Gambit (see what I did there? I combined Fab's last name with the name of the series he wrote after leaving Acclaim for Marvel).

The Nicieza Gambit is using familiar names with new content to sell comic books in the vain hope that people will buy them.

nice work! did you register the tm yet? I hear that people like to steal tms in these parts

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:03 pm

Can somebody PM me a pic of this? I know I don't want to, but I want to see this garbage...

-slym

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:10 pm

slym2none wrote:Can somebody PM me a pic of this? I know I don't want to, but I want to see this garbage...

-slym

I'll post more of the images tonight...

-Brian

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:10 pm

Chiclo wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:
putz wrote:the girl has pubs so long she needs to trim them.
In the Ashcan this girls is there "new" Ninjak character......

-Brian

Change the name, call it something else, and we might be on to something.

Va-jay-jak?

Cunjak?

Jill-not-Jack?

I'll stop now...

-slym

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:20 pm

slym2none wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:
putz wrote:the girl has pubs so long she needs to trim them.
In the Ashcan this girls is there "new" Ninjak character......

-Brian

Change the name, call it something else, and we might be on to something.
Va-jay-jak?

Cunjak?

Jill-not-Jack?

I'll stop now...

-slym

Looks like *SQUEE* to me . . .

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:55 pm

muzzsucker wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:It's called The Nicieza Gambit (see what I did there? I combined Fab's last name with the name of the series he wrote after leaving Acclaim for Marvel).

The Nicieza Gambit is using familiar names with new content to sell comic books in the vain hope that people will buy them.
nice work! did you register the tm yet? I hear that people like to steal tms in these parts

Did you already register www.niciezagambit.com??

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:06 pm

This is VIP's version of Bloodshot...

-Brian

Valiant_1 · Post by **Valiant_1** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:10 pm

I don't know about the "BLOOD" part, but I'd say that character's definately "SHOT".

I weep for the future...

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:12 pm

mabee crapshot ???

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:17 pm

How pathetic.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:33 pm

Yeah, that's pretty sad... say, is that a character named "Deathmate" on the opposite page?

-slym

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:36 pm

Good catch, I think that's what it says anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if it was something about crime fighting toilet paper.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:43 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Good catch, I think that's what it says anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if it was something about crime fighting toilet paper.

HAH! Yeah, talk about wiping out crime...

-slym (hopes he didn't give anyone any ideas)

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:56 pm

slym2none wrote:Yeah, that's pretty sad... say, is that a character named "Deathmate" on the opposite page?

-slym

Yeah it is I'll post that picture soon...you should see the Outcast one..

-Brian

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:57 pm

Am I the only one who'd like to have a copy of this *SQUEE* for posterity?

Anyone got an extra?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:59 pm

Tim Petty wrote:Am I the only one who'd like to have a copy of this *SQUEE* for posterity?

Anyone got an extra?

I'd actually like to have one.

That way, I could get someone to videotape me burning it.

-slym

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:02 pm

you could burn it on top of turok 1s

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:02 pm

The only thing I would want it for is to line a bird cage.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:04 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:The only thing I would want it for is to line a bird cage.

You'd do that to the poor birds???

-slym (doesn't even like birds)

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:05 pm

Tim Petty wrote:Am I the only one who'd like to have a copy of this *SQUEE* for posterity?

Anyone got an extra?

I wouldn't mind having one, but not for 40 dollars.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:07 pm

Come on...you mean I'm the only one who'd like to get one of these?

It's like owning Youngblood comics. Or Vanilla Ice Cd's.