How about these for licensing ideas? Asterix. Tin Tin. Sherlock Holmes. Doctor Who. Karl May. Corto Maltese. Judge Dredd.
There must be tons of slightly less famous characters from other countries that would be great licenses.
I know they've tried to keep Asterix going, but is Asterix and Tin Tin still current? There is also the Smurfs, not that I'd want to see a playmo version of them due to scale reasons.
Never heard of Karl May or Corto Maltese.
I'd love a Dredd theme, though I can't see geobra doing it.
Dr Who could work, there is certainly heaps of material to work with.