Fun Publications license to expire in 2016
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:57 pm
There are reports that Fun Publications is going to lose the TF license in 2016. There are also reports that people cannot register for anything past the end of 2016. Might this be the end of Fun Publications' BotCon and subscription services?
Obviously, time will tell. But, I cannot say I would be too upset by the idea of Fun Publications losing the license. In the 10+ years they held the license, they did not really do much that was very good. They have made some nice toys. But, that does not really set Fun Publications above above Hasbro or Takara in any way beyond price. 1
Their comics (and other content) ranged from middling to terrible. Their biggest contribution to content was a multiversal naming convention. But, that is offset by some exceptionally self-indulgent and fannish content using that multiverse.
Obviously, time will tell. But, I cannot say I would be too upset by the idea of Fun Publications losing the license. In the 10+ years they held the license, they did not really do much that was very good. They have made some nice toys. But, that does not really set Fun Publications above above Hasbro or Takara in any way beyond price. 1
Their comics (and other content) ranged from middling to terrible. Their biggest contribution to content was a multiversal naming convention. But, that is offset by some exceptionally self-indulgent and fannish content using that multiverse.