>>5948225the license is probably just "direct market plastic toys" or something like that.
Which is likely why mezco is able to make direct market toys as well, but with dollie clothies.
Then NECA gets "direct market giant figures" the way Jakss or Jazwares makes those giant Star Wars figures.
Who really knows without reading the contracts, but the writing has to be pretty specific
Someone has to figure out how to get a toy product that isn't spoken for and get the license from that.