long time fan of sideshow but had to go with xm as my favorite company for these reasons:
- willingness to listen to fans, getting them involved in the process
- showing sculpts wip, taking feedback (this seems like it can get out of hand at times but xm seems to find a good balance)
- commitment to excellent qc (not only at the factory level but even when it gets to them before its shipped out to customers)
- personally I love their modern artistic take on characters, poses and bases are always unique and impressive
- reasonable es. I don't get hung up on es but I like knowing that a statue isn't going to decrease in value. like it or not a small es helps with that
sideshows a close second, I still love them but xm's doing things very different. theyre a company built by collectors for collectors. keep up the good work gents I wish you guys the best for 2015