Any chance EMCE can take over RA?

[BATMAN89]

Since Mattel no longer has any interest in the 8 inch WGSH,
is there any chance of working around the licensing, so that EMCE could produce RA heroes?
EMCE would only produce the 8 inch format for comic shops and online sales,
just like DC Direct has separate figures from Mattel.
Then we could have DM body on our Retros!

[boss]

don't get your hopes up.

[BATMAN89]

don't get your hopes up.

Ha ha! But you are quietly optimistic, I thought.

[boss]

about things that could possibly happen. ;-)

[LonnieFisher]

No crappy Mattel body? That would be great!!!!

[BATMAN89]

No crappy Mattel body? That would be great!!!!

OMG! I got my Flash and Capt. Cold and the legs are looser than my wave 2 figures. The waist is better but hardly bends.

[jacoblb]

I'm talking out of my rear on this because this is simply an opinion, but I'd think it'd be entirely possible. And wonderful, I might add. Whether or not Emce would pursue this would most likely be if their zombie products are successful and affords them the opportunity to license it from DC. Remember how Batman the animated series was at Hasbro and Mattel carried the torch and made same scale figures or how Toy Biz had the Marvel Legends line and then Hasbro maintained the Lengends line (despite poor quality in the beginning)? So I imagine it could work. Really depends on DC contracts ending at Mattel and Emce's interest, right?

[Bizarro Amy]

As much as I'd like to see this, I remain doubtful.

[HardyGirl]

I think if this were remotely possible, Paul and Joe wouldn't have had to team up w/ Mattel in the first place.

[samurainoir]

It would be terrific if it were possible for DC Direct to pick up the ball on this one.

Although my understanding is that thing have been shifting around at DC Direct, so who knows what the future is there.

[megocrazy]

The licensing cost for DC would be steep. Plus the last thing Mattel would want to do is sell the rights to the 8" license and have someone else, especially a smaller toy company, produce a line that exceeded their sales. It would make them a laughing stock in some circles. No one but Mattel knows how the Matty exclusives really sold but if they did sell out I can't see why they wouldn't continue producing Matty exclusives. To date we haven't seen any resales since GA so either they sold out or are sitting on pallets at a warehouse somewhere, which if the line was totally wiped for good they would probably just dump to regain capital.

[actjac01]

I would love to see Doc and EMCE make RAs!
And make a 'laughing stock' out of Mattel?
Would love that too!

[jemboy2004]

Mattel has the license and they could license to someone else but I doubt they will. I wish they would.

[rche]

the only angle I could think of would be licensing thru the Diamond/DC direct folks. Smaller numbers, specialty shops, bigger prices. 99.9% not probable, but it does make for a nice pipe dream.

[jemboy2004]

the only angle I could think of would be licensing thru the Diamond/DC direct folks. Smaller numbers, specialty shops, bigger prices. 99.9% not probable, but it does make for a nice pipe dream.

If this happened then the figures would cost 35.00 each or more. Mattel does smaller number's for collector's but they charge alot more for them. I could see them do exclusives or some other license, IF and I say IF collector's of these were willing to pay more $$$$ as other's have said money talks.