Platinum Studios (PDOS)

[Scooter146]

To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't apply to "everything" in the Platinum library, as there are properties that were developed internally and properties that were directly acquired by Platinum. However, there are several large libraries - I believe Hexagon Comics from France was one - that Rosenberg acquired rights to, that reside within RIP.

And I know this as I worked as an independent contractor for them several years ago and saw many of the rights agreements that were in place. Maybe things have changed since then, but I doubt it - it was set up that way to protect the IP.

As far as the claim of 5,000 comic book characters, that is also a bit misleading. That # comes from Rosenberg's point of view on how he sees IP within a comic book. For example, if a comic has 2 main characters, 3 secondary characters, and 1 unique "device" or vehicle or location, then those are 6 pieces of IP that could be developed into their own TV/Film pitch. So based on that logic, there are 5,000 of IP in the library. And Platinum hired a valuation firm a few years back to support that claim and will use that when questioned about the validity of their statement.