Welcome to our latest round of questions and answers with Mattel’s “Matty”…

Starting with wave 6, what do you anticipate will be the average time between wave releases?

Ideally every 2 to 3 months.

Some fans have speculated that some figures are “pre-paints”–that is, figures based on sculpts that were originally done for one character, but then retooled for a different character who’s released prior to the original character the buck was sculpted for. For instance, Gentleman Ghost’s sculpt looks an awful lot like the Joker, but we have yet to see a DCUC Joker. Without confirming any specific future figures, can you confirm that “pre-paints” do occur sometimes?

Absolutely. When we look at new characters for the line, we also review how we can re-use parts for future figures when deciding who makes the cut.

Why was the decision made to offer both versions of the Parademons?

Because both designs are so cool and so different that they each needed a figure!

Will the modern Dr. Fate figure come with the “energy” accessory seen in the photos of the chase figure?

Both will come with the Ankh.

Was the decision to release a Barry Allen Flash before a Wally West Flash related to Allen’s recent resurrection in the comics?

This was actually just serendipitous fate. We wanted to do Barry first because he came out first in the comics. We do have plans to get to Wally sooner than later.