BartVanHemelen said:

Oh hey, welcome to news from three and a half months ago: http://prince.org/msg/7/453779

Thanks for that we all feel so inadequate

honer said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Oh hey, welcome to news from three and a half months ago: http://prince.org/msg/7/453779

Thanks for that we all feel so inadequate

LMAO, Bart was just as heartwarming and joyful on that thread as he is on this one.

Well, I'll say one thing for Bart, he doesn't get all butt hurt when someone gets snippy with him. He takes what he gives. I've seen others who do about the same thing he does but when the same thing happens to them they damned near throw a tantrum about it.

I love toy arts and have a few Funkos, but sadly this one looks more like Bobby Z than Prince...

1. I don't think Prince would approve.

2. If the estate want money, they are sitting on the biggest musical/video pile in entertainment history.

3. I'm well aware of the Funko Pop trend, but dead artists just reeks of expolitation.

4. I hope Prince fans would know better.

5. Why does anyone need Prince 'stuff' beyond his performances? What does it bring you?

6. Beyond the Labyrinth licence, the Bowie estate has side stepped all of this type of commercialism.

7. Why do people feel they need shit like this?

8. This is America.

SquirrelMeat said:

1. I don't think Prince would approve.

2. If the estate want money, they are sitting on the biggest musical/video pile in entertainment history.

3. I'm well aware of the Funko Pop trend, but dead artists just reeks of expolitation.

4. I hope Prince fans would know better.

5. Why does anyone need Prince 'stuff' beyond his performances? What does it bring you?

6. Beyond the Labyrinth licence, the Bowie estate has side stepped all of this type of commercialism.

7. Why do people feel they need shit like this?

8. This is America.

(PS I agree with all of what you said.)

The new one is even worse:

TrivialPursuit said:

djThunderfunk said:

TrivialPursuit said:

RodeoSchro said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Oh hey, welcome to news from three and a half months ago: http://prince.org/msg/7/453779

Says the guy who can't move past 1996.

Too mean for me...................................needs some candy or something to sweeten him up.

Dude, be nicer.

SquirrelMeat said:

SquirrelMeat said:

These look nothing like P, are angry-looking, and just downright ugly I wish Troy Gua was able to add his touch to these little beasties.

[Edited 8/14/18 16:29pm]

RodeoSchro said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Oh hey, welcome to news from three and a half months ago: http://prince.org/msg/7/453779

Says the guy who can't move past 1996.

More like 1986. Bart has been posting like this since before the Gold Experience was released.

according to this, there are 3 Prince designs coming

http://popvinyls.com/coming-soon-funko/

Back in April, some merchandising sheets were leaked that indicated the three designs were Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, and 2004 Grammys.

The "Raspberry Beret" one wasn't mentioned, so maybe there are 4, or they nixed the WDC one for being too similar to Purple Rain perhaps.

Here's the 3rd one.

Militant said:

Back in April, some merchandising sheets were leaked that indicated the three designs were Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, and 2004 Grammys.

The "Raspberry Beret" one wasn't mentioned, so maybe there are 4, or they nixed the WDC one for being too similar to Purple Rain perhaps.

I spoke to someone at Funko Pop who said there will be 4. One of them will be a collector's edtion with him on a motorcycle.

I am the one who initially posted this a few months back. Funko hasn't even formally announced these yet, but they are real. I got my 3rd Eye Girl version today.

I love Funko Pops and have lots and lots -- I LOVE them.

SquirrelMeat said:

1. I don't think Prince would approve.

2. If the estate want money, they are sitting on the biggest musical/video pile in entertainment history.

3. I'm well aware of the Funko Pop trend, but dead artists just reeks of expolitation.

4. I hope Prince fans would know better.

5. Why does anyone need Prince 'stuff' beyond his performances? What does it bring you?

6. Beyond the Labyrinth licence, the Bowie estate has side stepped all of this type of commercialism.

7. Why do people feel they need shit like this?

8. This is America.

4. Prince fans should know better? Why? Because you don't like it? Because Prince wouldn't approve? How many bootlegs do you have?

5. I like having pop figures for musicians, entertainers and characters I like. Why does it matter to you?

6. Bowie pops are coming later this year.

7. Because people can spend their money however they want.

[Edited 8/15/18 14:09pm]

StevenAnthony said:

I am the one who initially posted this a few months back. Funko hasn't even formally announced these yet, but they are real. I got my 3rd Eye Girl version today.

It's on their site. That's pretty much an announcement, is it not? The pic I posted most recently is directly pulled from their site. I guess I'm not aware how much of an announcement they make on anything they release.

TrivialPursuit said:

StevenAnthony said:

I am the one who initially posted this a few months back. Funko hasn't even formally announced these yet, but they are real. I got my 3rd Eye Girl version today.

It's on their site. That's pretty much an announcement, is it not? The pic I posted most recently is directly pulled from their site. I guess I'm not aware how much of an announcement they make on anything they release.

No, that pic you posted is not from Funko's official site. It's from a site that posts Funko leaks ahead of release. They aren't officially announced yet and there will most assuredly be a full on press release on their site when they do.

I dunno. I mean he REALLY didn't want this to ever happen. Fukked up the family allowed this.

StevenAnthony said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's on their site. That's pretty much an announcement, is it not? The pic I posted most recently is directly pulled from their site. I guess I'm not aware how much of an announcement they make on anything they release.

No, that pic you posted is not from Funko's official site. It's from a site that posts Funko leaks ahead of release.

Oh right. Eh well.

thedance said:

nice, but those eyes are pretty "dead looking",


they should have invested some time to make some good "living eyes"..... ok just, imho.

I doubt you've ever seen a dead persons eyes. They don't look like that.

funksterr said:

I dunno. I mean he REALLY didn't want this to ever happen. Fukked up the family allowed this.

The family have nothing to do with it.

Both Prince's brother Omarr and his cousin Chazz Smith have received cease-and-desist orders from the Estate, even though Omarr is an heir. Sharon had to fight to be able to get the John Nelson project recorded and sold at Paisley - again, in spite of her being an actual heir.

They get to give their opinions - they don't have approval of what deals do and do not get made.

That's solely down to Comerica and Troy Carter right now.

Militant said:

funksterr said:

I dunno. I mean he REALLY didn't want this to ever happen. Fukked up the family allowed this.

The family have nothing to do with it.

Both Prince's brother Omarr and his cousin Chazz Smith have received cease-and-desist orders from the Estate, even though Omarr is an heir. Sharon had to fight to be able to get the John Nelson project recorded and sold at Paisley - again, in spite of her being an actual heir.

They get to give their opinions - they don't have approval of what deals do and do not get made.

That's solely down to Comerica and Troy Carter right now.

Why is Omarr getting a cease and desist?

PennyPurple said: