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Superman and Wonder Woman as Wrestlers by RymSlim (inspired by Sean Galloways and Gary Frank's art):
[I]"Based on Sean Galloways concepts... I couldn't draw a pose so I copied Gary Franks cover."[/I]
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[url]https://twitter.com/RymSlim/status/1209322235271565312[/url]
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[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4797342]They are marketed together at least since the 70s. But, at the moment, it seems that mainly the custom merchants are the ones really capitalizing on it.[/QUOTE]
Official stuff here and there like recent Hot Topic phone case and the socks(still don’t know the store however)
But yeah 50+ years of these two characters being marketed together before being a canon couple and still custom merch gives the idea of interests so for SMWW to still be at the top of that is a big deal.
[QUOTE]It wouldn't even be a departure from the classic depiction of the characters. I mean, pre-Crisis Supes had fully embraced his heritage and uniqueness and many versions of Diana did it too. [B]Just go back to their roots and update to modern storytelling.[/B][/QUOTE]
I’m not sure why it’s being made as if it is a departure :confused:
Bold: I thought that was the idea of Rebirth? 🙃
But anyway...new52 wasn’t perfect, but gave a gateway to true modern storytelling to gain the modern wider audience interest with Superman having a backbone and embracing his heritage.
Wonder Woman has never had a problem with this exactly, however, the problem is oversimplifying “love” and “compassion”. She needs balance with being a warrior, not going too extreme.
[QUOTE]Lego Geralt/Diana is next. 😉[/QUOTE]
hehe yep! Indeed.
[QUOTE]There were also a few panels of SM/WW guest on the Green Arrow series.[/QUOTE]
ah... I recall those.
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[QUOTE=LoveStar;4798708]Official stuff here and there like recent Hot Topic phone case and the socks[/QUOTE]
The phone case was on Hot-Topic since the holidays, I think. The socks don't seemed recent.
[QUOTE](still don’t know the store however)[/QUOTE]
Maybe those socks can be found also online like the ones shared by Hellacre a few months ago? 🤔
[QUOTE]But yeah 50+ years of these two characters being marketed together before being a canon couple and still custom merch gives the idea of interests so for SMWW to still be at the top of that is a big deal.[/QUOTE]
I guess the current "canonicity" of the pair is one of the reasons the SM/WW merch isn't pushed further by WB/DC.
[QUOTE]I’m not sure why it’s being made as if it is a departure :confused:
Bold: I thought that was the idea of Rebirth? 🙃
But anyway...new52 wasn’t perfect, but gave a gateway to true modern storytelling to gain the modern wider audience interest with Superman having a backbone and embracing his heritage.
Wonder Woman has never had a problem with this exactly, however, the problem is oversimplifying “love” and “compassion”. She needs balance with being a warrior, not going too extreme.[/QUOTE]
It's a departure for those that aren't familiar with (or don't like) the old pre-Crisis SM and/or the WW character as a whole. 🙃
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[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4799518]The phone case was on Hot-Topic since the holidays, I think. The socks don't seemed recent.[/QUOTE]
Yep, the Hot Topic case was early December.
🤔 the socks do have the current DC logo there, however when it was released still unknown.
[QUOTE]Maybe those socks can be found also online like the ones shared by Hellacre a few months ago? 🤔[/QUOTE]
I’ve tried... no idea lol
It’s like it’s a “in store only” product
[QUOTE]I guess the current "canonicity" of the pair is one of the reasons the SM/WW merch isn't pushed further by WB/DC.[/QUOTE]
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This doesn’t make sense given the years before. Why should “canon” matter now?
[QUOTE]It's a departure for those that aren't familiar with (or don't like) the old pre-Crisis SM and/or the WW character as a whole. 🙃[/QUOTE]
Superman shouldn’t have gone through a period of a backwards mindset of his character. Period. It has done more harm than good and Wonder Woman is almost falling into that trap as well
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Couple portraits:
[I]"Thanks to Anna for this order 🌈 More and more of you are placing orders for Valentine's Day 💋 Thank you."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B62vRMUFe3v/[/url]
[I]"Superhero Save the Dates. #weddingideas #superherowedding"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B63yxGcDS0j/[/url]
[I]"Heroes! #wonderwoman #superman"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7eINljhk_k/[/url]
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[QUOTE=LoveStar;4799646]Yep, the Hot Topic case was early December.
