The Rumor Buster

Mattel Q&A

Wwwyzerd has closed down submissions for questions to the next installment of Ask Matty and has set up a poll to see what questions you the readers think should be asked. Head over to the board and sign in to vote for which questions you want answered.

Brave and the Bold Action League Wave 3 in the Gallery

For those still looking for Brave and the Bold Action League Wave 3, hopefully this gallery update will whet your appetite. Doctor Fate, Wotan, the Demon Etrigan, Joker, the Top, Blue Bowman, Owlman and, naturally, Batman are all represented. And as an extra special treat, we’ve added the Atom single pack as well. Head over to the Rumor Buster Message Board to join in the discussion!

Action League Injustice League

Toxin posted some pictures from an overseas seller featuring the Injustice League action league figures featuring repaints of Plastic Man, Atom (Dyna-Mite), and Red Tornado (Silver Cyclone). They’re great, sensible repaints of Brave and the Bold Action League figures, but hopefully more news on these figures will be coming soon!

Brave and the Bold Action League Gallery Update

The Batman Brave and the Bold Action League gallery (Brave and the Bold Action League checklist available here) has been updated with the first batch of Brave and the Bold Action League single packs, specifically Green Arrow, Blue Beetle and Batman. For those interested, here’s a Green Arrow comparison, Blue Beetle comparison, and a boatload of Batman figures. More gallery updates coming soon!

Black Friday Shopping Deals

In a very Black Friday appropriate post, we’ve got a pair of great deals for you. First off, Toxin pointed out that sale.mattel.com (with some great retail Mattel stuff like Brave and the Bold Action League 2-packs and singles, the big 5 inch BatB figures, Avatar and Secret Saturdays figures) has free shipping, which, is just an awesome way to catch up or get started with some great sets.

Hasbrotoyshop doesn’t have as good a deal, but $4.99 flat rate shipping is still a great deal!

And then there’s the Matty Collector sale on DC stuff (DC Universe Classics, Infinite Heroes AND Justice League Unlimited). And since Mattycollector is home to all those great exclusives like the DCUC Adam Strange and Starfire, Romat-Ru and Karu-Sil, Alexander Luthor and Ultraman, the IH Crisis set with Monitor, Supergirl, Barry Allen and Psycho Pirate and all those JLU sets (Doom Patrol! Legion of Super Heroes! Gotham City Villains! Captain Marvel Family!) it’s a great chance to pick up all those keen sets.

Just in time for holiday gift giving, we’re running a “buy more, get more” promotion. Basically, buy two or three DC Universe products and get 15% off your order; buy four or more products and get 25% off! Here are the details:

* Buy any two or three products from any DCU line and get 15% off those products.

* Buy four or more DCU products and you’ll get 25% off!

* Promotion starts 12:00 Noon ET/9:00am PT on Thursday 11/26 (Thanksgiving Day) and expires Monday, 12/7 11:59pm ET/8:59pm PT.

* Offer applies only to products in the DCU shop at MattyCollector.com.

* No code needed — discount automatically applied at checkout!

* Discount applies to product purchase price only and does not apply to shipping costs or taxes/fees.

* Sorry, this promotion can’t combined with other offers and isn’t valid on previous purchases.

We’re talking every set and every figure from the entire DC Universe lineup — DCU Classics, Justice League Unlimited, and DCU Infinite Heroes! So what are you waiting for? Get yourself over to the DCU shop before this limited-time promotion ends on Monday 12/7!

Brave and the Bold Action League Wave 3

Wave 3 of the Batman Brave and the Bold Action League figures is out in stores. This time out, the wave has 5 2-packs:

Doctor Fate and Wotan
Blue Bowman and Owlman
Batman and the Top
Batman and the Joker
and finally, Batman, in his medieval armor, and Etrigan the Demon.
The Brave and the Bold Action League checklist has been updated to reflect the new release, so head on over to the board to discuss!

Super Hero Squad and Action League Galleries updated

These weekend gallery updates are getting to be a semi-regular thing. This week, we have Brave and the Bold Action League Wave 2 (Green Arrow, Sportsmaster, Ocean Master, B’wana Beast and Metamorpho… I mean Rex Mason the Element Man) and the Gentleman Ghost/Batman/Horse set (including a shot of the glow-in-the-dark plastic at work)

Next up, we have Super Hero Squad Wolverine Wave 3, featuring the Wolverine Evolution and X-Cutioner’s Song sets.

And of course, there’s comparison shots to help the collector’s out. X-Cutioner’s Song Wolverine and the Wave 7 Psylocke/Wolverine figures, the three current iterations of the first Cyclops figure, and even the X-Men Movie Costume Wolverine and the Ultimate Wolverine figures, shot 1, shot 2, and shot 3.

In a related note, here’s a quick comparison of the flame trail for the Avengers Super City Iron Man and the Secret Invasion Iron Man. You’ll notice that the only easily discernible difference is the detail and number of lines in the vapor trail.

X-Men Origins Wolverine gets the start of a small update, with a shot of Colossus from the Wolverine/Colossus deluxe set, but the battery needs to charge before we can finish that particular photo shoot. Rest assured though, he’s HUGE compared to the XOW Wolverine figures.

As always, feel free to join us on the board for discussion!