Pic of the Day

February 9, 2011 | Poe

..attacked from behind!

..attacked from behind! by magnushamar

MOTUC Bio Discussion #36 > Vikor

February 8, 2011 | Poe

Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion!

Vikorâ„¢ Bio

Real Name: Vikorâ„¢

Shortly after King Grayskull’s death, Vikorâ„¢, a great warrior from the north was chosen by the Goddess to help protect the Sword of He while all of Eternia waited for a true heir to be born. Already a master of the battleaxe, Vikor’s legend soon spread across Eternia as he quested to vanquish evil – battling the remaining renegade Snake Menâ„¢ and defending the Valley of Gnarlâ„¢ from the Fighting Foe Menâ„¢. Although his time as a He-Man was relatively short, his contribution to the legend will never be forgotten in the great archives of Eternia.

Portrait art source: Early concept art by Mark Taylor

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Pic of the Day

February 8, 2011 | Poe

NECA Alien/Predator - Classic Alien/Predator Set [TRU Exclusive]

NECA Alien/Predator – Classic Alien/Predator Set [TRU Exclusive] by Ed Speir IV

Toy Aisle Trolls > Arkilljoy

February 7, 2011 | Poe

Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com.

Mr. G submits this for your disapproval:

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Pic of the Day

February 7, 2011 | Poe

Mezco Silent Screamers - Graf Orlok [Nosferatu]

Mezco Silent Screamers – Graf Orlok [Nosferatu] by Ed Speir IV

“Badass” MOTUC?

February 3, 2011 | Poe

Here’s an interesting tidbit. DeviantArt artist Noxious1 has posted this Masters of the Universe Classics art, evidently commissioned by Mattel for use in an internal presentation. Later in the comments, he writes:

It was for internal presentation uses. I was basically commissioned to take the characters and their designs from the newly released “Classics” line and make them (and I quote) “BADASS” so I tried and I think it turned out pretty swell. If it were up to me I would redesign most everyone but for these costumes I got to do what I wanted with them. Very pleased with the outcome 🙂

So here’s my question…why did Mattel want to make MOTUC “badass”…? Please begin speculating wildly…NOW.

Edit: Lemonjuice McGee makes a good point–this may have been part of a pitch to a potential licensing partner. Perhaps they’re trying to interest THQ (or the brand managers and THQ are trying to interest Mattel higher-ups) in a MOTUC videogame?