I’m officially on vacation, so posts are going to be a bit sporadic over the next couple of weeks. For those of you who don’t bother with other websites for news, though, I thought I’d better post some of the stuff Mattel has been unveiling on their Facebook page recently.

Pics after the jump. Click any of the pics for a larger version.

First up are new pics of Panthor, currently scheduled for sale in April (Facebook link).

I know a lot of people aren’t a fan, but I still love that helmet.

Next up we have King Hiss, including his bio, which apparently has a typo (Mattel is now saying the King Grayskull-He-Man time gap is 5,000 years, not 500). (Facebook link.)

Here’s the bio, which I’m copying and pasting from a He-Man.org post without bothering to copyedit it:

King Hssss
Real Name: Hssss of the Viper House

A servant of the Unnamed One, Hssss was chosen to lead an army of Snale Men to the planet of Eternia to plunder its magical secrets. He ruled Eternia for three centuries until a rebellion formed under D’vann Grayskull. Soon afterwards, the Horde invaded and Hssss was drawn into a three-way war. All three sides agreed to a temporary truce in order to construct the Three Towers, but Hssss was betrayed by Hordak and in time was banished to the Void by the Elders and Zodak. For five thousand years he and his army waited until Evil-Lyn and a Snake Men descendant named Kobra Kahn opened the Snake Pit to free them. King Hssss often tricks foes by appearing heroic but then transforms into a seething mass of serpents and leads the Snake Men into battle!

And finally, it turns out the rumors about DCUC17 are absolutely true–it’s the Blackest Night wave. (Facebook link.)

I can’t say I’m interested in any of the figures in this wave, but I can’t wait for a normal Scarecrow using that head, hat and coat.

Thoughts?