MisterMiracle Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 13 hours ago, Mystery Man said: I'm 35 and I know who Ernie Kovacs is. I'm 32 and I've never heard of Ernie Kovac. The cutoff must be 33 1/2 years old, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, MisterMiracle said: I'm 32 and I've never heard of Ernie Kovac. The cutoff must be 33 1/2 years old, haha. Well, I'm 25, and I'm the one who caught it, so I'd say it's not quite an exact science... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 One of my better mistakes. I had a similar doozy a couple years back, on a Universal Monster figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Why doesnt the Comedian have his trade mark "smiley face button" that seems like a bigger mistake to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Or grenade launcher, or custom pistols.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Smiley face is an intentional omission, not a mistake. Grenade launcher would have been nice, if tooling had allowed, but custom pistols at this scale seems like overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, DSTZach said: Smiley face is an intentional omission, not a mistake. explain please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 13 minutes ago, Mattallica said: explain please They needed a Comedian Smiley Face Variant to anchor a second wave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I think the smiley face requires another license. It's been an issue with other Comedian figures, at least if I'm remembering correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Okay, how did it come to be that the smiley face was intentionally left out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Yeah the smiley face button is its own IP and they are known to be dicks about the license. That's why most merch in the U.S. doesn't have it on the figure. I think the U.K. might be different though, not that it affects us here in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I am not a lawyer, but I believe smiley face merchandise is different than just drawing it in a comic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/02/news/companies/walmart-smiley/index.html At this scale, all I'd have expected was a yellow dot. That's a pretty easy modification though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnim zola Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I didn't know that someone had trademarked a yellow circle that kids draw all the time. Not sure how to feel about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I don't see the resemblance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) In the UK the 'smiley' was initially associated with the 70's drug-scene . Edited August 3, 2017 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I don't get it either, but apparently the guy that has the copyright on it has caused problems with Watchmen merch in the past (the Hot Toys Comedian didn't have the smiley for this reason, just a yellow circle button same as Mattel's recent figure). I think companies just don't want the hassle so they leave it off. If it wasn't such an iconic symbol for the property I'd be okay with it. But it is and its disappointing that we can't get it because of legal complications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Just "Asked DST" so we'll see what the response is from Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 @MisterPL, maybe you don't, that doesn't mean their copyright lawyer might not, and then it's off to the races. Mattel owns a color, Barbie Pink, for crying out loud, woe be to you if you get too close to it. Or Mary Kay's shade of pink either. Best to avoid pink altogether in merchandise really. But I digress... whoops now PAD's lawyer's calling on the other line... blast it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I was half-joking but if Walmart can beat that lawsuit, I think DST is safe enough to pop a tiny, yellow dot on the Comedian. And as far as defending a copyright, I don't ever recall seeing a smiley face with a TM notice on it. Unless it's that specific graphic depicted above, I don't see how anyone could lay claim to it. It kinda reminds me of the Batman logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Bravo, Mattalica. Just putting this out there, but all of our WB products are approved by Warner Bros. at EVERY step of production. We don't do anything that has not been reviewed, revised, and cleared. WB has their own lawyers, and they have their own legal concerns, as well as our phone number. A 3mm dot is not worth even SAYING the word "lawyer." I'd suggest that Luke offer a teeny, tiny sticker, but I honestly don't know how he would make it, or list it, or give it away. Maybe he could sell it, not sure I would. I say get a hole punch, some paper, a highlighter and a couple of pens and go to town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I was not aware of the legal issues on this, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 7 hours ago, DSTZach said: I say get a hole punch, some paper, a highlighter and a couple of pens and go to town. A Nerd version of The Hangover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 so here are some alternate looks i've put together Viet nam era Comedian Kennedy meeting Dr Manhattan Nekkid Doc prison Rorshach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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