>>9203252DC Collectibles has a shiiiit ton of stuff in production and this deal was likely going on since at least 2019, which is why DCC didn't seem to stop announcing new shit despite their being canned by WB/ATT back in 2020.
DCC had already seemed to be deferring to McFarlane since 2019, though nothing happened on that front, likely because of licensing issues. Now that McFarlane has the direct market license (?), they'll take over there.