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No more Transformers or GI JOE for Europe?

  • 02-11-2002 1:47pm
    #1
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,592 ✭✭✭✭


    Hasbro has apparently stopped Image and Dreamwave selling GI JOE and Transformers comics in Europe as they only have the license to sell them in North America. Unless they can reach an agreement, we're left out in the cold.


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  • #2
    ThenComesDudley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭ThenComesDudley


    well your not gonna miss out completly as if you wait the Graphic novels are still gonna be on sale here as each new one comes out.


  • #3
    Draco
    Subscribers Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭Draco


    Are you sure they will though?
    Looks like I'll be getting a mate of mine to send them over to me from the States. Irritating.


  • #4
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,592 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    From talking to one of thr Sub-City people, there's still a chance that might be on sale but he didn't sound too confident. He also said that originally Hasbro were so put out that they were going to take the Transformers license off Dreamwave altogether!

    Also, there's a few places that deliver comics from the US to your door. Try googling for New England Comics.


  • #5
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    No fault of DreamWaves. In fact, everyone is going absolutely f*cking spare over this.

    Hasbro included. THey've just lost 60% of their market.

    Blame can be apointed to "Diamond" (I think) - Hasbro's distributors who have just f*cked them over the licensing.


  • #6
    ThenComesDudley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭ThenComesDudley


    Yea im pretty sure you will still be able get them in
    Graphic novel forms, i have it from a very good source.
    Its only the monthly comics that are not going tobe on sale over here


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  • #7
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    Hasbro et al. are, afaik, frantically working to get back the licensing since, as I mentioned previously, they want that 60% of their market back.


    [note]: N.America only accounts for 40% of Hasbro's transformer/gi-joe revenues.


  • #8
    Draco
    Subscribers Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭Draco


    Richie in Sub City says they will be trying to acquire some anyway by hook or by crook. I've a mate in the states who will be buying me them until I can get them here again.


  • #9
    Muirthile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭Muirthile


    From http://www.seibertron.com/infozone/news.php
    Looking for Dreamwave in the UK?
    Posted by Ground Zero on Nov 13 02 9:41am
    NEWS: UK'ers can now rejoice. www.reedcomics.com can get you your Dreamwave TF comics! They will set up a subscription, and can get all of the comics and the books and can also get GI-Joe and He-Man. You can thank Good Ole DC for the news!


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