Can't see all the fuzz around this new licenses thing. Yes, I'm very interested too, I'd really, really love to know.
But first I'd like XM to ship out another couple statues with ease, to have a stronger record of EFFECTIVELY PRODUCED PIECES on their side. They have a strong position already, but once they have shipped Black Widow and Mark 42 they'll have completed their "Phase One", the first row of statues.
Especially considering that the world is going to be on hold the next weeks, between Christmas and new year, I'm really hoping that they do what they need to secure the new licenses and just wait for new year to reveal them.
In the meanwhile they're already finishing Black Widow, Mark 42 and they said they want to have the first batch of Magneto shipped by Christmas. Also, there's Thanos preorder in 4 days and we have yet to see the finalized base. Then, Mark 7 preorder, again with a base that needs to be redone. And then again, a Thor that is still in 3D concept.
To sum it up, just these things are enough to keep them busy for A LONG time. I hope they are careful and put a foot in front of the other, slow and easy. People already have difficulties keeping up with the current waves of preorders and I'm starting to feel a little "rush"... I think it would be better and safer to take a breath sometimes, space the preorders, space the releases and keep the right timing for new statues and licenses. They risk to burn out as much as we, customers, do, imho.