Questions due by 11:59pm Monday, June 13.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: sarcastic, snarky, and/or mean comments will not be submitted. I get where the anger comes from, but it’s a waste of your time and mine. I think the general atmosphere of these threads may be discouraging lurkers from asking genuine questions.
Feel free to ask the hard questions, just ask them without the emotion, if you can help it.
When will you show the new Voltron products and when will they be at retail?
Fans have voiced their complaints about "dynamic" posing in packaging damages figures. The upcoming Joker/Harley Quinn 2-pack features some very nice design, but it raises concerns about possible figure warping. Has there been any new packaging strategies devised to keep figures secure, but reduce the risk of bent limbs?
Many fans, myself included, purchased all four of the Ghostbusters when they were first released. None of these Ghostbusters came with a proton stream accessory. When will fans be able to purchase a set of 4 proton streams to go with our Ghostbusters figures?
Has Mattel considered producing toys based on the September DCU relaunch?
Ha! Just messing with you! Seriously, though: when are they coming out?
Do you have the rights to make a Yellow Lantern Predator, and if so, is it something that you would/have consider(ed)?
Are any of the Horsemen or ToyGuru fans of Hitman, Tommy Monaghan? It seems the C-list level characters preferred by the production team have a better shot of getting made. I.e. Kamandi, some 4th worlders, etc. For the record I think Tommy would look great in DCUC form.
Would Mattel consider releasing diorama pieces that could assemble into notable MOTUC locations (like say, Castle Grayskull) as an alternative to the giant character or beast slot? Using a Tytus or Megator sized box, one could easily package a tower of Grayskull and some interior accessory pieces, then release another, then a Front upper skull, top of castle section, and then lastly a jaw bridge, couldn't they?
The "brands" at Mattel seems rather disjointed and non-connected, as if they were from different companies. How much interaction do the brand managers have within the company?
Will the release of Arkham City or The Dark Knight Rises influence the character choices in future waves of DCUC? If so, will it be a positive or negative influence?
People have complained about their packages being severely damaged since Matty/DR switched to the "padded" Envelope to send the items. What's Mattel going to do in order to fix this issue?
I bought the DCSH 12 inch Batman and it was really nice, then I bought the SDCC 12 inch Flash and he was really nice, but now I bought the 12 inch Green Lantern much more expensive than the prior two, and its flimsy, really light and has no stand, why is it that we keep getting lower quality products and not lowering the price on these items?(A year difference should grant them a price hike and lower standards.
DCUC is fast approaching 20 waves, what does the team feel they have learned since starting way back with DCSH? What have been the high points of the line and the low points? What does Mattel think they could of maybe improved and where do they think they hit it out of the park?
Just to be clear, I'm not intending any sarcasm in that question, I'm intrigued to know what their answer would be.
The double articulation seems a bit hectic. It was introduced (as far as DCUC) in series 16, skipped in series 17, and re-introduced for series 18. Why the whacky introduction schedule?
We're a little over a month until SDCC. While we all know you can't reveal what exactly will be shown, can you give us an idea on what we can expect to see from the various lines? Specifically I'm curious how many MOTUC figures we'll see and if the plans to show off the Voltron line are still on track.
Does Mattel pay attention at all the production and/or marketing strategies of its competition in the boy's action figure aisle? For example, Hasbro has clearly found a winning method of producing 3.75 inch figures that are fun, detailed, highly articulated, loaded with accessories, and affordable, appealing to kids and collectors alike across several properties. Or, does Mattel rely solely on focus-group testing, which was the reason given for why Mattel does not produce similar figures for the Green Lantern movie line?
Since the Movie Masters line has become so popular with the Dark Knight & Green Lantern movie line, will we ever see figures from other movies? Now that you have the rights to use likenesses of Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, & Terence Stamp, like you did in the 12" line, I'm guessing it IS possible for you to produce a 6" Movie Masters version. I've seen plenty of custom figure attempts to replicate the actors as they appear in the movies. Action figure collectors/fans have been clamoring for 4 Horsemen versions of some of our favorite DC Comics movie likenesses. We all know it would be great to have a Michael Keaton Batman, in scale, to go with the Christian Bale Movie Masters….AND, of course, a Movie Masters version of JACK Nicholson to go with Heath Legder!!! IS it remotely possible??
Can we expect a relaunch of a better articulated 4" (3.75") line sometime soon? Along those lines, has there been any consideration of launching a more affordable 4" MOTUC line?
Why no WWE Con exclusive this year?
Can we expect other DC-comics related 4" lines to come out in the near future, now that you have dabbled into this scale?
Mattel, where have all the flowers gone?
I may be hoping for too much with this question, but I'm really baffled by Mattel's policy.
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I was looking over the Green Lantern product at a local store and was surprised to see that a four-figure multipack actually cost more than four individual figures, despite containing exactly the same figures and accessories as the single-carded versions. I've noticed similar practices in the multipacks for other lines (like DCUC), where two figures packed together with less accessories than their single carded versions cost as much as (or more than) the single versions, which offer more value.
I don't know if I'm speaking for every consumer, but I generally expect multipacks to cost less per item than single packs. Understanding that Mattel doesn't control particular retailer pricing, you DO offer suggested retail pricing to your partners; why was it decided that multipacks should be priced this way?
The recent news of the WWE Legends line continuing was awesome, but I was wondering: if retailer support ever becomes an issue, so much as to jeopardize the continuation of the line, could it find new life as a Mattycollector exclusive line? As collector-focused figures, they would fit very well on Mattycollector, as an alternative to retail.