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Yesterday at San Diego Comic Con, Shocker Toys held a panel. Bleeding Cool tagged it as a possibly controversial one. And so it turned out to be. Because as well as attracting an audience of fans of the companies toys, it also received a visit from one upset over allegations of non payment to Shocker Toys creators.That is just delicious. I've heard many people complain about a variety of Shocker Toys business practices over the years, although I think a lot of people do like their toys when they finally get made. But to serve a subpoena to a dude in the middle of his panel? Outstanding. But I wonder of the court papers were SDCC exclusive, or could Shocker have gotten them anywhere? Were they served bagged and boarded? Was the CGC involved? Did Shocker have to carry the papers home in a hilariously over-sized Justice League bag? Oh, the mind boggles.
And, possibly a first, one Jim Macquarrie, who has been involved in a number of cases trying to secure creators' payment and rights, served Geoff Beckett of Shocker Toys with court papers.
Jim later posted on Facebook; "Got the pleasure of serving court papers on a guy who thinks paying his artists is optional. In the middle of his panel at Comic-Con. Kind of a jerk move, but he's kind of a jerk guy."
they've "lost" pre-orders from people who have spent hundreds of dollars on figures from this company. Each time they "lost" an order or "customs destroyed their pallets of figures straight from China" had been used too many times and this is justice for all the lies.
So...when is Shocker going to announce their special! exclusive! pre-orders taken now! Charles Ponzi action figure?
I have been reading about them for years. BUt I do also like some of their characters.
Hahah this is perfect. Man I've known Shockertoys were shit after their president registered on a Minimate forum to bitch out the people there for daring to stay with an established line instead of immediately jumping ship to the clearly far superior Shockinis, of which they released like 5 total.
WOw. Damn man. Heh yeah I've been waiting for Barry Tick, and that Ignitz GIrl. Shit I too was hoping to get toys from my company done through them too. Was on the fence since I have been reading about them for years. BUt I do also like some of their characters.
Hmm who else is there then. Its not like many people can go to Hasbro or Matty to get their figs done.
if you see the pictures from the panel, there were only 5 people, tops, in the room at the time... that one of them did this is hilarious!
that'll teach them to tease me with a Barry Hubris figure that we all know won't ever happen (it was supposed to be the sdcc exclusive... for 2010) ditto their silly little "mail aways"
and again, it's all very sad, because the figures have potential... they aren't perfect, but they are ok, especially for such a small company... but they keep putting the cart before the horse, making announcements for things they won't ever actually do, because they never completed doing the things they had announced previously...
I'd like to think there will be a lesson learned, but I know better
karma's a bitch like that.
Besides, how else would you know exactly where the guy is going to be?
Still waiting for that Barry Hubris figure too, but yeah, the pictures kind of speak for themselves. If I were to give them captions I wouldn't be able to decide on one. http://bit.ly/nxhpIk & http://bit.ly/quZ33M
This is hilarious in the saddest, most pathetic way possible. Just..wow. I'm wondering now whether or not this will ruin my chances of getting the toys I ordered over a year ago.
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