🤔 the socks do have the current DC logo there, however when it was released still unknown.
I’ve tried... no idea lol
It’s like it’s a “in store only” product[/QUOTE]
Maybe they were released only out of the US?
[QUOTE]This doesn’t make sense given the years before. Why should “canon” matter now?[/QUOTE]
Because they aren't a couple anymore, so WB/DC isn't going to push to have more merch and ads with them marketed as a couple. 🤔
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[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4800080]Couple portraits:
[I]"Thanks to Anna for this order 🌈 More and more of you are placing orders for Valentine's Day 💋 Thank you."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B62vRMUFe3v/[/url]
[I]"Superhero Save the Dates. #weddingideas #superherowedding"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B63yxGcDS0j/[/url]
[I]"Heroes! #wonderwoman #superman"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7eINljhk_k/[/url][/QUOTE]
Loving the Valentines posts!!!! So much SuperWonder Love all year round on every occasion. So great! 🤗
[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4800915]Maybe they were released only out of the US?[/QUOTE]
Most likely. 🤔
[QUOTE]
Because they aren't a couple anymore, so WB/DC isn't going to push to have more merch and ads with them marketed as a couple. 🤔[/QUOTE]
🤔 The images used obviously have them as a couple. The descriptions of certain products gives the “perfect gift for couples” or his/her. Even if not, it’s an automatic expectation or belief that it’s for couples. So either way you slice it, it all still seems counterproductive.
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Lego SM/WW:
[I]"#wonderwoman and #superman ❤️💙 #BetterTogether"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ocK5vo1aV/[/url]
[I]"Have a Superman in your Life? Check out these awesome Valentine’s Keychains for your loved one."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gcddVp4mD/[/url]
[I]"Wonder Woman wants to be Superman's sidekick."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rAuGFnkwU/[/url]
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[I]"Original art and signature performed by @bronsova ❤ AU: Superman is gone. Diana went to look for him in different Earth, until one day she found... Geralt of Rivia."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bw-obpS6r/[/url]
[I]"Always & Forever 👩❤️👨🥰💕 Photo by @smww4ever in upstate Michigan 🏞🗺 #smww4ever #superwonder"[/I]
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[I]"My new minifigs looking over me while working."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7iZki6pnFs/[/url]
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[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4801400]Lego SM/WW:
[I]"#wonderwoman and #superman ❤️💙 #BetterTogether"[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ocK5vo1aV/[/url][/QUOTE]
Love the caption hashtag! ❤️ They most definitely are better together.
[QUOTE][I]"Have a Superman in your Life? Check out these awesome Valentine’s Keychains for your loved one."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gcddVp4mD/[/url][/QUOTE]
More SuperWonder valentine’s love! YAY! And here we are with the “I am/You are...my Superman/Wonder Woman”
[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4801411][I]"Original art and signature performed by @bronsova ❤ AU: Superman is gone. Diana went to look for him in different Earth, until one day she found... Geralt of Rivia."[/I]
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[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bw-obpS6r/[/url][/QUOTE]
Wow! That was fast! So you were hinting that there was crossover LEGOs?!
Really hoping there is a follow up of Kal & Geralt meeting with Diana 🤣
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[QUOTE=LoveStar;4801342]🤔 The images used obviously have them as a couple. The descriptions of certain products gives the “perfect gift for couples” or his/her. Even if not, it’s an automatic expectation or belief that it’s for couples. So either way you slice it, it all still seems counterproductive.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but I can't see the current WB/DC pushing for ads like the one for the SM/WW perfume with Kal & Diana going on a date and being referenced as "Power Couple".
[QUOTE=LoveStar;4801771]Love the caption hashtag! ❤️ They most definitely are better together.[/QUOTE]
Indeed.
[QUOTE]Wow! That was fast! So you were hinting that there was crossover LEGOs?!
