FormerReader Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 12:33 PM, Miguelb said: Wonder if this would generate any new interest in the low print Valiant issues. I would think more likely the original Gold Key/Dell series, but who knows. I guess it will depend on if they can attract readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 6:58 PM, The Velcronomicon said: Or Dark Horse? Forgot about that. They were publishing Magnus, Solar and, I think, Turok around 2010 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 12:15 AM, Mecha_Fantastic said: Considering the market, I'm wondering whether he'd have been better just going with a new name, and using the money spent on the name for other startup costs? Yeah. From what I can see, all they have is the Gold Key name/trademark, not the rights to any of the relatively few non-licensed properties that Gold Key published. I wonder how much they paid. MAR1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post valiantman Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 3:35 PM, Lazyboy said: On 3/23/2022 at 12:15 AM, Mecha_Fantastic said: Considering the market, I'm wondering whether he'd have been better just going with a new name, and using the money spent on the name for other startup costs? Yeah. From what I can see, all they have is the Gold Key name/trademark, not the rights to any of the relatively few non-licensed properties that Gold Key published. I wonder how much they paid. Agreed - it looks like they have permission to put the Gold Key name and logo on books, but not any permissions to put identifiable characters in the books. Gold Key presents: Characters you've never heard of... for that nostalgia you get when you don't recognize something. lizards2, bug33fouf, MAR1979 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fastballspecial Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Boardies are involved in this. I am very happy for them and wish them nothing but success. Edited March 23, 2022 by fastballspecial awakeintheashes, valiantman, CrocHntr and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerReader Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 4:45 PM, valiantman said: Agreed - it looks like they have permission to put the Gold Key name and logo on books, but not any permissions to put identifiable characters in the books. Gold Key presents: Characters you've never heard of... for that nostalgia you get when you don't recognize something. Do the rights to the characters ever revert back to Gold Key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordbyroncomics Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 They should reach out to Shooter at least in a consultant capacity. I hope fans support them and buy these books. I hope they succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 9:10 AM, wisbyron said: They should reach out to Shooter at least in a consultant capacity. I hope fans support them and buy these books. I hope they succeed. That seems a bit premature. We don't know titles, creative teams, really nothing yet. It's far from being in our hands to uplift, and frankly, sounds like that stuff's still a fair way away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 4:52 PM, fastballspecial said: Boardies are involved in this. I am very happy for them and wish them nothing but success. Awesome Look forward to seeing their product BEAUMONTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yup. Always happy to read good comics, regardless of publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Maybe we’ll finally get a Gilligan’s Island comic book. I’ve been waiting a lifetime… s-dali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I wonder what percentage of today's readers have even heard of Gold Key? MAR1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cat Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Imagine if they're the new holders of the Transformers and GIJOE licenses. That reaction would be beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post valiantman Posted March 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) On 3/23/2022 at 5:19 PM, FormerReader said: On 3/23/2022 at 3:45 PM, valiantman said: Agreed - it looks like they have permission to put the Gold Key name and logo on books, but not any permissions to put identifiable characters in the books. Gold Key presents: Characters you've never heard of... for that nostalgia you get when you don't recognize something. Do the rights to the characters ever revert back to Gold Key? I don't believe the rights would ever revert to (the new) Gold Key. The characters created by Gold Key in the 1960s (Solar, Magnus, Turok (created earlier, by Dell)) belonged to Western Publishing which (through a series of changes - Whitman, Golden Books, Random House) became part of a company called Classic Media in 2000. Entertainment Rights bought Classic Media in 2006. Boomerang Media bought Classic Media from Entertainment Rights in 2009, then Dreamworks bought Classic Media from Boomerang in 2012, and NBCUniversal bought Dreamworks in 2016 for $3.8Billion (buried in the huge purchase were the old Gold Key characters). NBCUniversal created a division called Classic Media (reviving the name) in 2019, which now controls Solar, Magnus, and Turok characters among several others added through the years. I haven't seen any new Solar, Magnus, or Turok publications since 2017 (about a year after NBCUniversal took over), so I don't know if NBCUniversal has done anything new with the characters or how high those particular characters would be on the priorities. Solar, Magnus, and Turok publications have always been licensed since the 1990s. None of the various publishing companies owned those three characters they were publishing. Edited March 24, 2022 by valiantman Dave2739, celluloidbuff, Ken Aldred and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerReader Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 10:07 AM, valiantman said: I don't believe the rights would ever revert to (the new) Gold Key. The characters created by Gold Key in the 1960s (Solar, Magnus, Turok (created earlier, by Dell)) belonged to Western Publishing which (through a series of changes - Whitman, Golden Books, Random House) became part of a company called Classic Media in 2000. Entertainment Rights bought Classic Media in 2006. Boomerang Media bought Classic Media from Entertainment Rights in 2009, then Dreamworks bought Classic Media from Boomerang in 2012, and NBCUniversal bought Dreamworks in 2016 for $3.8Billion (buried in the huge purchase were the old Gold Key characters). NBCUniversal created a division called Classic Media (reviving the name) in 2019, which now controls Solar, Magnus, and Turok characters among several others added through the years. I haven't seen any new Solar, Magnus, or Turok publications since 2017 (about a year after NBCUniversal took over), so I don't know if NBCUniversal has done anything new with the characters or how high those particular characters would be on the priorities. Solar, Magnus, and Turok publications have always been licensed since the 1990s. None of the various publishing companies owned those three characters they were publishing. Thank you. You are wealth of knowledge on this as I figured you would be. Shame for the new owners, but I wish them the best. valiantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 9:58 AM, FormerReader said: Thank you. You are wealth of knowledge on this as I figured you would be. Shame for the new owners, but I wish them the best. For whatever it's worth, Solar, Magnus, and Turok have had a new owner/manager in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, and 2019. Maybe 2022 or 2023 will be a lucky year for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 10:02 AM, valiantman said: For whatever it's worth, Solar, Magnus, and Turok have had a new owner/manager in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, and 2019. Maybe 2022 or 2023 will be a lucky year for them. There will be a lot of news coming as they still in negotiations with several properties. I am surprised they have not come in here yet to discuss, but I will wait for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrocHntr Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Could they use something like The Owl / Owl Girl that is listed in Public Domain (I believe) and did have a short Gold Key run in the late '60s? I'm definitely interested to know what properties/licenses the new owners will be able to secure. I really hope this leads to great success Edited March 24, 2022 by CrocHntr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) I always liked Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. WEIRD ! EERIE ! AUTHENTIC! Was that Gold Key? Love to see a bio-pic on that Ripley fellow. Far out dude. Edited March 24, 2022 by NoMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
