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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Unfortunately they've stated that the market has become slim for The Thing. Most John Carpenter licenses have a dedicated fan-base and are almost all cult-classics in status, but not enough momentum for a toy line anymore. There are a lot of licenses NECA has stated would be neat to do, but are too niche to guarantee sales beyond dedicated fans. Hopefully the Mego style Snake sells well enough to prove to them that normal 7" figures can be made, but doing any more licenses is uncertain at this point.

Y'know, part of me wants to believe that, but when I see them making figures based off Castlevania, Bionic Commando, Princess Bride and the Lone Ranger, it just makes me sad that they wouldn't consider even a one-off figure. They've done it before, and I'd bet anything the market for the Thing toys is WAAAAAYYYYY bigger than some of the other toys they've done *coughcough Iggy Pop coughcough*