I think you all expect too much from the Comic Con. It is really to announce new licences and some new product, that happens to be ready for release at that time. They combine it with some displays of their other lines to show the attendees what Sideshow is about.
Sideshow know how avid we are about our preferred lines, and announce these in between events to keep the buzz buzzing. You only have to pay attention to what happens every year to see the patterns they are following.
I find it annoying to hear the bagging people choose to voice, when it serves no purpose. They can only do so much. They take notice of what we want, so they can space out the releases, and keep everyone interested. Let's face it, unless your a geek that wants every single person produced in 1/6 scale, X-Files doesn't have as many possibilities as something like Buffy. Bond is made up of humans, that happens to be the hardest thing to produce likenesses for, and cops the most flak when they do produce it. I would say they have done a stellar job. Way better than any other company. Star Wars will get the most attention. Sure. Don't blow it by bagging the fact. Accept it and see the bigger picture. The profits made producing Star Wars will be what gets you your Bond with jet pack, etc etc.
As far as Hellboy goes, we got the Ultimate Hellboy, and Hellboy 2 is a coming. Sideshow went out on a limb with Hellboy by working along side Mike Mignola and Mr Del Toro, producing these figures to co-incide with its release. That doesn't happen too often, and people complained his stone hand wasn't big enough, blah blah blah. It was approved by the man himself. If he wanted it bigger he would have informed Sideshow of the fact.
I know I post here to voice my opinions, and they may not always be wanted or warranted. It's all good. Someone will pipe up and say something to make me pull my head in, if it is that way, and I appreciate it. So I know you are all just venting. Keep your heads up guys. It's easy to want. Sideshow have to pace it to a business ethic, there's no way around that. I heard there was an X-Files fig on it's way, Skinner wasn't it? and surely another Bond will make an appearance. I'm a Uni Monsters fan. They haven't been pouring out either. I know an Ygor has to be next, after that things look slim, but they needn't be. Oooo, Ulti Hellboy is soon to be mine.
But until they start making SW figures, they should have made more X-files. I mean they are milking the Buffy license for all its worth, so is Palisades with their Buffy palz. Both companies with the X-files just seem to ingore them most of the time. The X-files Palz even outsold the Buffy ones.
