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09-10-2021, 10:00 AM
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Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
New pre-order just came out. https://hasbropulse.com/collections/...sh-up-draculus
31.99 USD.
edit: Seems like this has been posted already. Admins can delete this post.
Last edited by Digibasherx; 09-10-2021 at 10:03 AM.
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09-10-2021, 10:04 AM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
pretty sure this will be easy to find in TRU stores/online and amazon
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09-10-2021, 10:43 AM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
Not my jam, but that’s the nature of these niche collabs. They won’t all appeal to everyone. Good for Universal Monsters fans on this one.
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09-10-2021, 10:56 AM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
So Hasbro, you'll license out Dracula to do a one off of an old character using a terrible mold?
But you won't do any in house crossovers with your wholly owned property (GI JOE) that just had a new movie?
C'mon. I mean I get the 80s vehicles because of the current market, and them being vehicles. But Dracula? Really? I know he is a well known character, but this is pretty out there, even for you.
The money spent on licensing and the remolding/extra accessories could easily have gone to making a Joe vehicle to dip your toe in and see if there is a market for such a crossover. I would hazard a guess that there is a bigger market for GI JOE than Dracula as a crossover.
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09-10-2021, 11:02 AM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
I doubt Hasbro had to pay licensing fees. They didn't need Universal to make a Dracula toy. This is most likely Universal spending money to get brand awareness.
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09-10-2021, 12:07 PM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
These crossovers have always been esoteric to me. And they keep getting made weirder and weirder too.
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09-10-2021, 12:52 PM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
Quote:
Originally Posted by Banshee
I doubt Hasbro had to pay licensing fees. They didn't need Universal to make a Dracula toy. This is most likely Universal spending money to get brand awareness.
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Doubtful considering the Universal Monsters are licensed for a ton of different products, including toys. On top of the fact that Universal is constantly trying to bring movies of these characters to the market. If this was a dead brand that no one had touched in over 30 years, then maybe.
Maybe there was some give and take somewhere, but I don't imagine Universal's other licensees would be too happy if they found out Hasbro got paid to make product they have to pay to make.
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09-10-2021, 01:14 PM
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Re: Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up, Draculus
Well, since Dracula's public domain, I figured that if Hasbro had a passion project about doing that figure, it doesn't need to partner with Universal.
On the other hand, if it's Universal that approached Hasbro to make monster bots, that's another story.
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