The big license tomorrow is guitar hero

[hated]

if not i'll eat my hat

[Protoform X]

Poop on your hat first.

[Clerk.]

no....second

[xxspawn76xx]

i will poop on your hat and eat the vomit you spew thereafter if it is not guitar hero. sad sad day.

[AsterisX18]

pass if it is guitar hero

[TCM Hitchhiker]

Guitar Hero

That would be hilarious.

[stshammgod]

I'd buy a GH Tom Morello for sure.

[Handle]

Sweet!! Grim Reaper with Scythe guitar anyone??

[SoulRedeemer]

*cries*

[WhO Iz THiZ Iz]

guitar hero as a line would completlely suck...just like most the other lines by MCToys at the moment.

[Uwe]

Sweet!! Grim Reaper with Scythe guitar anyone??
I LIKE YOUR AVATAR SIR.

[Lost Mcfarlane Fan]

Its new Motley Crue Toys;)

[Uwe]

I love that Moltet sound!!

[Bryan316]

The myspace bulletin title is "Super cerial news!" I can't quite figure out if "cerial" is a clue, or someone grossly misspelling a number of words.

[shawnspookcity]

The myspace bulletin title is "Super cerial news!" I can't quite figure out if "cerial" is a clue, or someone grossly misspelling a number of words.
super cereal was from a South Park episode with Al Gore. Al Gore couldn't say "super serious" so he kept saying "Guys, I'm super cereal here"

[Karnis]

One of the shadows looks like a foot on a monitor....classic rock star pose.

[ickzer1]

It really is GH too. Thats sucks, i was hoping for something good. At least a better videogame franchise for figs.

[mmevile]

......and it'll have a 4 button action feature to move the figure's arms & legs. ;)

[Holeman]

Huh. Another license I couldn't give a flying crap about.

Yay.

[flesh_gordon]

Guitar' gets in on toy action

http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/images/2008/06/25/guitarherox.jpg



Collect the whole set: USA TODAY's Mike Snider gets the dish on Guitar Hero dolls.

Guitar Hero is entering rarified air for a video game. It's now deemed worthy of action figures, courtesy of master plastic caster Todd McFarlane.

Four new action figures (expected to cost $10 to $15 each) from the music game will hit stores this fall, timed to the release of the new Guitar Hero World Tour video game. The characters available will be the God of Rock, Johnny Napalm, Axel Steel and Lars Umlaut. With each 6-inch figure, "you will be able to sort of mix and match" guitars and body parts, says McFarlane, who is CEO of McFarlane Toys.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/

[norlkrivc]

if it is true:
good news for those who llove guitar heroes...
good news for me as well since i can save more jink...
everybody happy...

[BloodPig]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/guitarherox.jpg

Little bigger pic. Btw, I know NOTHING about Guitar Hero. Figure looks pretty cool though..

[Smbdyfnkillme]

If we could get Guitar Hero versions of Slash (possible) and Tom Morello (not likely), then this license would be worth it. I hope they didn't pay too much for this license. How many series could they possibly make with the limited selection of Guitar Hero characters? After two series, you've basically exhausted the entire roster. Not to mention that most of the characters have very limited appeal anyway.

[ffejeromdiks]

roflmao Dolls!

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

Grim Reaper if they make him and God of Rock for me

[BloodPig]

Hey Guitar Hero fans, post some pics of these guys if you got em please. I'm interested in seeing what these figures will look like. I did find out already that the mohawk guy(pic we've seen) is Johnny Napalm.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

Lars:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj116/Ironvenom96/larsumlautzg9.jpg

Axel:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/tre__cool/GuitarHeroIIBackground.jpg

[TCM Hitchhiker]

LMAO, one of McToys lamest lines EVER. What the hell is going on over there. I hope this line sells miserably.

McFarlane Toys...It's a Joke

[Lord_kimboat]

That blows. Big time.

[Summoned From Hell]

Yeah a remade guitar hero look Slash , Jimi , Morello, Gene would be cool.
I don't care for the ingame characters since I don't like the game but given it's popularity I think I'll be a sales booster to TMP.

Hope they use the money to get more music licenses :D

[WizardofAUS]

my god.... did mcfarlane sack their marketing and licenses divisions or something?

[ickzer1]

:mad:They cancelled Zodiacs and Fantasy lines for THIS.:mad:

[ickzer1]

At least Neca hasn't failed

Word.

[Green-eye Glow]

grinch, napoleon dynamite, bon jovi, and now this

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

At least Neca hasn't failed

don't make me count the ways... please don't.

