Mattel Q&A Roundup for May 1

Here’s your bi-weekly (bi-monthly? I can never remember) roundup of Mattel Q&As for May 1:

Some highlights:

  • The Walmart wave will have 7 figures, not 5 as some have guessed.
  • Brown Man-Bat is confirmed for 2009 and will be in his own package, not a BAF.
  • The Bill Murray sculpt for the Ghostbusters line has still not been approved. (Whether or not they even have the likeness rights was not discussed.)
  • Mattel is working on re-releasing DCSH Catwoman and Two-Face.
  • Mattel has the rights to make Cyclotron and Golden Pharaoh from Super Powers.

Ask Mattel for May 1

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PG: It could stand to reason Mattel would make more money were it to sell Gleek both at the convention and online via Mattycollector.com. What is the rationale for potentially limiting profits and risking alienating part of the DCUC collector base by making Gleek SDCC-only?

Mattel: We wanted to reward fans who come out to the show with an exclusive figure just as we have done in the past with Grundy, Keldar, Catwoman, She-Ra, etc… This year Gleek is out SDCC exclusive available only at the show! As a bonus, we are making other items available online through MattyCollector.com. In the past, all of our exclusives were only available at the show, so this is a huge change for fans who can not attend this year. (And yes, we know last year all of the SDCC items were available online but that was an exception to help promote the launch of the site, going forward there will always be items only available at the show to reward those who make it out and help continue to make SDCC special).

Any plans for display stands for Masters of the Universe Classics?

Yes.

Valo487 asks: After Batman, the Flash has the best rogues gallery in all of DC. Will we see more of them in either JLU or DCUC?

Yes.

Outburst asks: There are certain teams like the Royal Flush Gang or various shaded Lanterns that may be very difficult to market as individual figures. Should DC Universe Classics collectors consider those ensembles write-offs or can be we cling to our hope, remote as it may be?

Nothing is off the table!

Robinjr asks: In DCUC or DCIH, will we see Red Robin, and the new Batman and Robin who will have their own series in June? And will we see the different color Lantern Corps that are spotlighted in Blackest Night? And by the way thank you for all the figures you’ve made in DCUC, DCIH, and JLU. I’m a big fan!

Eventually, yes, we would love to get to the new Lanterns from Blackest Night. Toys are planned almost 2 years in advance, so new characters who are coming out now have a good chance of being in the line in 2011.

Poll Quest

As of this writing, I’ve got 272 votes on the poll in the sidebar…I’d love to get that up to 300 before the poll ends tomorrow night. If you haven’t voted, please do! If you have, please bug your DC-loving friends to do so!

The results of the poll will be emailed to Mattel (this isn’t any sort of official poll, obviously, but it could give them some ideas).

Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)

fanmode-copy Michael Crawford reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Mer-Man Mattycollector.com exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… my favorite of the series so far, and in hand, really impresses me with it’s quality and design … But in the end, it’s still tough to say it’s worth a whopping twenty bucks plus shipping.”

Poe Ghostal reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Mer-Man Mattycollector.com exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… the great sculpt, excellent accessories and interchangeable head make him a must-buy.”

Nathan Newell reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Mer-Man Mattycollector.com exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… another fantastic showing for The Four Horsemen and Mattel.” (more…)

“Fists of Clay” DCUC two-pack pops up on eBay

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The DCUC Batman/Clayface two-pack has appeared on eBay. The seller claims to have imported them directly from China.

His prices are ludicrous, and these figures will be available at most major online merchants eventually, but it’s nice to see a pic. If you’ve always wanted a shit-splattered Batman, your wish has been granted!

Matty updates

Nothing particularly new here, but Mattel has posted an update on Facebook. Click through for the text. (more…)

Toy review roundup (via Fanmode)

fanmode-copy Michael Crawford reviews the Playmates Toys Star Trek Command Collection Spock and Kirk 12-inch figures. Excerpt: “If I were going to limit myself to only one line of figures to collect from the new film, it would be these.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Playmates Toys Terminator Salvation Deluxe T-600, T-700 and T-R.I.P. Resistance Infiltrator Prototype 6-inch figures. Excerpt: “… the T-700 is worth picking up if you can find something to display him with. Skip the other two unless you’re a completist …”

Corey Tincher reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics Kid Flash figure. Excerpt: “… is he a ridiculously buff 12 year old … or a really short 17 year old.” (See also.) (more…)

DCUC Power Girl revealed

dcuc_pgPretty much every other DCUC-related blog and website has already reported this, so I’m way behind the curve, but I know some of you like to discuss this stuff here on PGPoA, so here we go.

AFI has posted exclusive photos of DCUC Power Girl. She appears to be made mostly from the same basic female body used for Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, but with a newly sculpted chest, for obvious reasons. The head sculpt is beautiful.

The article doesn’t say which line Power Girl will be a part of, but chances are it’ll be Wave 10, which will be Walmart-exclusive. The only other semi-confirmed member of that line is the Joker.

As for my guess for the line-up of this wave? Power Girl, Joker, black-and-gray Batman, Infinity-Man, brown Man-Bat, BAF Doomsday.