Re: Hot Toys - MMS - Captain America: Civil War - Spider-Man Collectible Figure
To me revealed is the opposite of seen. So if it's been seen, it's been revealed. We know what it would look like. Spider-Man hasn't been revealed. It's unknown even if they have a prototype or it will be made. (Though I think it's pretty clear it will)
The prototype not being up for PO is just that, it's not up for sale. If they make a prototype and it doesn't eventually make it to market they have always stated why. From the prof x and licensing issues, to engineering issues with Loki 1, to lost permission on the MJ figures. Once it's been canned they let people know. Until they say it's shelved they still plan to make it. From Drax to returns batman and others we have seen s Proto shown and it take upwards of 4 years before it hits market.
Over the entire length of time hot toys had made licensed figures there have only been a handful of figures that have been made as a prototype and never put up for sale. Countered with 500 figures, and if you throw in busts and cosbaby and all those it's nearly a thousand unique product offerings and less then 10 total that have never been released, and that includes figures like yellow jacket and the 66 batmobile and batman that have not been officially cancelled. And out of those 10ish five or so have been given public reasons for lack of release.
So when they show a figure at a con they are announcing it. It goes up for sale when it's been approved for sale and the product photos have been taken and approved and the legal teams at hot toys and the license holder (marvel, WB, fox, Sony ect) approve of that part. It's something hot toys has little control over and does not have final say on.
At least that's the way I understand it based on what I have seen and heard
. I've one statue of Spidey already, now I need one figure lol.
