by Flack » Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:35 pm
Well, I take it back. I watched all four episodes and learned something from each one.
I didn't have any He-Man or GI Joe toys as a kid, but both episodes were interesting. Both were essentially responses to Kenner's success with Star Wars toys. The takeaway from the He-Man episode was that the toys were invented first, and the comic books and cartons were developed to sell the toys (not the other way around). The takeaway from the GI Joe episode was, if someone offers you a choice between $50k and 1% of a toy line's profits or a flat payment of $100k, you should take the 50k/1% option.
Well, I take it back. I watched all four episodes and learned something from each one.
I didn't have any He-Man or GI Joe toys as a kid, but both episodes were interesting. Both were essentially responses to Kenner's success with Star Wars toys. The takeaway from the He-Man episode was that the toys were invented first, and the comic books and cartons were developed to sell the toys (not the other way around). The takeaway from the GI Joe episode was, if someone offers you a choice between $50k and 1% of a toy line's profits or a flat payment of $100k, you should take the 50k/1% option.