Dreamworks owns Gold Key and Defiant characters

[StarBrand]

I recently discovered that DreamWorks Animation acquired Classic Media, which means the Gold Key and Defiant characters are owned by DreamWorks now.

[leonmallett]

Interesting. I am guessing Dreamworks wanted something else that sit in the same portfolio.

[vikingspawn]

I didn't know they had Archie too:

http://www.classicmedia.tv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[leonmallett]

I didn't know they had Archie too:

http://www.classicmedia.tv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks like for the TV show maybe? Archie is its own thing as a publisher isn't it?

[BugsySig]

The ownership issues are more complicated than that. When DreamWorks purchased Classic Media, Classic owned some IPs outright and others were licenses only. Classic split from Random House several years ago and Random House actually owns some of the IPs, but licensed them to Classic for certain media.

[leonmallett]

The ownership issues are more complicated than that. When DreamWorks purchased Classic Media, Classic owned some IPs outright and others were licenses only. Classic split from Random House several years ago and Random House actually owns some of the IPs, but licensed them to Classic for certain media.

Ouch! The labyrinthine connections of media businesses.

[BugsySig]

The ownership issues are more complicated than that. When DreamWorks purchased Classic Media, Classic owned some IPs outright and others were licenses only. Classic split from Random House several years ago and Random House actually owns some of the IPs, but licensed them to Classic for certain media.

Ouch! The labyrinthine connections of media businesses.

Yeah. I believe when the DW purchase went down we figured out that DW now owns Turok outright, but only own the licenses for Solar & Magnus. Those two are still owned by Random House.

As for Defiant...no clue, but last I heard they were owned by Random House, not Classic Media.

If they were all owned by the same group, that would be interesting. There are a few Defiant IPs with potential like Warriors of Plasm.

Imagine if VEI was to buy the rights to Gold Key and Defiant one day...Jim Shooter would probably burst into flames.

[StarBrand]

Not long before Dreamworks acquired Classic Media JayJay Jackson stated that the Defiant characters were owned by Classic Media.

[Burrito Boy]

War Dancer animated movie coming soon.

[BugsySig]

Not long before Dreamworks acquired Classic Media JayJay Jackson stated that the Defiant characters were owned by Classic Media.

Good to know. Thanks for the info

[Chiclo]

I didn't know they had Archie too:

http://www.classicmedia.tv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think I read some time back that Archie comics did not own Archie and only leased him.