Ink not so dry on Devils Due Transformers Licence?

Monday, January 31st, 2005 5:05AM CST

Category: Rumors
Posted by: Alex Kingdom Views: 19,061

Contary to a previous report by Rich Johnson of ComicBookRecources.com's Lyinging in the Gutter, John now reports that the ink on the Hasbro/Devil Due Licence to print the Transformers Comic books may not be quite as dry as he first thought. He writes:

I hear the ink is not quite as dry on the "Transformers" license between Hasbro and Devil's Due as I might have implied. And that this week a number of publishers were flying out to meet and greet the Hasbro boys...

I've also been told that Devil's Due may have balked at some of the terms demanded by Hasbro and may have passed on the license. Or at least, passed on it for now, as it currently stands. Certainly their relationship with Hasbro and the generally well accepted and well selling "G.I. Joe" has made them the most favoured publisher. But contracts are contracts.

Diamond's almost unique decision not to cancel the ordered "Transformers" books, but keep them active for the next publisher to use without starting solicitations from scratch is due to a very hands on approach from Hasbro. Expect the next publisher to have to deal with that kind of thing a lot.

I understand that Josh Blaylock is doing a live interview at YoJoe.com later today (10am Central Time) and will be answering a lot of the speculation.

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