Posts Tagged ‘Toy Story’
Mattel Q&A April 1, 2011 – Toy Story Buddies, 3.75 inch SA Hal and more!
Toy Story fans rejoice because there will be as many as 8 all new characters in the Toy Story Buddies line this year! Head on over to the Ask Matty thread to pose your questions for the next Mattel Q&A.
1) Now that Toy Fair has come and gone, can you give us more insight into the future of the Toy Story Buddies? Other than a Dolly and a grimacing Lotsa, not a lot of new product was shown, leaving fans to wonder if the line is nearing its end and whether there will be product related to the upcoming short films.
We love the buddy segment and will be supporting it in 2011 with tons of new characters. As I am sure you know, in 2010 the line was focused exclusively on TS3 characters. In 2011 we will be introducing as many as 8 all new characters, including one of Sids toys and a Spanish Buzz! We will also be going back into the archive to pull out characters that were not available last year!
2) Will we see any other Disney or Disney/Pixar properties represented in a Buddies or Action League format?
Right now we do not have any to announce beyond the Toy Story figures from the Disney team. Stay tuned!
3) Many 3.75 inch collectors have waited patiently for DC related news only to be disappointed in the less articulated Green Lantern figures. Is there be a more collector oriented line of 3.75 DC figures, either Green Lantern or not, coming?
The collector line for GL is in the 6” scale. The 3 ¾”line is our kid line and to keep the SRP at $6.99 we had to go with kid style articulation. But we are working on trying to find a way to do at least one really great SA Hal figure in this scale down the road. Toy Guru is determined!
4) With Young Justice figures that ship with a veritable mini-playset, and Green Lantern Classics having a three-pack of smaller characters, can we expect the DCUC line to experiment with multiple smaller characters for instance, including Brain as an accessory or Gizmo or Damian Wayne as the alternative to a BAF piece?
Yes, this is something we are looking into, but nothing to confirm right now.
5) DCUC has recently unveiled the “Super Friends”, and of course Batman Beyond and the Public Enemies styling have been represented previously, so does this mean that other DC Animated styles and original characters are possibilities? For instance, characters or designs from the Teen Titans animated series, or Justice League?
We do have access to these, but right now our animated line will focus on Young Justice.
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!
Toy Talk Stampede 12/7/10
Imaginext fleshes out the Justice League with Hawkman and Flash action figures, while Killer Croc adds to Batman’s rogues, thanks to some digging by Toxin. A little farther down that thread and ARBCOToys tells us about the Target Joker’s Fun House pack with bonus Two-Face, Joker and Riddler (with hat) figures.
We also discuss this week’s issue of Toy Fare magazine, which features a pretty spiffy version of the Destroyer armor on the cover.
Brian shows us the ninja prowess of Snake Eyes and Toxin and Jessevader team-up to tackle the mystery of the Toy Story buddies mystery figures from an SDCC poster.
Mattel Toy Story Buddy Pack Singles
Jessevader (he of the Galactic Heroes fame) reported finding quite the assortment of Toy Story 3 single Buddy Packs (are they still called buddy packs if there’s no buddy? The mind boggles!)
He found the following figures:
- Woody – Hero
- Buzz – Hero
- Alien
- Barbie
- Big Baby
- Good Mood Chunk
- Jessie
- Lotso
- Stretch
And TheToon reported that at Tesco’s in the UK, there is a blind pack assortment! Anyone know if there’s more singles out there? Head over to the Toy Story Buddies section of the message forum for more information, pictures, and to share your own findings!
Killer Moth Revealed
HowToMakeAMonster busts wide open the secret identity of the figure once thought to be an Action League Killer Moth: It’s a Toy Story 3 character, as seen in the newest trailer. Head on over to the thread to discuss.
