Hopping in here a bit late to the current discussion but wouldn't mind seeing McFarlane have it back. They're already working with 20th Century Studios on Avatar, and they've grown a lot as a company since those early days.
https://twitter.com/ridgetop21/status/1578803033424556033Quote from: Mike's Monsters on Oct 09, 2022, 03:43:07 PMBut I'm open to possibilities! Maybe they could try MonsterArts again with Bandai as that line has grown as well as their way sculpts and quality. Hiya seems to be doing okay, though I prefer larger scale. It's all about price point really, and NECA had that on lock years ago, but then prices started going up and up over time.
Could a new company bring the quality we are used to with NECA sculpts at a low price point fans and consumers would be happy with? That's the actual challenge.
I don't think MonsterArts would be prevented as I think the higher price point puts it in a different category. They did their previous Alien & Predator releases while NECA had the license, or perhaps it's a regional thing too. But yeah I'd love to see more A/P from them again, Kotobukiya too.
If the Mezco One:12 figures ever get released, I'd guess those would also be a different category from the main $25-$50 7" license we've been used to with NECA.
Honestly I think McFarlane is best suited to deliver something comparable given their history and the fact they've gotten back into the 7" space after their long stint with smaller format Halo and The Walking Dead.
Some of their recent 7" ones have been quite nice: