It's not that they don't understand, it's that they have very limited CONTROL over what happens in other countries.

It happens like this:

A company makes a movie…in this case, Ghostbusters. Now, Hollywood is pretty US-centric, that's no secret, and it was especially true 20 years ago. They only cared about marketing to North America because that's where all the money was.

Once they make as much money as they feel they can by showing the movie in the states, they open up the floor for distribution companies to purchase rights to the movies overseas. Many times this includes some merchandising rights as well, as these distribution companies have to do all the marketing pretty much from scratch, and the licensor can't be bothered to do things over and over. They just take what they can get and write it off.

This is what comes back to bite them in the ass. Once they have sold away those rights, they become difficult to re-obtain. The studio has what they see as a minimal amount to gain, so it's not in their best interest to intervene, leaving the licensee on their own to negotiate any contracts.

The reason you can get the big-name stuff is because they own those characters outright, and so publishing rights are not an issue. But believe me, if Marvel or DC were doing Ghostbusters comics, they'd have the exact same problem…which I would almost bet is part of why they don't really do that kind of stuff anymore.

If Marvel or DC did the Ghostbusters comic chances are it would suck for many reasons. The main one being that we the fans would have NO say in what goes on in it like we do now. Sebastien actually came to us and asked us what we wanted to see. Nobody in the bigger companies would come to do something like that. They wouldn't care. Their only concern would be to make money and that is that.

Also i'm THOROUGHLY convinced that nobody other than Sebastien could give this project the attention it deserves. I mean really, Sebastien KNOWS what he's doing. The man knows Ghostbusters and what it's all about. Anyone else would most likely try to take ghostbusters in a very Ghey direction. Probably trying to make them out to be super heroes when their not. Sebastien knows that the Ghostbusters were just ordinary guys who became heroes by saving the world. Thats what Ghostbusters is all about man, Ordinary guys busting ghosts.

i wouldn't say he's the only guy who knows how to produce something like that…. the ibooks,inc. guys are doing a VERY good job on the novels….

Bo - We're not in disagreement here…not by a long shot. Campi said that the only comics from the states that can be obtained over there are the “big name” ones like Marvel and DC. I was just pointing out that even IF the comic were coming from one of those two, there would be distribution issues, and that not being able to distribute wherever they want, whenever they want is a big reason for why they don't do other people's properties much anymore.

C'mon Vinz, where's your sense of humour? That comic she did was funny.

EgonsBabe
C'mon Vinz, where's your sense of humour? That comic she did was funny.

I agree. Get a sense of humor, no use moping around the boards and complaining about other people…

Master Spider

EgonsBabe
C'mon Vinz, where's your sense of humour? That comic she did was funny.

I agree. Get a sense of humor, no use moping around the boards and complaining about other people…

I'm not complaining. What she did was pointless. She CAN get it overseas and if she doesn't want to order it online that's too bad. Her loss.

Dude, Lighten up and leave Campi alone. Contrary to what you may think she's not just some noob. Campi has been around for a long long time and is well respected. So lay off will ya. We lose far too many old members because people who haven't been around as long as them think they're noobs and act like dicks toward them. She was just trying to make a funny little comic strip and you gotta bring her down. Ya know people think we do alot of complaining over at Nightsquad ya know?

Chill, Vinz, that's the same sorta thing Ghostbusters.nuts is about, thought a slightly different subject matter. If anything, it shows Campi isn't afraid to take the mickey out of hersefl, and I say good for her