Rights?

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:06 pm

Where is that thread about who has what rights to which charcters?

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:15 pm

I don't know, but here's the summary.

Random House = Magnus, Solar, Turok

Valiant Entertainment = Every other Valiant and Acclaim character

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:17 pm

greg wrote:I don't know, but here's the summary.

Random House = Magnus, Solar, Turok

VALIANT Entertainment = Every other VALIANT and Acclaim character

Thanks.

That's all I wanted to know.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:18 pm

I hope they merchandise the Acclaim characters too.

"Acclaim characters... the toilet paper" has a nice ring to it.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:52 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:I hope they merchandise the Acclaim characters too.

"Acclaim characters... the toilet paper" has a nice ring to it.

The Goat.

You know you love him.

And, you don't know of Sven.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:54 pm

A Goat-head-shaped can opener.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:26 pm

Chiclo wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:I hope they merchandise the Acclaim characters too.

"Acclaim characters... the toilet paper" has a nice ring to it.
The Goat.

You know you love him.

And, you don't know of Sven.

But Sven isn't an Acclaim character!

-slym

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:31 pm

Sven is not Acclaim, nor is he truly Valiant.

He's VF.com. Like our newest fan project or something.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:20 am

Nobody can own Sven. Sven belongs to everyone.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:30 am

"Sven's my dad...and yours too."

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:18 am

greg wrote:I don't know, but here's the summary.

Random House = Magnus, Solar, Turok

VALIANT Entertainment = Every other VALIANT and Acclaim character

Was there some sort of settlement or something with VIP, they were awarded some of the TM's that VEI chose not to challenge I thought such as The Visitor?

Virgule · Post by **Virgule** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:39 am

but the solar in harbinger is no PB to reprint right ? it's only for new stories right ?

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:11 am

"I am Sven; you guys just want Sven-Lite."

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:43 am

wrunow wrote:
greg wrote:I don't know, but here's the summary.

Random House = Magnus, Solar, Turok

VALIANT Entertainment = Every other VALIANT and Acclaim character

Was there some sort of settlement or something with VIP, they were awarded some of the TM's that VEI chose not to challenge I thought such as The Visitor?

No settlement as far as I know... but that's TM's.

The characters belong to Valiant Entertainment, as they have from the beginning.

As far as the "rights" go, Valiant Entertainment has always had the right to tell these stories, new stories, any stories, for these characters, the way they look, the things they do, etc.

That's Valiant, if you ask me.

The rest is just semantics and paperwork.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:24 am

I've mentioned this before in other posts, but I think that of the three Gold Key characters, Turok is the most expendable. Sure, the Lost Land was cool, particualrly the role it played in Unity and everything that came out of that, but Turok as a character was never my favorite. It was not a bad character, but it was one whose potential was never fully explored and the one major character who seemed somewhat out of place. Solar and Magnus are much more important, imo, if the idea is to restart the VALIANT line along anything close to what it was before. That said, I need to get some GK Turoks. I already have a few Magnus and one or two Solar issues. VALIANT collecting-where the fun is at.

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:45 am

I could even do without MAgnus. I mean, he was interesting, and a link from the past to the future, but he wasn't critical IMO.

Solar, on the other hand, is.

But, IIRC, VEI could publish anything with Phil Seleski, just not anything with the red suit or called Solar. So the Solar guy could be there, he would just look different and have a different name.

Chris

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:47 am

Can do without Magnus? No way!

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:00 pm

I wonder if it would even work to try to bring Rai and Magnus into the "modern" age? I am not in favor of this, but if done correctly, it has potential to be bearable. Anything is better than the psycho from VH2 and the IMAGE girl-thing they did for "Rai".

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:58 pm

xodacia81 wrote: Anything is better than the psycho from VH2 and the IMAGE girl-thing they did for "Rai".

I don't what they thinking of with that book.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:02 pm

Yeah, I have to admit it - N.I.O. sucked sour frog *SQUEE*.

-slym

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:09 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
xodacia81 wrote: Anything is better than the psycho from VH2 and the IMAGE girl-thing they did for "Rai".
I don't what they thinking of with that book.

they weren't and that's the problem...baaaaddddd stuff man.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:12 pm

Is NIO part of VH 2?

I thought it was just Nicieza wasting more of the company's resources on his master plan to get masturbators to buy VALIANT characters by turning the female characters into sluts.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:16 pm

Now, tell us how you really feel, MotA!!!

-slym

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:16 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:Is NIO part of VH 2?

I thought it was just Nicieza wasting more of the company's resources on his master plan to get masturbators to buy VALIANT characters by turning the female characters into sluts.

Oh man, you're not going to start posting here again are you ? It has been really decent around here for a while now.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:30 pm

xodacia81 wrote:I wonder if it would even work to try to bring Rai and Magnus into the "modern" age? I am not in favor of this, but if done correctly, it has potential to be bearable. Anything is better than the psycho from VH2 and the IMAGE girl-thing they did for "Rai".

I think that's not a bad idea. IMO. There's only so many robots Magnus can fight before it gets old....again, just my opinion.

And i'd love to see Rai in this day and age.