Chris Taylor can till be found at retail therefore, IMO it isn't a popular license. May have some impact on their decision to make other figures. Again just an observation, I have no idea what HT considers a successful release.
Too early to tell. Taylor's been out what, 3 months at the most ? I've seen IM for at least 6 months in stores, if not more. Hell I got an IM MKI almost a year after release at Toys2.