Really hoping there is a follow up of Kal & Geralt meeting with Diana 🤣[/QUOTE]
Of course I was hinting to it a few days ago. 😜 It's not like I end up mentioning something that seems so random like, I dunno, SM/WW doing the Dolly Parton Challenge (?) for no particular reason. 🙃
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SuperWonder themed books:
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/5tN3PYYv/IMG-20200126-121249-850.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B42Xy4Hh4Il/?igshid=sqp6r8b64u0j[/url]
"Every superman needs a wonder woman
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Pick your favourite from this extraordinary league of notebooks."
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/Dzd9GXVX/IMG-20200126-121603-449.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B491h7nnQK4/?igshid=1dg7vfsspo1o9[/url]
"Direct from DC Comics comics Superman and Wonder Woman came in the form of a bookcase to help you organize your bookshelf! Beautiful piece of wood, super resistant."
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/zv3642yC/IMG-20200126-122017-074.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7qiy0IAQrt/?igshid=el1f1crfo9uv[/url]
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^^^The first SM/WW book (the concept art) looks like it's from a magician's collection or something. 😉
[QUOTE=Deiasilva10;4802108][B]"Every superman needs a wonder woman��[/B]
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Pick your favourite from this extraordinary league of notebooks."
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/Dzd9GXVX/IMG-20200126-121603-449.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B491h7nnQK4/?igshid=1dg7vfsspo1o9[/url][/QUOTE]
This catchphrase is getting used everywhere for everything, isn't it? Now, even SM/WW notebooks need each others. 😅
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[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4802048]Yeah, but I can't see the current WB/DC pushing for ads like the one for the SM/WW perfume with Kal & Diana going on a date and being referenced as "Power Couple".[/QUOTE]
So not completely marketed as a couple but still marketed together anyway in some form of just partnership.
What a waste and missed opportunity for the markets/audiences DC/WB needs. It would be different if what the were doing now had direction and more success but it’s staggering. Why not push for what’s proven to be a success?
[QUOTE]Of course I was hinting to it a few days ago. 😜 It's not like I end up mentioning something that seems so random like, I dunno, SM/WW doing the Dolly Parton Challenge (?) for no particular reason. 🙃[/QUOTE]
[IMG] https://media0.giphy.com/media/l14qxlCgJ0zUk/giphy.gif[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Deiasilva10;4802108]SuperWonder themed books:
[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/5tN3PYYv/IMG-20200126-121249-850.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B42Xy4Hh4Il/?igshid=sqp6r8b64u0j[/url]
"Every superman needs a wonder woman��
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Pick your favourite from this extraordinary league of notebooks."
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B491h7nnQK4/?igshid=1dg7vfsspo1o9[/url]
"Direct from DC Comics comics Superman and Wonder Woman came in the form of a bookcase to help you organize your bookshelf! Beautiful piece of wood, super resistant."
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B7qiy0IAQrt/?igshid=el1f1crfo9uv[/url][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Last Son of Krypton;4802342]^^^The first SM/WW book (the concept art) looks like it's from a magician's collection or something. 😉
This catchphrase is getting used everywhere for everything, isn't it? Now, even SM/WW notebooks need each others. 😅[/QUOTE]
Honestly I love that design for a Superman/Wonder Woman Power Couple Guide Special basically not only comic stories but also real life couple stories as well. Yeah.... going far fetched as always 😜
These custom merch post has a better grasp at what’s a marketing success and capitalize on it. The catchphrase was ironically started be DC and has taken a life of its own. Why not take advantage of that?
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[QUOTE=LoveStar;4803307]So not completely marketed as a couple but still marketed together anyway in some form of just partnership.
What a waste and missed opportunity for the markets/audiences DC/WB needs. It would be different if what the were doing now had direction and more success but it’s staggering. Why not push for what’s proven to be a success?[/QUOTE]
I'm sure that having them marketed together in some fashion will never go away as well as using SM/WW art from the New52 for official merch.
[QUOTE]Honestly I love that design for a Superman/Wonder Woman Power Couple Guide Special basically not only comic stories but also real life couple stories as well. Yeah.... going far fetched as always 😜[/QUOTE]
Or the cover for a photo book for couples. 🤯
[QUOTE]These custom merch post has a better grasp at what’s a marketing success and capitalize on it. The catchphrase was ironically started be DC and has taken a life of its own. Why not take advantage of that?[/QUOTE]
DC should've already copyrighted it. 🙃