A few comments:A) Marvel, you are owned by Disney. You are literally made of money, and have a legal team that could rival the Borg for relentlessness. If you could sort out
Plus, I've got visions of a Rom/Donald Duck crossover. Make. This. Happen.
B) To whomever is holding the Rom rights: exactly how much coin are those rights making you right now? Are you waiting for Spielberg or Lucas or something? Ain't gonna happen. Something is better than nothing. Plus, a deal with Marvel/Disney virtually guarantees Rom his own show on one of the Disney channels, which in turn means lots of opportunity to re-launch the toy line, so, mega-coin. Make it happen!!
C) You'd have to "change his armor, weapons and name"? Well, you could just call him Shazam...oh, wait...
D) Hey, Marvel/Disney, while you're at it, throw a few buck to the holders of the Sax Rohmer rights, so we can get Fu Manchu back (by name) and finally start reprinting Master Of Kung Fu. And when the hell are you going to relaunch MOKF with Brubaker writing? I'm running out of patience...
On B) From what I understand, the rights are owned by parties unknown in Japan. The rights holder probably doesn't even know it, nor does anyone know who to contact. At least, that's all the (un)information I could dig up when I was doing Spaceknight Saturdays.
ReplyDeleteOn C) Yeah, call him Spaceknight. How hard is that? Of course, change the armor and it's no longer Rom, is it?
On D) Agreed.
I would rather the rights be lost forever than see Brian Michael Bendis write one issue of Rom. Just try and imagine the greatest spaceknight talking in Bendis speak. Ugh, horrible.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather see the return of the Micronauts.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather see the return of the Micronauts.
ReplyDeleteAgreed on all fronts, this refusal to just sell Rom to Marvel is ridiculous. And I'm getting old, will I ever see classic MoKF collections? The Doug Moench/Gene Day stuff is especially amazing.
ReplyDeleteSecond the Micronauts. I want to see Ramos or Bradshaw drawing Acroyear and the Baron guy...
ReplyDeleteI never had a Rom. He looked cool though. Always wanted that Micronauts battlecruiser. I think Stark should buy one of those used from the Shi'ar. Paint it up for a new Avengecruiser.
man i wish i was around when this posting was up. i'd love to have ROM back but i know that's not gonna happen. and the more Marvel tries to continue his legacy in this half ass manner the worse things get. the Hybrid return in Avengers Academy was the latest example of the pathetic half ass crap Marvel keeps coming up with.
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