Reveal going on right now on Attack of the Show. Discuss.
All righty. So here are the SDCC exclusives fully revealed tonight. (Part II will be aired on the 15th.)
Masters of the Universe Classics
Mo-Larr & Skeletor – The packaging, with the dentist’s table, looks great. I hate to say it, but I may have to try to get this.
Orko & Prince Adam – The SDCC version is translucent and turns “invisible” when dipped in water. The cover of the book also shows the SDCC logo; I’m not sure whether the book (minus the logo change) will be available in the Mattycollector set, which will come with a non-translucent, regular Orko (visible in some of the close-ups). I love the alternate Prince Adam “smirking” head, too.
I have to admit…to me, this is perfect. It means I can skip the SDCC exclusive and not feel like I’ve missed out. The downside is that many, many people who get the SDCC exclusive Orko will also want the regular one, so the Mattycollector sale day will be predictably crazy.
DC Universe Classics
Plastic Man – As expected. The SDCC exclusive accessory is a “suitcase” body that his arms can be attached to. Is that a must-have thing for DCUC fans? Much like a monkey mugger, I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that while a nice addition, it won’t cause another Gleekocalypse.
DC Infinite Heroes
Congratulations, DCIH–you just hit the big time. If Mattel can follow up this set with a renewed committment to making DCIH easily available with improved articulation (admittedly, a tall order), I think the line could become a real competitor to Marvel Universe. However, there’s no question this amazing set will be the centerpiece of any collection. Still, I foresee a lot of fans getting on the DCIH bandwagon ahead of and after the arrival of Starro & company. (At $50, though, it’s pretty expensive.)
Also, here’s Scott Neitlich’s word on the specifics of the exclusives:
Since not all the sound bites made it into the final aired cut, here are a few more tid bits on the exclusives revealed thus far:
Mo-Larr vs. Skeletor.
This box set will be $40.00 both at SDCC and on Mattycollector.com after the show (no change to product). Mo-Larr will come with all his tools including his #$^&@ drill and his floss. Skeletor features a new toothless face and comes with his Havok Staff, Power Sword and half Power Sword. The pack out is truly epic as designed by Ray Makowski. It includes Skeletor’s massage chair and magazine collection as chip art. Also features brand new bios supplied by the gang at Robot Chicken!
Orko (with Prince Adam)
So here is the first of our SDCC items that will be different after the show. The version of Orko at SDCC will feature color change when you dip him in warm water. His magic book also show the SDCC logo in hot water. The version sold on MattyCollector.com after the show will not be color change (on Orko or the book) but both version will include his stand, wand and book as well as a pack in Prince Adam with two heads (He-Man and new Prince Adam smirk) as well as a purple Power Sword and half purple Power Sword.
The bio on the back belongs to Orko as this is his figure. Adam is his accessory! The only difference between the SDCC version and the Mattycollector.com version is the color change feature. $25.00
A lot of fans have asked “why Orko for SDCC?” Well, simple. We chose Orko because we wanted to go with a more ‘A’ list MOTU character who would draw in fans otherwise unfamiliar with the current line. In the past our SDCC items have been a bit more obscure in character selection so we deliberately went the other way this year. Also, since Orko was larger then a “standard” accessory we had no way to fit him into a monthly $20.00 figure structure. But by pairing him with Adam we could do a unique structure for a unique price ($25.00) at the show. One of the whole points of a SDCC item is to get PR for a line and to do an item that wouldn’t fit into the standard line due to size, theme etc… This fit the bill in a lot of ways!
Plastic Man
Plasti comes with a ton of accessories and does everything plastic can do. He has standard arms, stretchy arms, snap on stretch parts like a fly swatter and paddle ball. He also has a snap on bendy neck piece and a spring snap on leg piece.
And only at SDCC you can get Plastic Man as a suit case (similar to Gleek). you can even snap on his arms and head to the suitcase as if he has been “shopping at SDCC”. Open the case up for an extra surprise.
Plastic Man will be on Mattycollector.com after the show, but the suitcase is only a gift with purchase at SDCC. $20.00
Starro DC 75th pack.
The grand daddy of our SDCC items for this year. This pack is a recreation of the classic Brave and the Bold cover and features light and sounds as well as the voice of Batman actor Kevin Conroy. Each figure in the set has a recorded description just like a museum display with Kevin describing the origin of each character. It is an incredible package designed by Frank Varela.
And as a bonus, only at SDCC will you get a polly bag set of four 6″ scale Starro Spores that work with most DCUC action figures! The Starro Spores are only available at the show as a gift with purchase! $50.00
We’ll have more SDCC exclusives to reveal Thursday night and the whole list (including some not on the show) will be up on MattyCollector.com on Friday.
See you all in San Diego!
Scott
PrfktTear
Spare Prince Adam + Spare Pink Cosmic Enforcer armor = FASHION POLICE!!!
