- Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:36 pm
#147266
To somebody who was following Death Waltz before their first release, this is interesting and frustrating to witness. A sentence like “Mondo’s devoted fanbase and high-end pop culture collectibles make it the perfect complement to Funko’s current portfolio of brands“ exposes, in marrying insipid business lingo with condescendence to the ‘kids‘, why staying independent appears to be the only way forward. Don‘t get me wrong, you‘re probably right when you say it won‘t change much, and I haven‘t bought much from Death Waltz /Mondo for years, either. My frustration is of a more naive and general nature, witnessing how genuine passion for culture is absorbed by sth that clearly plays by different rules, in two steps. Sorry if this is a rant.
Edit: This is an even better illustration of what irks me most: “Mondo will operate as a unique brand in the portfolio, gradually integrating into common back-end functions where it increases efficiency or makes sense.” Is it just me, or isn‘t the very nature of such wording the exact opposite of what the product is, allegedly, about?