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The price tag is inflated, for sure, but collectors can't have thought figs would be made that did the characters (and the artists that illustrated them) justice? Translations of classic artists like Corben and Liberatore, or newer standouts like Bisley were never going to be represented/reflected in the figs in this modern context.
Deecee4 noted the few figs from 20 yrs ago that did actually make an attempt to resemble the source art. However, even with Fakk2 having some commercial success with a toon and game, and a decent job being done on their translation, the characters were too obscure for buy-in from casuals.
For what it's worth, the promo images look enough like the characters in question - at least I recognize them - to be moderately appealing. But, yeah, the price for what's been shown doesn't exactly jive...
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