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Mattel All

07.07.2008 | 1 comment

Phew! Lots of Mattel-related news and information this past week.
The big news, of course, is Mattel is finally opening a collector-friendly website (like HasbroToyShop.com). This website will be the exclusive home of the Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) line, with a new figure being available every month. SOTA had plans to attempt something similar [...]

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Mattel SDCC Announcements

07.03.2008 | 9 comments

Hey toy fans of all ages,
Well it is that time again. Mattel is gearing up for our really big show down in San Diego at the annual Comic Con July 23-27th 2008.
We’ll be there in full force with the largest booth presence we’ve ever had to meet and greet toy fans of all [...]

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Hasbro Makes My Short Round Dreams Come True

06.27.2008 | 1 comment | Posted by Paul

Recently Hasbro released images of their upcoming Indiana Jones figures and they’ve finally made my dreams come true. Way back when I first heard that they were going to make Indiana Jones figures, the figure I had wanted the most (aside from Indiana Jones of course) was Short Round.
Why you ask? Why? Short Round is [...]

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Robo Course

06.26.2008 | 1 comment

While obviously I encourage you to go out and buy the a copy of ToyFare #132, you can now read my retrospective on the 1980s Robo Force toy line on TF’s website as well.
Get ‘Er, Robo!
Robo Force may have suction cups for behinds, but these robot toys never, ever sucked
Hello, Robo! Adios, Robo!
ToyFare looks at [...]

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R.I.P. Stan Winston

06.16.2008 | 3 comments

Wow, first Tim Russert, now this. From the LA Times:
Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62.
Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio.
This is very sad news. Stan Winston was one of the men whose incredible, otherworldly [...]

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DCUC wave 2 availability

06.11.2008 | 7 comments

Regarding my comment yesterday that DCUC collectors are “in the dead period between waves two and three” yo go re of OAFE writes in:
remember, for most people, this is still the dead period before DC Universe 2 and 3, not between. And the semi-recall isn’t helping that situation any…
If collectors haven’t found DCUC wave 2 [...]

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Statement from Mattel on the withdrawal

06.10.2008 | 5 comments

MEDIA STATEMENT
MATTEL
June 5, 2008
Mattel is withdrawing certain limited products from retailer shelves worldwide. While these products meet with applicable local standards, the products do not meet Mattel internal specifications. Because these toys are safe, it is not necessary for us to “recall” them from the market. To confirm, no U.S. standards have been violated and [...]

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Toys ‘R Us pulling Mattel products (including DCUC)?

06.05.2008 | 9 comments

It’s being reported on several message boards that Toys R’ Us stores around the country have pulled Mattel toys off the shelves, including The Dark Knight, Kung-Fu Panda, Speed Racer and even DCUC.
I contacted my sources at Mattel to find out if this was an official recall on their end, and this was their response:
There [...]

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Mousers in the house(…rs…)

05.23.2008 | 4 comments

NECA has finally officially admitted that a Mouser 3-pack will be their San Diego Comic Con exclusive. Not many details yet other than the announcement itself and a couple pics.
NECA was kind enough to send along a ginormous hi-res photo of the Mousers, which I’ve posted below, watermark-free, for your enjoyment. (Click on the photo [...]

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Bat Wheels Leading the Way

05.13.2008 | 2 comments | Posted by Pete

Poe, ever the magnanimous tip-dropper that he is, took a few minutes off from his vacation and popped off an email asking me to let you guys know about Mattel’s big news regarding their popular replica of the Batmobile from thr 1966 TV series. Read on for more info and pics!

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