[Shin Densetsu]

I think Hot Toys handles their licenses very well. They are aggressive in pursuing fan-favorite, yet sometimes obscure, licenses. They also do a hell of a job when it comes to sculpting. Make no doubt about it, when you look at their figures, they are masterpieces.

I think Mattel does a great job with what they offer to collectors, but distribution on the other hand almost cancels it out. They are giving Ghostbusters some love, knocked the ball out of the park for DC, and are currently kicking ass with MOTUC. Yet distribution, woes that are almost always deflected to retailers, and lines that have so much potential but die off due to bad mishandling of sales and distribution are a constant motif here. It's unfortunate, it's obvious that fans want the toys but actually getting them is a different matter entirely.

I think NECA is doing a great job with their Player Select line, a diverse line of action figures from video games. I think it just needs more figures. For example, you have Hayabusa Ryu from Ninja Gaiden and the main character from Bionic Commando yet no one for them to fight, and there are TONS of enemies in their respective games for them to fight. NECA brings high articulation and exceptional detail to 7" scale, and I think we ought to see more of it. Awesome that they have the Dead Space and Bioshock licenses.