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INTEREST: DC Comics and Sanrio Partner for Hello Kitty Super-Villains




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:47 pm Reply with quote
I see they're trying to appeal to comic book readers, but I don't know if mixing Hello Kitty and DC comics would translate really well.

Statement retracted, after reading the person below's post, I think it's a investment well worth it.

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Hellfish



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:55 pm Reply with quote
I have not bought anything hello kitty related for years and here they are enticing me to return to those vices... I think I would really like some of that stuff.


mdo7 wrote:
I see they're trying to appeal to comic book readers, but I don't know if mixing Hello Kitty and DC comics would translate really well.

Dc characters as a brand tell to sell quite well on the present time, they don't need to appeal only to comic book readers, specially considering a huge number of the people buying batman t-shirts and merchadise probably don't read comics. The Wonderwoman and batgirl barbies sold quite well as far as I know.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:07 pm Reply with quote
Hellfish wrote:

Dc characters as a brand tell to sell quite well on the present time, they don't need to appeal only to comic book readers, specially considering a huge number of the people buying batman t-shirts and merchadise probably don't read comics. The Wonderwoman and batgirl barbies sold quite well as far as I know.


Oh I didn't know that. I'll retract my previous statement, I think this could be interesting.
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UkiyaSeed



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:16 am Reply with quote
What's interesting is that they started with Batman villains, since this year also marks Batman's 75th anniversary.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:33 am Reply with quote
Just when I thought that the "Hello Kitty" crossovers couldn't get any stranger,they continue to. Somehow,Hello Kitty seem too cute for villains such as Poison Ivy,Harley Quinn,and those like them. No matter how they try,I don't think that it'll work.
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