July 23, 2010 | Poe
It looks like 2011 will be the Year of the Green Lantern for Mattel’s DC Universe division.
Some highlights from the panel:
- DCIH will focus on Green Lantern in 2011
- There will be two DCUC-style waves of Green Lantern Classics, of six figures each, with a CnC for each wave
- Some GLC figures will have swappable hands and heads
- Wave 2 will feature an original Red Lantern figure created by the Four Horsemen and named by Geoff Johns
- DCUC Green Lanterns may get the Blue Beetle super-articulated treatment
- Ch’ip is coming
- There will be 6 new DC vs. MOTU 2-packs, including Hawkman vs. Stratos (blue wing/red backpack variant) and Aquaman vs. Mer-Man (minicomic colors variant). Trap Jaw also in the works, possibly to be paired with Cyborg Superman or Metallo
- Legion of Superheroes will get a DCUC 12-pack
- More pics at TNI
July 23, 2010 | Poe
With Mattel’s “leaking” of the MOTUC list through March 2011, there are some fans–mostly on the He-Man.org forums–who are harping on the fact that “changes were made” to “the list.” This also happened last month when everyone was so sure the September figure was going to be Roboto and/or Man-E-Faces, and then were shocked–SHOCKED!–when it was Carnivus. Now some of them are getting mad about the fact that the figures they were expecting weren’t announced (specifically Catra, believe it or not). (more…)
July 23, 2010 | Rustin Parr
Thursday – 7/22
The first full day of the con rolled out comfortably and stayed great all day long!
The one panel I was looking forward to most this year was the Tron: Legacy panel. However, it was the first panel of the day, of the Con, in Hall H which meant two things – one would have to get in line pretty early to ensure a seat and two it would steal the entire morning from Con/Exclusive purchasing. After long debating the last several days I erred on the side of Exclusives – the film will be out in a couple months anyway, but these toys will not. So rather than lust over film, I hauled ass to a booth I saw last night and bought me some MOTUC figures for just over retail, helping to fill in some major gaps. (more…)
July 23, 2010 | Poe
This was definitely the year for me to go to SDCC. Shoulda tried harder.I’m terribly jealous of everyone’s who’s there. Crowds, stink and all.
Anyway, the big Mattel fan panel, which will reveal all the new MOTU & Ghostbusters figures, will be at 4pm ET. I’ll have my thoughts up, hopefully w/ pics, soon after.
In the meantime, here’s a list of the things I’ve found interesting that has come out of SDCC so far:
- Guillermo Del Toro’s first post-Hobbit project is…a Haunted Mansion reboot? Rustin Parr: “Why can’t this man stay away from everything I love?” (Rustin is one of the few people I know who dislikes everything GDT’s done, including Pan’s Labyrinth). Personally I like GDT’s work and am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe Mignola will do some design work for it (frankly that’s almost a certainty, if he has the time.) Still, though, has there ever been a reboot of a movie franchise this soon after the previous movie?
- The Tron Legacy trailer is awesome. I wasn’t quite as amorously invested in it as Rob at TR, but it looks great. I’m starting to think this could be something of a Wizard of Oz for the 3D revival. Anyone not rooting for this movie to be good is a registered Commienazi.
- Though I haven’t played the game in six months, I can’t wait for NECA’s Claptrap from Borderlands.
- OK, Mattel…I’ve been iffy on your Ghostbusters stuff lately, but I may have to get that PKE Meter. Then I’m going to walk through the streets of Boston with it prominently held out before me, occasionally stopping near high-traffic public buildings, waving it around, and then rushing off with a worried expression.
- Lots of Magma Corps on display at the Four Horsemen’s booth, along with the expected Symbiotech and OSM. Scarabus is still looking great…hope we get to own that guy soon.
- It’s cool that The Walking Dead is getting a TV series, but holy crap, if it’s at all true to the book, that show is going to give Battlestar Galactica a run for its money for Most Depressing Show Depicting Humanity At Its Nadir Lifetime Achievement Award.
July 23, 2010 | Poe
In the 1980s Filmation cartoon, Count Marzo appeared in three episodes, including the memorable ep “The Eternia Flower,” where the titular blossom served as a marijuana-like drug that Marzo pushed on Eternian youths. In those days, Marzo was a reedy-voiced, fey version of Shakespeare, complete with a yellow doublet and paned hose. He became something of a fan favorite simply by virtue of being a recurring, non-Skeletor villain–a rarity for the Filmation cartoon. (more…)
July 23, 2010 | Poe
Skeleton warriors by rodpowley952
July 22, 2010 | Rustin Parr
Wednesday – 7/21
Preview night is always the worst and best day of the con. The first hour is being reminded of why you hate this place and how much better it used to be. Every company has a massive line for figures, the crowds are bigger than the Saturday horde a decade ago and all you can do is fight to survive. But once you find that first purchase (Batman and Joker Nlammoids for $3 each, in my case) the whole thing starts turning around. You get into the fun of the hunt once perusing seller booths and by gum you’ll see some really cool reveals at big companies. (more…)
July 22, 2010 | Poe
Just a heads-up–the new 2011 Club Eternia and Club Ecto-1 subscriptions are now available. You can get either or both right here. They’ll be available until August 4 at 7pm ET.
You can see the monthly MOTUC figure list through March 2011 here. The incentive figures for both subs will be announced tomorrow at the Matty Fan Panel at 4pm ET.
July 22, 2010 | Poe
Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion!
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July 22, 2010 | Poe
Michael Myers by magnushamar
