TZ Maya the Cat Girl and Santa are cancelled?

[Tothiro]

Alex, I wouldn't speak for BBP! but the release read to me like certain characters currently have licensing issues precluding them from being issued - though other characters/figures are in the works. Specifically I mean the phrase "restricted to certain creatures and monsters going forward." Though Jason's comment above about being excited about the entire line in past-tense makes the status a bit confused, leaving me to wonder as well.

I'm curious about this image though:


I get that head art would be enlarged for sculpting reference, but it would seem to me that concept guides like this would want things in production scale, wouldn't they?
I've never seen it done this way, how does the process work?

[alex]

That is a bummer, so are any TZ figures getting released now, or everything put on hold?

[pmwasson]

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Cool! Mego Robby the Robot! Hope you can work out the licensing.

[Comix]

Oh, man, that is a giant punch in to the gut. I would have loved every last one of those. This is disappointing, but I'll still be excited about whatever you guys can/do make in the future. I love this line and what you've done with it so i'll support it until the end.

[BifBangPow! JLabs]

We were VERY excited about this line too! Never say never - anything could happen -just not right now.

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R...Rod? Finally??...Little Anthony Freemont too?...A DELUXE SDCC 5 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN EXIT SET?!?!?

I feel like Santa AND Christmas was just canceled. Thanks for the info, JLabs - you guys had some AMAZING stuff in the pipeline. I'll be waiting for it if the likeness issues ever resolve!

[ScottA]

This is certainly sad to hear.

[Harbingerboy]

Here's our official post regarding this topic: The Twilight Zone 8-inch EMCE Action Figure Update

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R...Rod? Finally??...Little Anthony Freemont too?...A DELUXE SDCC 5 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN EXIT SET?!?!?

I feel like Santa AND Christmas was just canceled. Thanks for the info, JLabs - you guys had some AMAZING stuff in the pipeline. I'll be waiting for it if the likeness issues ever resolve!

[BifBangPow! JLabs]

Here's our official post regarding this topic: The Twilight Zone 8-inch EMCE Action Figure Update

[Comix]

This is not an issue about sales. It's a legal one about likeness rights. Bottom line is that we just can't make certain characters right now.

While that's certainly disappointing, I am glad that it's not a sales issue.


I do hope that the likeness rights can be worked out eventually.

[Krypt0nite]

Hope you are able to work the likenesses out---really looking forward to these!

[BifBangPow! JLabs]

This is not an issue about sales. It's a legal one about likeness rights. Bottom line is that we just can't make certain characters right now.

[Comix]

Wha?? Nooooo...Granted Maya was about the least interesting of any of BBP's TZ releases, but I was really looking forward to that Santa. I hope this isn't indicative of the status of further TZ 8" figures.

Yeah, it's a bit disconcerting. But I thought the figures were doing alright.

I mean, the first three waves are still readily available, but those had larger production sizes than waves 4 and 5 which were limited to 3,000 pieces each. And 4 and 5 are both completely sold out on EE.

It seemed like the series was served better by the smaller production sizes, but I guess I could be wrong.

[Harbingerboy]

Wha?? Nooooo...Granted Maya was about the least interesting of any of BBP's TZ releases, but I was really looking forward to that Santa. I hope this isn't indicative of the status of further TZ 8" figures.

[toys2cool]

dam that does suck

[jimsmegos]

Well that just sucks...

agreed. I was really looking forward to the Santa. Love Art Carney and that episode.