[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

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*

Except for the lone ranger most of the licenses you mentioned got their toys before NECA's renaissance (which started building in 2010 when the Predator line started but even then it would be at least a year before that really got momentum). They started off doing a bunch of one-offs and the occasional series (300) but McFarlane was still clinging to top US collectibles company at the time. They had done some really nice lines but most of their stuff was still basically $20 statues with limited licenses to use, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. But as you track the Predator line you see them reinvent themselves in 2011-2012 and become much more of an actual toy company, though if you ask me much of their stuff is still better treated as $20 statues. They're awesome $20 statues but many of their lines have either too stiff/loose joints or just some pose that exists but I can't see myself actually using. Getting back to the point they're actually making lines people want to buy now so I do really want them to store enough cash to risk giving us stuff like The Thing, where it might not sell super well but it is a treat for fans.