I could be mistaken, but I believe DC actually did make some "requests" of Pixar due to DC's already-existing (4th-tier) character Elastic-Girl. As I understand it, the agreement reached was that Pixar could use the name in the movie, but not in outside promotional pieces, which is why she's labelled "Mrs. Incredible" in the print ads (at least the ones I've seen).
Of course, this is all just what I've heard third-and-fourth-hand, so it could be bunk.
Actually, there are some Asian cultures which have weapons similar to the "claws", so it's not as though Wolverine's weaponry are something Marvel can claim exclusive rights to; they can only claim Wolverine himself. As for the way they come out, and make noise, well, just about every weapon in CoH makes noise when drawn, and they all seem to come from odd little "pocket universes" around the wielder's body...
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I could be mistaken, but I believe DC actually did make some "requests" of Pixar due to DC's already-existing (4th-tier) character Elastic-Girl. As I understand it, the agreement reached was that Pixar could use the name in the movie, but not in outside promotional pieces, which is why she's labelled "Mrs. Incredible" in the print ads (at least the ones I've seen). Of course, this is all just what I've heard third-and-fourth-hand, so it could be bunk.
Actually, there are some Asian cultures which have weapons similar to the "claws", so it's not as though Wolverine's weaponry are something Marvel can claim exclusive rights to; they can only claim Wolverine himself. As for the way they come out, and make noise, well, just about every weapon in CoH makes noise when drawn, and they all seem to come from odd little "pocket universes" around the wielder's body...