As far as I know, Mikel and Pauls new Charice and friends WILL BE a REALITY, the molds have been made for the friends headmolds and the New Charice body mold has been made, just the headmold for the new Charice doll has been the hangup. The Friends headmold were ALL sculpted by Sandra Billoto and Mikel himself is doing the sculpting on the new Charice head! I am only speaking from my own personal experience here with Mikel and Paul but I fro one have NEVER had a problem with them and believe me I have purchased ALOT from them and INtegrity both! While I may not agree with SOME of the things that have happened in the last several years(concerning Paul and Mikel) here and will not fault anyone individual, because I think there is MUCH, WAY TOO MUCh actually that EVERYBODY DOES NOT KNOW about all that happened!! I DONT THINK that Paul and MIKEL need to be made out to be such devils incarnate EITHER!! Later Kevin