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While Richard Parks of RRParks CARDS performs most phases of production himself, there are still some loose ends that take the proverbial village to pull together. Licensing, for example, is more than simply paying a fee for likeness rights and related indicia trademarks. It involves.

By May 18,2015  1

While Richard Parks of RRParks CARDS performs most phases of production himself, there are still some loose ends that take the proverbial village to pull together. Licensing, for example, is more than simply paying a fee for likeness rights and related indicia trademarks. It involves coordination and approvals on a number of issues.

For Parks’ current Three Stooges Chronicles project, the card manufacturer worked with C3 Entertainment, Inc., the licensing company for all things Stooges. Interestingly, the entertainment firm itself was originally founded in 1959 (under the name Comedy III Productions, Inc.) by the Three Stooges themselves. This was around the time the Stooges were being rediscovered by the first TV generation of kids.

Chronicles of The Three Stooges

“C3 Ent., Inc. and I have one perfectly common goal,” said Parks, “to produce the biggest, most thorough, entertaining AND achievable collectible Three Stooges trading card series with no limits (well… within the realm of the license which forbids Warner Brothers images). Obviously, we don’t always see eye to eye but there’s never any power tripping or ‘mean’ stuff going on. We sometimes have discussions about something I want to do or an artist I want to use but I think there’s a good mutual respect for the fact we are BOTH passionate about preserving the integrity of Larry, Moe, Curly, Shemp, Joe, and Curly Joe DeRita, not just as faces on a product but as human beings. And while the backs of the cards probably have more text on average than most other sport or non-sport cards, loaded with facts and trivia, I steer well clear of sordid history. And I think that goes over well with the licensor, and with every other licensor I’ve dealt with: passion for the subject, producing something respectful and FUN and regular, detailed and accurate communication is the goal. Working with C3 can be challenging sometimes…but together we’re creating one heck of a neat card collectible!”

Want to know more about the RRParks CARDS process? See the current Jun/Jul ’15 issue of Non-Sport Update magazine available through this website or at select newsstands and hobby shops.

Chronicles of The Three Stooges card back

 

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  • Tim Swales May 18, 2015 Reply

    Richard Parks is the Ultimate Stooge Fan. Keep up the good work. Fellow collector and RRParks supporter.
    Tim Swales

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