Re: The NECA Godzilla 2nd Edition
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:34 am
I think ghost Godzilla is a stupid idea IMO. He's not even real.
He's stupid because he was never real?M.o.g.u.e.r.a14 wrote:I think ghost Godzilla is a stupid idea IMO. He's not even real.
I don't see how...I mean yeah its a repaint but to actually consider something like that is pretty neat. Do I wish they would do just the regular Godzilla "sure" but I don't them avoiding repaints especially in this line.Kaiju no Kami wrote:Frankly, I think a Ghost Godzilla is just lazy because it would just be another repaint.
Well technically Godzilla isn't real either so thereM.o.g.u.e.r.a14 wrote:I think ghost Godzilla is a stupid idea IMO. He's not even real.
They have stated they have. I don't think Toho wants to share rights with other companies like HB or Marvel, who'd want to split the profits. It pains me that they might never happen. But at the same time I'm glad Toho wants to focus on their suits. I'm just dying to see the designs that are yet to be approved! As long as they represent Godzilla suits we have yet to see done by NECA, I'll be happy.Maverick Centigrade wrote:Though it won't happen, I'm still pretty appreciative that NECA at least tried to push for HB and Marvel Godzilla.
The rights reverted to Toho. Knowing how Toho writes the majority of their contracts doesn't it make more sense they control the Marvel Godzilla? This is the same company who controls the 98 Godzilla design, the Mutos and the Trilobites despite not creating them.eabaker wrote:The fact that Marvel no longer has the rights to use Godzilla does no in any way mean that Toho now has the rights to that design, though. Trying to do a Marvel Godzilla figure would definitely mean negotiating rights with both companies.
It's not as simple as you make it out to be, their's much more that happens behind the scenes. and why would even do that they made Marvel Godzilla into various creatures after his series ended, though he's never referred to as Godzilla and they never mention him. but it's strongly implied with dialogue from Dr Demclioues and with the appearance of the scientist from the series in a X Man issue, which had him on a island with a green giant monster they can easily just make a giant monster on their own.miguelnuva wrote:If Toho doesn't own the rights to the Marvel Godzilla look then Marvel should use their parent Disney's money and try to re introduce Marvel Godzilla as an entirely new character and capitalize on the dinosaur monster boom that is about to happen.
My guess would be that 89/91 (which is a figure I'd buy in a heartbeat) would be low priority because it's sufficiently similar to the '94 design that most casual collectors would consider it redundant to have both.cmdmstudios wrote:Why doesn't NECA just make the first ever 6 inch figure of G89/91? I mean, the could just take the arms, legs, and lower torso of 94, change up the head, upper body, neck and head slightly, and rearrange the spines and they could have it. And it shouldn't take much approval from Toho, seeing how that it is a Heisei suit, and Toho just absolutely loves that era for some reason.
Doesn't matter, NECA loves retools/repaints and they did release G95.eabaker wrote:My guess would be that 89/91 (which is a figure I'd buy in a heartbeat) would be low priority because it's sufficiently similar to the '94 design that most casual collectors would consider it redundant to have both.cmdmstudios wrote:Why doesn't NECA just make the first ever 6 inch figure of G89/91? I mean, the could just take the arms, legs, and lower torso of 94, change up the head, upper body, neck and head slightly, and rearrange the spines and they could have it. And it shouldn't take much approval from Toho, seeing how that it is a Heisei suit, and Toho just absolutely loves that era for some reason.
The rights to the character, name and backstory of Godzilla reverted to Toho. The comic character design and other designs created within the book all remained Marvels. The actual giant monster character continued to show up every now and again, just without ever using the G word although they made a few design and color tweaks to further differentiate him from Toho's character. I think marvel finall killed the character off at one point. The SHIELD Behemoth, Red Ronin and some of the human characters still show up periodically.miguelnuva wrote:The rights reverted to Toho. Knowing how Toho writes the majority of their contracts doesn't it make more sense they control the Marvel Godzilla? This is the same company who controls the 98 Godzilla design, the Mutos and the Trilobites despite not creating them.eabaker wrote:The fact that Marvel no longer has the rights to use Godzilla does no in any way mean that Toho now has the rights to that design, though. Trying to do a Marvel Godzilla figure would definitely mean negotiating rights with both companies.
If Toho doesn't own the rights to the Marvel Godzilla look then Marvel should use their parent Disney's money and try to re introduce Marvel Godzilla as an entirely new character and capitalize on the dinosaur monster boom that is about to happen.
Uh, I think it does matter. The most significantdifference between the 89 and 94 suits is the arrangement of the back plates.miguelnuva wrote:Doesn't matter, NECA loves retools/repaints and they did release G95.eabaker wrote:My guess would be that 89/91 (which is a figure I'd buy in a heartbeat) would be low priority because it's sufficiently similar to the '94 design that most casual collectors would consider it redundant to have both.cmdmstudios wrote:Why doesn't NECA just make the first ever 6 inch figure of G89/91? I mean, the could just take the arms, legs, and lower torso of 94, change up the head, upper body, neck and head slightly, and rearrange the spines and they could have it. And it shouldn't take much approval from Toho, seeing how that it is a Heisei suit, and Toho just absolutely loves that era for some reason.
Personally, its my favorite suit because it really makes Godzilla look like a king while still having all his classic features. The upright stance and dark brown eyes make him look more menacing then the later heisei Godzilla suits and isn't bulky to the point of looking fat. That's just my opinion.Godzilla 2000 wrote:
I dunno, maybe it's because I dont understand everyone's insane fascination with that suit, but it doesnt seem like it'd be justifiable.