I'm expecting it's going to be mostly the same characters they're already producing in statue and bust form. I doubt they'll venture out much beyond that.
Mobile games are extremely huge in Asia so that's probably why they did that poll. It's also really not surprising that MCU/DC/StarWars stuff is popular on the polls. I mean that's essentially why Hot Toys shifted their entire focus with those two IPs alone.
What do you think the average joe is gonna pick:
1. MCU/DC/Star Wars
2. Terminator/Predator/Aliens/Robocop/Beetlejuice/Old Cult Classics
Those of us that want the later are in the minority for the most part. Some of the cult classics still win through like Terminator but generally people will go for your typical superhero cliché in this day and age.
There's also the part where they need to make money. I don't see them putting so much effort into a Beetlejuice figure that 10 people will buy when they can instead make another Batman that will sell thousands.
It sucks but it's unfornately the way it is. They're a business before anything else. I would hope that they get through all the typical big characters/licenses for their first few years, start making big profits and then they can start doing smaller risky stuff.
Anyone else a bit nervous about the type of feedback InArt/Queen has been getting in their figure request polls? All the winners are usually MCU or Star Wars. It would be so boring to see them fall into that pit, just like Hot Toys. What a waste.
I just have a gut feeling that, apart from Ledger Joker, I won’t care about a lot of their releases - unless they do end up delving into licenses like Terminator, and cult classic stuff like Beetlejuice. Classic movies that have stood the test of time and haven’t had good figures. I mean, mobile games? Really? That’s what you’re going to gauge interest in your high-end groundbreaking 1/6 scale figure line for?
I know, “different strokes for different folks”, but come on.
Hard to say at this stage but the queen looks better
The pers will also bring out more from this look in the queen head sculptthe likeness is so much stronger on QS.
Seriously, QS are bringing the heat. I love it.
I think beetlejuice would sell well tbf, I gave up waiting and started on a 1:4 version.
I do think it would be a hit but maybe not as much as batman, I'm saying that how many Batman's have we seen?
The hobby has become so stale that recast and 3rd party companies are the one's keeping this hobby alive due to lack luster licenses.
I'd love a Beetlejuice figure.
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