[UPDATE: Well, mea culpa--my bad for believing RCN's description of tonight's episode. Anyway, according to an update on Mattel's Facebook the exclusives will be revealed "later this month."] Just what the title says. I’ll update this post once they’re revealed; use it for discussion purposes. Any guesses? We know Mo-Larr and Skeletor, but there’s still [...]
As someone who writes about toys frequently, one thing I’ve often puzzled over is what to call figures that are of main characters in multiple outfits. I’m talking Battle Armor He-Man, Arctic Batman, Undercover Donatello, that sort of thing. Calling them variants is misleading. I think most collectors think of a “variant” as the result [...]
Mattel’s Scott Neitlich (ToyGuru) posted a pretty interesting explanation for how the bios work on Masters of the Universe Classics. I know not everyone is big on the bios, but I’m enjoying the ongoing story that’s being pieced together. (Text after the jump.)
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Fear not, folks–Matty didn’t let you down. Here are the real answers to the April 1 Q&A. 1.) The Flash III asks: This is from a Matty Q&A from June 2009: When asked, “which figure or figures were you most surprised you were actually able to get made?” you answered, “Gentleman Ghost really came out [...]
Choosing a winner for the Wyld Hunt contest wasn’t easy. There were a number of great stories in there, and in a way, you’re all winners. But in another, more accurate way, The Historian is the winner. His tale of figure hunting in the midst of natural disaster and the unlooked-for victory struck a chord. [...]
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OK, now that Mattel’s real April Fool’s joke is out of the way, we can get to the good stuff–the actual SDCC exclusive announcement, direct from their Facebook page. It seems all those supposed leaks about Orko or an “official” reveal on Attack of the Show next week was just smoke and mirrors for the [...]
The latest round of Ask Mattel answers are in–and before you ask, yes, these are the real answers direct from Mattel. I’m just the messenger, folks. 1.) The Flash III asks: This is from a Matty Q&A from June 2009: When asked, “which figure or figures were you most surprised you were actually able to [...]