[Yankee Rose]

I just bought the new guitar hero game for DS. I think the characters suck. I would never buy a figure of one!

Guitar heros are Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Neal Schon, etc. Those I would buy!

[Hockeyfan74]

Won't be buying any of these.

[mmevile]

Wow, it's actually true. I believe this started out as a joke......little did we know that the joke is on us. Lame.

[Graham]

I'll buy them all.....

Guitar Hero is a juggernaut of a licence right now, and I'd be very surprised if these weren't successful.

Hopefully, there'll be a Grim Ripper, God of Rock, and a Lou.

[jt4470]

Bleh..

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

I'll buy them all.....

Guitar Hero is a juggernaut of a licence right now, and I'd be very surprised if these weren't successful.

Hopefully, there'll be a Grim Ripper, God of Rock, and a Lou.

God of Rock's one of the 1st 4 figures ;)

[Graham]

Yeah.....for some reason when I first read the article, I skipped over God of Rock.......oops!

[Sybilian]

Okay... so McFarlane sells out what little shred of integrity they had left on line constructed to pander to the lowest common denominator of American culture... AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN PUT ANY OF THE HOT, FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE FIRST WAVE!?!?!? GAAAHHH!!!!! SO STUPID!!!!!!!

[The Amazing Mutato]

My god what the hell are they thinking? Guitar Hero?!?!?!?!? If anyone buys those figures, they need to be beaten in the head with a tack hammer because the are ******ED!!!!!


BTW, Rock Band is a WAAAAAAAAAAAY better game!

Now unleash your fury!!!!

[Skullshine]

Tis' a sad, sad day.

[Coolest Board Name]

Pffffff
:rolleyes:

btw , if this is true, thanks again for canceling BladeHunters2 and Zodiac2 for this McF

what next ?
Rice Crispies ?
Pokemons ?
Nintendo Brain training ?

[tatoman2525]

:mad:They cancelled Zodiacs and Fantasy lines for THIS.:mad:

My thoughts exactly:confused::o Very disappointing. Thanks, TMP. I'm sure Walmart will appreciate this line, especially when they hang around with those Beowulf figures still lingering:o:p;)



Overall reaction to this news


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/TATOMAN2525/66dcwgx.gif

[Robhp03]

This line will be a pass for me.
I hate the game but my three young chrildren love it because its so simple to play.
Doesent matter tho because they wont be buying any figures any time soon.
Looks like neither will I, at least not any from McFarlane.

Looks like their new Target Demographic is children.
Thats why you dont see any women in the line up.
Looks like they want to sell to the children who collect tech deck skate boards.

I dont under stand how NECA gets great licenses like TMNT - Resident Evil - Castlevania.

Things I would love for McFarlane to have done for years, but they go out and pick up
boring themed TV shows (Sorry I dont watch lost and the figures are dull to say the least)

Old cartoon characters ? Flinestones ? Tom & Jerry ? Grinch ?

Stupid movies ... Wererabit - Corpse Bride - Napoleaon Dynamite

I bought none of these figures. I dont understand why the other companys
get great licenses and McFarlane picks up subpar pegwarming crap.

[The Amazing Mutato]

I think his next 3 Toy lines will be...........

Food Network's Iron Chef America(Complete with "MYSTERY INGREDIENT"!!!!)

American Idol Present's Karaoke Revolution(Complete with "Crying Sanjia Fan"!!!)

and last but not least

HBO's OZ (Complete with "Prison Raping Action"!!!)

[Karnis]

Not for me but I think its a smart line for McF. Guitar Hero is huge with kids and they are trying to expand their fan base and introduce new young fans beyond the sports line. If they actually brand the WW2 figures as Call of Duty that trend will continue, alnong with the Spawn Robots line.
But it does give old school fans such as myself and most board members pause for concern....its pretty evident that McF is really skewing much younger now, whacking in house lines & such. I wont be buying any McF now until the new Classic Covers line in 2009 (?) unless they announce something appealing. But other companies such as N*** and DC Direct will be picking up the slack.

[tatoman2525]

other companies such as N*** and DC Direct will be picking up the slack.

They sure will:cool:

[klocket]

i really wasn't going to say anything in this thread but...this is the one of the biggest mistakes ever put in plastic...well next to making the game in the first to which it makes everything think they can play guitar...

thanks for the LOST Wave 3...as if these will sell better.

stupid move...

again like the few of you said above...at least we will always have NECA.

