Y’know, I’ll keep doing these as long as I get a spike in traffic every time I post one, but they seem rather pointless now that Mattel answers pretty much every question on their Ask Matty forum.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to reiterate Matty’s rules regarding questions:
We cannot answer questions about unannounced figures (i.e. “will you do a figure of Psycho Pirate in 6″ scale?”), production runs, acquiring new properties or logistics in production.
Are the DCUC Wave 5 figures (which have already been confirmed as being re-released sometime soon) going to be released as All-Star figures or will they still have the C&C pieces?
Why was modern cheetahs deco changed at the last minute from what we were shown? was the percieved nudity the issue?
The problems with Mattycollector.com and Digital River on sale days are well documented. You have stated that you are working to correct these problems and have pushed by the April sale date to better serve us, the customer. Without getting into proprietary information, can you give us an idea of what is being done to alleviate these issues? Are more servers being allocated? More bandwidth? Better training of DRI customer service reps?
When will DCUC figures be able to look up?
WWE wise, when will we see Ric Flair?!?
This is from a Matty Q&A from June 2009:
"Which figure or figures were you most surprised you were actually able to get made?
Gentleman Ghost really came out well beyond expectations. We have another obscure figure in Wave 13 next year that is just amazing. One hint: there will be a skull involved."
I'm looking at wave 13 and the only skull-related figure is the Negative Man variant. Is this the figure you were referring to or was that one pushed back?
@Zach:
They're working on it. Some of the DCUC 12 figures can look up again, and my guess is all of DCUC 13 will be able to as well.
All right Mattel you’ve got me back into wrestling figures with your Legends line….when can we expect to see Brian Pillman, Ultimate Warrior and Honky Tonk Man etc.
I really want to ask about ghostbusters but I can't think of anything they will answer
Will the DC Super Friends Joker (and possibly other new characters) ever be released on MattyCollector like the DCSF Robin?
A lot has been said about the way She-Ra’s face mask attaches to the hole in her head. Does this inspire you to look at other ways to do things going forward? For example would clips on the side of Catra’s mask be considered instead of a hole in her head?
Initial shipments seemed to fly of the shelves of Toys R Us across the country. Can we expect more DCUC vs MOTUC two-packs in the near future?
Evil-lyn's original staff glowed in the dark. Will the MotUC version of her staff glow in the dark as well?
Does Mattel still have the rights to Tyco's Dino Riders. If the answer is yes, would it make sense to use the same sculpts for some of the Dino Riders in the MotUC line as well, e.g. Turbodactyl, the same way the eagle from the Wonder Twins have been reused as Zoar?
Are there plans for the Ghostbuster line to feature tubs of different colouered ectoplasm?
what distinguishes a "beast" from a "vehicle" for motuc purposes? it's been stated in past Q&A's that the motuc vehicles are, for the time being, not in the cards, but battle cat sold VERY well by anyone's standards and i expect panthor will do no less, and now in the official line-up of motuc product, there's a "beast" slot, implying that other beasts will be made… so i assume clawdeen and swiftwind are on the table, but would stridor be considered a beast or a vehicle? what about battle bones? what is the criteria that makes a toy one and not the other?
Is there any chance of any distribution for DCUC outside of the United States? We have Forbidden Planet in the UK but they import stuff from US sources so they can be pricey.
@hawkeye: It is very doubtful, unless Mattel has already made the figure/ Ric Flair signed for his likness to be used before he left WWE for TNA.
Warner Bros. = DC. Mattel has the DC license. Thundercats = Warner Bros. Mattel, figure it out, make it bloody happen!
Now, for a question they just might answer, as this is a twist on one I've already asked; Matty, will SDCC'10 reveal a completely new, collector driven line to the world?
@Mario: If its like there Ghostbusters line I hope they don't unveil anything…I especially don't want there next collector driven line to be Thundercats….nothing against Mattel making themif they are mass market.
What's going on with 2010 JLU? You can't even find new figures on Ebay, let alone a retail store.
@Zach: I saw a few new JLU figures at Targets in upstate New York over the past few days. Firestorm, and the black costume Batman looked pretty nice. If the price for JLU singles hadn't gone up to a shocking $8.99, I might have picked them up. I might justify spending six bucks on them – but nine? I just can't do it.
Poe, feel free to pass this sentiment on to "Matty" in the form of a question… Something like: Nine dollars for single JLU figures? Seriously? Is Target to blame, or is the MSRP really that high?
Is 3 3/4 inch DC still a thing? I mean,all the stores clearanced them out,and even on clearance waves 1/2 just pegwarmed for a year. Now all of a sudden I'm seeing old figures (i.e. Black Canary) and figures I think are new (Two-Face,Earth 2 Robin) packaged with the "75 years of DC" or whatever the new packaging says.
Now I know some people hated these toys,but I thought they were OK and amassed quite a lot of them,espescially since they came in affordable 3 packs. I'd never buy a 13 dollar,six inch Commisioner Gordon or Mirror Master,but I happily bought the little dudes.
So should I keep anticipating future figures or is this the last gasp?
Now that the JLU line has opened up to pretty much all of the animated DC series', do you anticipate new pieces for Batman or Superman to match the style of those earlier shows? For instance a non-ribbed cape for Batman, or a more S:TAS style head for Superman. These would be much appreciated additions to my collection!
Considering how much they reuse molds,I can't see them making a new Superman head sculpt that only a fraction of the people collecting would care about. I would think by now most DCAU collectors would have plenty of Supermen.
Are there any plans for additional Avatar movie masters figures?
Will the upcoming May reissue of DCUC Wave 5 on your awesome Matty Collector site use the same materials, paint, and quality control as it had the first time around?
plz bring back the LEON NEONS they were the bomb back in the 80's
i meant the LEON NEONS WERE KEWL BACK IN THE 80'S