Why No Batman PF

whats the deal is sideshow just permittied to sell paintings of the batman not statues

they don't have the DC license.

I wonder if they've tried acquiring it

Yes, they've talked to DC. There is no chance of DC Direct giving up the license.

There is a Batman PF from DC Direct however.

Wouldnt be interested in anything DC done by Sideshow.

The existing Batman PF equivalent from DC Direct isn't bad (the one shown above), and you can get it super cheap on Ebay.

EdwardNygma1 said:

I wonder if they've tried acquiring it

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Nope, I bet it nope crossed Sideshows mind to try and get the license to make products of DC Characters.

dr_teng said:

The existing Batman PF equivalent from DC Direct isn't bad (the one shown above), and you can get it super cheap on Ebay.

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Really, may have to take a look.

Ummmmm...

To you...

What's super cheap??

Ive heard that there has been many problems with the DC direct statue many of which include the emblem on the chest easily coming off the fabric.

In the past few years, DC's both has literally been right next to Sideshow's booth at SDCC. Anyone that is going, please join me in bugging DCD to license Sideshow. Maybe if they see their is enough demand, they might someday cave. Surely money made off of Sideshow products would be better than the money they aren't making on thier "1:6" figures.

We have a PF, it´s called MMS DX 02 Dark Knight Batman and guess what you can even pose him.

Buttmunch said:

In the past few years, DC's both has literally been right next to Sideshow's booth at SDCC. Anyone that is going, please join me in bugging DCD to license Sideshow. Maybe if they see their is enough demand, they might someday cave. Surely money made off of Sideshow products would be better than the money they aren't making on thier "1:6" figures.

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Is there no way to "share the license"?
I would hate to lose DCD's smaller figures

Vincent Shaw said:

We have a PF, it´s called MMS DX 02 Dark Knight Batman and guess what you can even pose him.

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i wish we had the dc license......

He lies. The truth is that Jeff Dean found out that Sideshow might acquire the license and read that it was a ton of fan's dreams so single-handedly destroyed the deal in a mega super shatter of dreams.

why do you have to call out my plans? You know it was a good plan and now.......

Darklord Dave said:

Yes, they've talked to DC. There is no chance of DC Direct giving up the license.

There is a Batman PF from DC Direct however.

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that really sucks !!

So on a similar note why can Sideshow distribute POTC, Terminator and Godfather Hot Toys figures but not Batman? Is that just Hot Toys saying no or is there some legal reason?

EdwardNygma1 said:

Is there no way to "share the license"?
I would hate to lose DCD's smaller figures

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DCD wouldn't loose their smaller figures. DCD IS DC Comics. That is the problem. Their philosophy is they can do the best with their own material. Unfortunatley, that isn't the case.

But being the owners of the property, DCD could license out to Sideshow if they wanted to and keep making their own. A good example of this is Hasbro and GI Joe. Sideshow is making 12" figures now, and so is Hasbro.