M.

[klocket]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/guitarherox.jpg

Little bigger pic. Btw, I know NOTHING about Guitar Hero. Figure looks pretty cool though..

drugs, you're on 'em. :p

M.

[classic]

i absolutely love playing guitar hero but i would never buy these in a million years. guitar hero has some pretty ******ed characters imo. i just dont see any demand for guitar hero figures, i mean has anyone even requested these before. this is a joke

[Smbdyfnkillme]

i absolutely love playing guitar hero but i would never buy these in a million years. guitar hero has some pretty ******ed characters imo. i just dont see any demand for guitar hero figures, i mean has anyone even requested these before. this is a joke

Agreed. The only character that was decent was Xavier Stone and he was nothing but a Hendrix clone. They might as well make another Hendrix before they make him.

[JeremyMarcGirard]

wow...and I was atcually excited for this news. I'm not sure if anything would've been more of a dissapointment for me.

[bushboy]

dude, this is so messed up.

[Pickman's Model (2)]

LOL!

Wow, way to get back into the market TMP!

[herzograven]

everything has an end ...
this is where i get off the McF train
i mean they cancelled the fantasy lines and picked up something as ridicules as guitar hero

wow .... sad, disappointing and depressing at the same time
part of me wishes that McF makes a comeback, because their quality is damn good and prices were always the best
but part of me is also aware that there are only so many mistakes you can make before it falls apart

it's a damn shame that this company landed in the hands of idiotic decision makers (mostly regarding licenses)

this is a truly sad week, first george carlin passes away, now McF toys is flatlined :(

[BiBLE]

The hell?!

[Spawnomite]

Guitar' gets in on toy action

http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/images/2008/06/25/guitarherox.jpg



Collect the whole set: USA TODAY's Mike Snider gets the dish on Guitar Hero dolls.

Guitar Hero is entering rarified air for a video game. It's now deemed worthy of action figures, courtesy of master plastic caster Todd McFarlane.

Four new action figures (expected to cost $10 to $15 each) from the music game will hit stores this fall, timed to the release of the new Guitar Hero World Tour video game. The characters available will be the God of Rock, Johnny Napalm, Axel Steel and Lars Umlaut. With each 6-inch figure, "you will be able to sort of mix and match" guitars and body parts, says McFarlane, who is CEO of McFarlane Toys.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/
Hmmm, I get to save more money. :rolleyes:

[j97e]

Hmmm, I get to save more money. :rolleyes:

and spend it on Mighty Muggs? :)

[ChrisM]

Cut Todd some slack, dudes! The Kung Fu Panda license was already grabbed.

:rolleyes:

I would just love to be a fly on the wall in the meetings where Todd's 'Yes Men' pitch these absurd ideas - and he just eats them up.

The only hope of saving this company is to clean house, and fire the pundits in Az. that keep coming up with these losing proposals.

[Sybilian]

I really don't know which way the winds will blow for this line. Guitar Hero is popular, and people out there might just be braindead enough to consume anything related to the brand. Even if this turns out to be a huge boost for TMP's sales, it's still the death knell for their spirit. TMP has taken some questionable licences in the past, but this is just blatant prostitution to the masses. TMP hasn't just sold their soul, they've taken a dump on everything they used to stand for.

[strezz_dout]

http://re3.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/25/m3/2665927348

[Zombie Spawn]

Well, I never played the game so I don't care. More money for me anyway.

Hopefully this will make TMP some cash so that they can produce something cooler down the road.

[Spawnomite]

and spend it on Mighty Muggs? :)Nope, I don't waste my money on that either.

[Bryan316]

Hahahah, this is real?! Todd doesn't know what the **** he's doing anymore, so he's just chasing at whatever is currently popular and hopes someone bites.

Looks like a few Halo figs and and handful of SPs for me this year; other toy companies obviously want my money more.

[moviemaniac4]

That's the big news ?

FAIL !!! http://board.spawn.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif

[theMahl3r]

Eh. I'm rather indifferent about these. I'll probably pick up the God of Rock. Where's Lou? I was hoping he'd be in Series 1. He's the only figure I want made! I'm not sure if this line will last long enough for a Series 2.

[tatoman2525]

I'm not sure if this line will last long enough for a Series 2.

Actually, they are only cancelling the in-house or the more appealing lines nowadays, so a series 2 thru 8 is a definate possibility for Guitar Hero:p

[Spawnomite]

Guitar Hero is the newest line of action figures to made by Todd McFarlane only to be utterly cancelled before it is even released.

