DC/WARNER REMOVE GUNS FROM ALL UPCOMING PRODUCTS… TOYS PROTEST!!
BREAKING NEWS:
DC/WARNER REMOVE GUNS FROM ALL UPCOMING PRODUCTS… TOYS PROTEST!!
It all started a few weeks ago, when Mezco posted some promotional pictures from their upcoming ‘Constantine’ figure. Some fans noticed that no pictures were showing John Constantine holding a gun, rifle, or his signature cigarette… Mezco replied with a tweet saying that they were requested to omit the items from their current marketing photos…
Gun holding hand…without gun
There were also promo pictures from Prime 1 Studio’s Grim Knight statue, that were all missing the weapons, even though the Grim Knight is basically the Batman version of the Punisher (in his universe, he grabbed the gun from his parents’ killer and shot him dead on the spot, leading to him becoming a vigilante that relies heavily on lethal weapons).
Gun holding position…without guns. Pretty silly, no?
Notice the blurred guns
Then, earlier this week, the collectors who have ordered the “Batman Hush: Joker” or the “Dark Knight Returns: Armored Batman”, both from MAFEX received an emails mentioning that the guns will not be included with the figure anymore…
The Joker’s gun
(Note that it is not even a gun, but a prop gun with a flag in it…)
Armored Batman’s gun
It was mentioned last year that Warner Bros had decided to remove guns from their shows, including the upcoming Looney Tunes reboot show, in response to the US gun violence. Characters like Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam will not be able to have guns or rifles in the new shows, but it was not expected at any point that the regulation would also find its way in DC Comics and all the toys as well (especially after McFarlane Toys just released a Grim Knight, Flashpoint Batman and Red Hood figures, all dual-wielding guns and weapons of all sorts).
ToyFarce heard that the action figures were not happy about this new rule and have decided to protest, as a sign of cooperation for their soon-to-be-released friends. They want their right to bear arms to be respected. “We Want Guns!” signs were seen in the crowd, and ToyFarce tried to get a few words from some of the members of the protest…
DC Comics gun-wielding figures decided to take to the streets to show their discontent…
“I am an Armored Batman too and I have a gun, so there’s no reason my MAFEX counterpart shouldn’t have one. It’s a 1:12 gun…”
“Well, what can I say? This thing is actually glued to my hand and can’t even be removed! A Joker from Batman:Hush without a prop-gun is like a joke without punchline, it makes no sense!
What does that mean for future DC Multiverse figures from McFarlane Toys, for example? Will the Unmasked Flashpoint Batman come empty handed? Only time will tell…
We will keep you informed of any significant developments.
More news at 11:00… That’s All, Folks!
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