Posts Tagged ‘Masters of the Universe Classics’
Ask Matty 12/15/10 – MOTUC Shadow Beasts, Action League and Toy Story
Unfortunately several of our questions couldn’t be answered, but at least now we know there’s no 2011 pack-ins like the 75th Anniversary buttons, and what the reasoning behind the Masters of the Universe Classics Filmation inspired Shadow Beasts (can the figures be inspired by, if not based on? Curse the legalities!)
1) Understanding the general rules for which characters you are and are not allowed to make in MOTUC, I’m left with a question. While Shadow Beasts have appeared in the MYP cartoon show, the upcoming figure is not at all based on those shadow beasts, but instead are very obviously based on the Filmation beasts (the head design, color, hands, body shape, etc). Why is the rule different for the Shadow Beasts than for Filmation “look” wasn’t allowed, but then it seems the Shadow Beast is a mysterious exception.
All of the figures in MOTUC are based on updated versions of the vintage toy. In the case of a figure from the 200X series or a character like the Shadow Beasts it is an update on what a hypothetical vintage figure would look like. So first we imagine how the character would look if it was in the vintage line and then update it for classics!
2) Will Action League have movie or storyline specific sub-lines? (ie, Blackest Night, Green Lantern, Batman, Superman)
We’ll have to see how it does, but that is always a possibility!
3) Some Batman Brave and the Bold Action League figures that were thought to be canceled (ie, winged Batman in 90′s movie color) appear to have been released in single bubble cards. Can you give us a rundown of what figures are being distributed this way and where people might be able to find them?
The Brave and the Bold team was not available this week but we will try to have this questions answered ASAP!
4) Will there be a pack-in for DC lines in 2011 similar to the 75th Anniversary Buttons?
No, not for 2011.
5) What Toy Story Buddies and Action Link style toys (if any) can fans expect in 2011?
We are not yet ready to reveal the 2011 Toy Story line but look for that news in the near future!
Ask Matty 12/1/10 – WWE Rumblers, Action League, MOTUC
Lots of good answers today, including a rundown of the WWE Rumblers launch assortment, why we won’t be seeing Orko for a while, and what’s stopping the Batmobile. Head over to our message board to discuss!
1) The WWE Rumblers line appears to have a nice mix of figures and
playsets/accessories. Can you give us a run-down of what sets are going
to be available at launch?
Available at Launch:
Rumblers Two-Packs Assortment:
John Cena and Sheamus
Triple H and Shawn Michaels
CM Punk and R Truth
Rey Mysterio and John MorrisonRumblers Figure + Accessory Assortment:
Ladder Match Playset with John Morrison
Casket Match Playset with UndertakerRumblers Figure + Deluxe Accessory Assortment:
Steel Cage with Rey MysterioRumblers Blast & Bash Battle Ring with John Cena and Sheamus
Rumblers Singles Assortment (Alternate Channels Only):
Undertaker
Kofi Kingston
John Cena
CM Punk
Triple H
Rey Mysterio
2) Now that we’re getting closer, can you tell us who’s in the first
wave of DC Universe Action League?
This was announced at SDCC. The first wave will have Superman vs.
Bizzaro, Firestorm vs Deathstorm, The Flash vs Captain Boomerang and
White Lantern Sinestro vs Hal Jordan.
3) Several of the unreleased Batman: The Brave and the Bold Action
League figures were very show-specific, using looks from specific
episodes or aspects of the show (Green Lantern Batman, Solomon Grundy,
mutated Batman), so how would figures like this be incorporated into the
DCU Action League?
DCU Action League will not be based on the show Batman: Brave and the
Bold, but rather on the comic look from the monthly issues out on racks!
4) Any news on when Orko and Prince Adam might be re-released?
Likely not for awhile. He just had a major release at an international
convention and we will want to rest him for some time. He will likely be
back in time.
5) What has to happen before Mattel will commit to a DCUC scale
Batmobile, assuming of course, logistics regarding Batman’s cape could
be worked out?
It is more of an issue of tooling vs. how many units we could sell.
Based on the current sell-through of standard 6-inch DCUC figures, the
audience (customer base) is just not large enough right now to justify
the large amount of tooling an item like this would take. Maybe one day!
Ask Matty 8/15/10 – Action League News, a Tytus Re-Release and more!
Lots of great answers in this round of Ask Matty, as we plumb the depths of Mattel’s mind:
1) One of SDCC’s big reveals was the DC Universe Action League figures. Do you have estimated release dates or information on what will be in the first waves?
DC Universe Action League will be out in late fall 2010.
2) Back in August 2009, in a Q&A with AFI, female figures were discussed, but now a year later we still haven’t seen any. Are they still on the slate for either Brave and the Bold: AL or DCU:AL?
We will not get to females in the Brave and the Bold Action League, but do have plans to do so in the DC Universe Action League line! A female has already been sculpted!
3) Infinite Heroes fans and collectors have been getting mixed messages about the line: some Q&As suggest that the line is in danger, some Q&As suggest that big things are coming. Now that SDCC has come and gone and no new figures were shown, what does that say about the future of the line?
As announced at our SDCC DCU fan panel, the 3 ¾” line will continue in 2011 with a Green Lantern theme. We need to wait until we have retailer commitments before announcing further details to fans.
4) Regular MOTUC figures have been re-released, but will the weapons packs or larger figures like Tytus ever get re-released?
Yes. Battle Cat and Tytus have been scheduled for a re-release as have the Grayskull stands. No re-release plans for the Ultimate Battle Ground Weapon Pak yet, but maybe in time.
5) Now that we’ve got Action League style DC figures and WWE figures, can we expect to see the Masters of the Universe license get the Action League treatment soon?
Definitely something we’d love to do. Time will tell! .
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The Full Mattel SDCC Exclusive Reveals
Mattycollector.com has the full line-up of Mattel SDCC 2010 figures:
Now, one awesome thing about the Justice League of America set is that it comes with the first Wonder Woman in the new female body! She’s got a classic hair, but kicking legs so bye-bye v-cut! Flash, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman all look like V3 bodies, while Starro is just awesome.
SDCC Infinite Heroes Starro and Aquaman!
Amongst the Mattel SDCC reveals on G4TV’s Attack of the Show was a Brave and the Bold #28 Boxed Set set with Starro! Shown were Aquaman (making his Infinite Heroes debut, and sure to make this set a big seller), Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordan, Barry Allen as the Flash, and Wonder Woman. Brave and the Bold 28 was the first appearance of the Justice League of America, featuring the fabulous five-some battling the otherworldly conqueror Starro. Batman and Superman are noticeably absent, but that’s ok, we have enough of those guys, right? Head over to the message board to talk about it!
Oh, and Orko and Prince Adam are pretty cool too… but it would be even cooler if we actually get a chance to get them.
MOTUC News Round-Up
The Masters of the Universe Classics line keeps chugging along with all kinds of news this week. First up, a TRU exclusive Superman versus He-Man two-pack. Then of course there’s the controversial Moss Man flocked ear running change (long story short, subscribers get no flocking while the masses get to fight for flocked and unflocked figures on sale day. Meanwhile, the Wun-Dar and the Map of Eternia are pushed back to April. Head over to the message board to discuss.
Matty Q&A Voting
There’s not much time left to vote for questions in the current round of Ask Matty, but you can still submit questiosn for the next round of voting! Remember you can submit questions regarding any of the Mattel lines… Brave and the Bold, DCUC, Action League, Cars, Masters of the Universe Classics, Infinite Heroes… the whole Mattel world is your oyster! Head over to the Ask Matty thread to post those questions