;) :p

[bonedust]

Not for me but I think its a smart line for McF. Guitar Hero is huge with kids and they are trying to expand their fan base and introduce new young fans beyond the sports line. If they actually brand the WW2 figures as Call of Duty that trend will continue, alnong with the Spawn Robots line.
But it does give old school fans such as myself and most board members pause for concern....its pretty evident that McF is really skewing much younger now, whacking in house lines & such. I wont be buying any McF now until the new Classic Covers line in 2009 (?) unless they announce something appealing. But other companies such as N*** and DC Direct will be picking up the slack.

exactly....and when oil is $150 a barrel and bread is $4 a loaf, which facet of the toy market will die off first? the adult based collectors....and NECA and DC will have 0 fan base...

it preparation for the future people...like it or not.

will i buy them? no. do i understand the direction. yes.

[JiGgLeS]

wow... major suckage

[BeefEaster]

what a load of crap
come on mcfarlane....this is seriously weak

[bigassbuzz]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff8/SvM926/SouthPark-GuitarHero.gif

[Radiation74]

It may seem like a dumb idea now, but what happens if McF has rights to produce a figure of any GH character ( real or fictional ) ? I am not interested in the first wave, but if some musicians that I actually liked were to become "dolls", I'd def grab them.

[Scarlett Edge]

Well there's another mcfarlane line I'm not getting. I'm just not into GH. Well congrats to the people that want these. =(

[bigassbuzz]

Well there's another mcfarlane line I'm not getting. I'm just not into GH. Well congrats to the people that want these. =(

yeah, all seven of you. ;)

[LA SOMBRA]

Don´t believe this!:mad:
Really Pathetic!:spawnskul

Why?why?why?

[Chop_top]

I'll buy figures of real musicians but not of some lame game that lets kiddies think they are real musicians. Guitar hero fans boys learn to play a real guitar, TMP start making figures that we actually want.

[Daywalker UK]

Maybe not a popular choice with the hardcore/old school collectors but I reckon these will sell incredibly well. This is the sort of licence that has the ability to transcend standard retail practice and could possibly end up being stocked in music and videogame stores.

To be honest, I don't think McFarlane could produce a single line that would generate overwhelming positive feedback from these forums anymore. 100 people sign an online petition for a specific figure or line and suddenly it's expected that McF should invest in it rather than something that will actually generate profit for them.

[theMahl3r]

Negative. Big negative.

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/axel_steel_big1.jpg

http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/guitarheromcfarlane_l.jpg

[ChrisM]

^^^^^
Ugh!!!

[Captain Sassy Pants]

don't make me count the ways... please don't.
Lately, they haven't. Get over yourself and your love for McFigs.

[impalerprince]

Maybe not a popular choice with the hardcore/old school collectors but I reckon these will sell incredibly well. This is the sort of licence that has the ability to transcend standard retail practice and could possibly end up being stocked in music and videogame stores.

Yeah, and Hanna-Barbera had 50 years (more if you want to go all the way back to their MGM days in the 40's) of exposure as some of the most famous characters of all time, and it did ****-all for that line.


Just because a property is popular doesn't mean toys are a good idea. If they do well, awesome, if they don't it'll be another loud "I told you so" moment. It doesn't confront me one way or the other, to be honest.

[TCM Hitchhiker]

Negative. Big negative.

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/axel_steel_big1.jpg

http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/guitarheromcfarlane_l.jpg

LMFAO

Good God

[Fake_Nick]

NECROMANCER says:

" :( " . . .


http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_dp.jpg

[Mr. Wiggity Man]

Everytime I see that Necromancer pic I weep. He's the one I wanted most from that line.

[Battlefield]

Wow Just Wow......

[bigassbuzz]

NECROMANCER says:

" :( " . . .


http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/bladehunters2/necromancer/images/bladehunters2_necromancer_photo_01_dp.jpg



sadness turning to rage... :mad:

[Daywalker UK]

Yeah, and Hanna-Barbera had 50 years (more if you want to go all the way back to their MGM days in the 40's) of exposure as some of the most famous characters of all time, and it did ****-all for that line.


Just because a property is popular doesn't mean toys are a good idea. If they do well, awesome, if they don't it'll be another loud "I told you so" moment. It doesn't confront me one way or the other, to be honest.

I can't disagree with any of that. But then I wasn't trying to say that these will do well 'just' because of the games popularity. There's a whole host of factors to take into consideration. It's more about who the games (and therefore the licence) are popular with than the fact that they are.

[Hanky Panky]

This is an interesting license to explore for McFarlane....it's obviously targeted towards the gamers than any toy collectors...

Got to give him props for this ballzey move...

[GruntOfAction]

With how tall they are and how you can interchange pieces its a wonder why they didn't bother making the guitars in-scale with the Halo Figures..lol.

[scottbuckets]

hmmm.. i dunno McF.. Guitar Hero figures are teh ****.

Whats going on here?

[Holeman]

God, these figs suck ass.

[Parler]

Yeah, this sucks big time. Big dissapointment overall.

[bborst]

I'd like McFarlane Toys to stop craping on their customers with this junk.

How about Devil May Cry? More Soul Calibur? 4" HALO with more than just one weapon and not so many damn variants?

[GruntOfAction]

My sister wants the Midori one..She loves the puffy hair one..she always plays as her when we play it.

[toyslooney]

this line is gonna suck so bad. I wonder who convinced Mcfarlane to buy the license.
I WILL NOT BUY THIS CRAP.

[sSHADOWw]

I would rather pay 50 bucks for necromancer than these.....

[Ecmagee1984]

I think I will have to pass, but I think the Guitar Hero nerds are going to love them.

[The Necromonger]

Save your money and hire the Priest to come in and perform the last rights on McFarlane Toys.

I am still amazed from that faithful day where I first laid my eyes on Movie Maniacs series 1 and can't feel nothing but sadness to see what once a great toy creator has morphed into a second rate licensing collector who sell figures now smaller than they have ever been and think they can sell them for the same price as they always have.

:( 'Will the real McFarlane Toys please stand up?'

[j97e]

I want the Power Puff Girls by Mickey-F.

[The Necromonger]

God of Rock if anyone cares...........

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/884/884585/guitar-hero-mcfarlane-toys-20080626112221799.jpg

[Coolest Board Name]

Well, I never played the game so I don't care. More money for me anyway.

Hopefully this will make TMP some cash so that they can produce something cooler down the road.

yeah more cash to do cool stuff in the end for us fantasy/comic/scifi/geekystuff collectors...

roooiiiiiiiight

you mean like the kind of cash the sport license did...

cash that was used, in the end, to....ya know......get the freaking Guitar Hero license ?!?!!???!!?

[BiBLE]

I think I will have to pass, but I think the Guitar Hero nerds are going to love them.

Will the target audience for those figures have any spare change to afford those figures?

[Doc Xenith]

This thread is funny

[SoulRedeemer]

I never realized that Guitar Hero had characters. I mean, I played the first one at a friends house a long time ago and noticed the pseudo-guitarist that you played, but I thought the focus was just pressing buttons and "plucking the strings" to get a good score. You don't choose a character, do you? Oh well.

[EL WOLF O]

wow i wanna shoot my self in the foot nvm i wanna shoot Todd in the foot what the hell was he thinking! This is one of those things were you come up with an idea in your head and it seems great but then you notice its a relly ****ty idea compared to what you imagined in your head...

[Coolest Board Name]

And what's with all the articulation on these figures ?
after denying it for years, now not only do they branch out to stupid stuff 95% of the people of this forum don't care about, but they also give it the artic. most of those people have been asking like forever ?

Anybody here feel pooped on ?
:D

[avcprime]

Wow, it's actually true. I believe this started out as a joke......little did we know that the joke is on us. Lame.

sad, but true.

[zayco]

*vomits*

Mcfarlane you gotta be KIDDING ME... where've the marketing ideas gone? the GOOD marketing ideas?

and the SCULPTING!!! DEAR GOD THE SCULPTING!! look at that guys mouth...

[bigassbuzz]

This thread is funny

now that I'm home from work, and more relaxed, :cool::cool::cool:
I agree with the funny.

This has been a therapeutic experience.
Let out the rage.
Rage on some toys!
The outrage!!!!!

Bush is still president, and **** still runs the show.

This Guitar Hero thing is so incredibly unimportant.
Feck, I may even buy them now that I've looked at it through green-colored glasses.
Probably not though ;)

[JaylisJayP]

Worst TMP decision yet. Worthless, useless, horrible figures.

[boondock_saint80]

Wow, I just lost soooooooooooo much respect for this company, I really did, do we really need terrible video game characters as figures, when theres soo many great characters yet to be made?

What the hell happened to the McFarlane toys of past, I really hope these pan out, but I highly doubt I'll be buying any of these.