The February 1 answers have arrived early! Enjoy. –Poe
1.) Mario asks: Will a new retail or MattyCollector toy line be revealed at NYTF?
We will have new SKUs in existing lines, but we will not be introducing any all-new lines or brands at NYTF.
2.) Novelty asks: Does Mattel still have the original recipe to the slime from Slime Pit?
Yes, but it is top secret!
3.) Rusty Shackleford asks: Fans have expressed interest in getting more characters from Batman Beyond in DCUC. Any chance of this?
Yes, we do have more plans for Batman Beyond characters.
4.) Rich asks: Could I suggest a two-pack idea along these lines that could save you some tooling costs? A Dick Grayson Robin with a Super Powers repaint Penguin (you know, blue tails and rainbow umbrella…) and the robot penguin we’ve seen in prototype.
This is a good idea, but the Robot Penguin was never tooled, so it would be a bit expensive to do for a two-pack.
5.) Thomas asks: Will we ever see the all-gold modern version of Dr. Fate?
We did make a running change to Dr. Fate, but it appears at this time it may not have made it to stores. The request for change came a bit late and production may have been completed. We do have a few carded samples at Mattel so the change did happen.
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Ask Mattel Roundup:
americanhyena
Old Man Bruce / Ace would be awesome, but there are almost as many Batman Beyond villains as regular Batman villains I would want for DCUC.
If they made me a Shriek I think I would actually squee a little.
Man…I had totally written off the Deadman variant until actually looking at it on Fwoosh right now. I'm totally torn now.
Damn it.
Fengschwing
From Superhero Times;
2) Can you offer any hints on what this year's DCUC Comic-Con exclusive will be?
"It will come with at least five accessories, one of which will be an exclusive to the show."
It's Plastic Man isn't it?
Bugger.
PrfktTear
@Poe: Re: AFP So basically they're saying the ONLY way to gaurantee a figure IS to get the subscription… which I suppose makes sense, but what happened to having a figure on sale for a week or two? I guess they'd rather make a thousand figures and sell out in a few hours than make two thousand and take a few weeks to sell out.
Poe
Added the roundup. DAMN a lot of sites do these now. I bet I've missed one or two here and there as well.
A few thoughts:
Re: AFP — So it looks like the one-day sellouts for non-subscribers are going to be the norm moving forward. That indicates to me that the higher-ups at Mattel are still skeptical about the line. I may write up a Poe's Point or something on this, but if they're going to be giving subscribers the lion's share of product, I think they should offer a second six-month subscription for the second half of the year–say, right now–for people who missed out. Because it's clear the plan has changed and the subscription is now the business model, rather than month-to-month sales.
Re: Pop Culture Network — Plans to expand the "Retro Action" line to other brands? That HAS to be MOTU…that'll be interesting, to say the least. I'm not sure I'd be able to resist a Mego-style Skeletor. This explains the whole "Retro Action" thing–it's an oversight brand, and DC Super Heroes is a subset.
Re: Superhero Times — Looks like the DCUC SDCC exclusive will again have an SDCC-only exclusive. Gleekocalypse II? At least bring one for every set you're selling this time, Mattel.
Motorthing
Ho-Hum.
Fengschwing
Can anyone translate the answer to the last question from Mattynese to English please?
Thomas
Thanks, Poe, for submitting my question about Dr. Fate. As other poesters have said, I don't really understand their answer, but I appreciate you asking.
@misterbigbo, your post made me LOL
Valo487
Hey, remember when they said that a DCUC character with a skull was going to be made, and everyone assumed it was Atomic Skull? What if it's Blight?
misterbigbo
If a toy is created in the factory, but no one from Mattel is there to see it, did it ever really exist?
Novelty
Yay! Slime!
Erin
Mysterious Stranger: Amen on the old Bruce and Ace. There are a few villains I wouldn't mind seeing too, but I'd be a happy geek if I got an Old Man Wayne action figure.
The Flash III
So the change to an all-gold Dr. Fate was requested and made at the factory, but they don't know how many, if any, were produced or when or if they will/did make it to stores? Is that right? Because reading that question confused me. Glad you got some samples Mattel–wouldn't it be better if people could buy them????
Mumma Ghostal
Other than the slime pit, and the random Batman references, I really didn't know what you guys were asking about!
Andy bentley
I found the Dr. Fate response Obtuse as well. Methinks this figure is in imaginationland with the modern Red Tornado variant and the Penguin's robotic accessory
Mysterious Stranger
Re: more DCUC Batman Beyond figures, if they make old man Bruce with a cane and Ace the Bat-hound I'll take back all the mean (but true) things I've said about Mattel in the past.
Mysterious Stranger
Carded Gold Dr. Fate coming soon to a Fwoosh forum giveaway near you!
Nik
How did the change happen after production had finished? If they sent the request to the factory, and the factory was finished with the order… wouldn't they say "Hey Mattel, we finished your order already, do you want to order more?" How does Mattel not know how why/how it didn't make it to stores. Or does Mattel just not follow up on anything?
Newton Gimmick
How can the change have happened and then it never made it to stores? Where the hell is all the changed product at then?