The Flash III
@Poe:
I totally agree, Poe. Perhaps they learned not to make integral characters, who render the rest of the set useless, SDCC exclusives. If they do a C&C Starro, I'll forgive them. 🙂
dayraven
i for one an nonplused by the orko/adam tandem… neither one of them, nor the color change gimmick (isn't that an "action feature?") mean jack squat to me. they made this year nicely cheap for me, as they packaged two figures i didn't want in one box. and really, since i'm less than excited about molarr, they'd betting 0 for 2 w/ me… aug is going to be delightful apparantly.
and really, poe kind of echoed a sentiment that mattel hinted at, that lots of folks would want both the SDCC & matty versions of the exclusive… really? seriously, who's getting one color change orko and a regular orko (which is color change orko out of warm water) and then have a spare adam floating around? personally, i don't see a lot of double dippers here.
Poe
@The Flash III: I agree the SDCC-specific facehuggers are annoying, but I still don't think this is nearly the Gleekocalypse of last year.
Lemonjuice_McGee
It's cool that regular Orko is the mattycollector version. Still doesn't make him guaranteed since that site will be swamped, but at least I don't have to dish out crazy money for him like I would if he were the SDCC version.
I REALLY want those DCUC Starros though…dammit to hell!
Heli
@americanhyena: Well, at least if you get the translucent Orko, you can almost certainly trade him to somebody for the regular version.
I have to think that, somewhere, DCUC fans are crying out in anguish about the Starro facehuggers, but maybe I'm wrong and they're not that big of a deal.
Nicholai
I think they really did great work this year to avoid another Gleek. The exclusives to SDCC are neat, but are as "necessary" as Gleek was last year since the Wonder Twins felt stupid without him. Missing out on the suitcase Plastic Man is too bad, but he is still plenty awesome without it.
I totally agree about the Starro DCIH piece. DCIH hits the big time with it. Even if I don't go on to collect anymore DCIH it is definitely a sweet thing to have.
PrfktTear
OH man… I’ve got a LOT of sucking up to do between now and SDCC!
Translucent Orko gimmick is neat! That makes a good exclusive whilst the regular one is on sale at Matty. But like what was said before, there will be some collectors who want BOTH.
I’ve been wavering back and forth on Mo-Larr, but after seeing it in package and knowing he comes with a havoc staff makes it pretty darn tempting!
Those DCIH figures look fan-tastic. I don’t collect that line, but they look infinitely better than what’s been showing up on shelves…
Plastic Man… meh, suitcase, meh.
Thomas B
@Wes GRogan: indeed. especially after TG make the comment on matty “gee should we have started warning people not to play with their toys in the water?”
americanhyena
I'm down for all of them (though I wish I could buy regular Orko at the convention since I don't much fancy the translucent one).
I figure Starro is as close to what we would have gotten even as a build a figure in DCUC and the spores are just gravy.
Newton Gimmick
Blah Mattel.
Scott has said time and time again that Orko is NOT the SDCC and that they wouldn't do that to fans. So what do they do? They do exactly what they said they weren't going to.
I don't care about the stupid translucent Orko, but all this means is that I have to try and hunt down regular Orko. Again… I bought a SUBSCRIPTION so I wouldn't have to worry about getting core MOTUC characters like, you know… ORKO!
Meh. I'll pick up the DCIH set, even though the figures suck. I'm a sucker for Aquaman.
Everything looks pretty good all in all, but I'm pretty pissed that Orko was repeatedly shot down as the SDCC figure only to be revealed as such.
Hopefully they overproduce him so I can actually get a frickin' Orko without all the headache.
Wes GRogan
The timing on the "water trick" is a bit unfortunate after the Moss Man SNAFU, I think. =)
Mysterious Stranger
The "gift with purchase" aspect of the Plastic Man and DCIH exclusives smells awful familiar… kinda like a blue space monkey.
Thankfully I can skip all of these exclusives. Don't need a color change Orko (collectibles and water?! NOOOOOO!!!) and the suitcase for Plastic Man isn't a must have. Molar and Skelly don't interest me at all and neither does the DCIH set. Only thing I'd remotely want are the DCUC scale Starro accessories but I can live without them.
Wes GRogan
Starro definitely stole the show for me, and I can't believe I'm saying that about the DCIH line..
I♥Animeskeles
I hope that I can get an Adam and Orko… Matty version. Don't like the transluscent Orko, but the Hotwheels color trick is kinda cool.
MldMnrdReporter
Knowing how bad the odds are that I can get either of these makes me mad.
Wes GRogan
Oh, wait.. translucent Orko? Oh, good! I can pass on that without a moment's sweat!
Wes GRogan
I'll never be able to make it to SDCC, so really any kind of exclusive they offer there is just torture for me.
Thomas B
DCIC
recreation of the first appearance of the JL with a giant starro, aquaman, flash, wonder woman, green lantern and martian manhunter along with a bunch of lil starros.
Thomas B
MOTUC
color changing classic orko with classic prince adam accessory lol
i bet for matty it will be adam with orko as the accesory.
DCUC
plastic man