Thanks again to all who entered our “Tweets from Snake Mountain” contest last week. That contest’s winner has already been chosen, but thanks to Poester misterbigbo, we have another Keldor to give away!
This contest is even easier. All you need to do is post a comment below naming the unannounced Masters of the Universe character you most want to see in Classics. The winner will then be selected at random from all the comments. (more…)
1.) This may have been answered before, but I’ve never seen the answer so I’d like to ask again: does Mattel have the rights to make MOTUC figures based on the DC Comics 3-issue miniseries from the early ’80s? (For example, the evil sorcerer Damon, who originated in that comic.)
Yes. We also have rights to any new outfits or variants of MOTU figures that appear in these comics. (more…)
Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion: Skeletor!
We got some great entries for this past weekend’s “Tweets from Snake Mountain” contest, done in conjunction with Cool and Collected. We’ll get to the winner in a moment, but first, here are the honorable mentions, as chosen by Brian of C&C and myself. (more…)
Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion: Stratos!
A few weeks ago, Brian Adams of Cool and Collected decided to find out what all the fuss was about by attempting to order a MOTUC Keldor off Mattycollector.com. He succeeded, and he wrote up his experiences in a post on his blog:
I understand how difficult it can be to run a web site (but I can only imagine what it’s like to run a successful one). The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that Mattycollector may be intentionally making this process difficult to build up the hype machine and make their items appear more scarce and collectible than they might otherwise be. Or maybe they really do just have a lousy processing setup.
Much like securing 50-yard line tickets to the big game, there is an inherent competitiveness going on here, where part of the fun is the bragging rights you get if you actually manage to reach the final checkout page with all your items.
Brian successfully got himself a Keldor and Peter Venkman, but failed to get a She-Ra. The good news (for you) is that Brian doesn’t want the Keldor, and has offered it to the winner of a contest run right here on PGPoA. (more…)
Last week I poured my heart and soul into a well-received little shindig on Holy Grails. (Thanks for all the excellent comments! I hope you all can one day find the Holy Grails you seek, as well as a good wife! Not like mine, of course, who’s dead!) This week I’m continuing my insane ramblings with a contentious topic I have a lot to waffle on about: action features.
My good friend, mentor and Karate Buddy has already weighed in with his thoughts on action features in an article spawned from a message board debate (the source of most of history’s finest intellectual discussions and genocidal wars) and also included a nifty little poll to the side there asking readers what most drew them to an action figure as a wee child. It’s very interesting reading, though I think Poe’s focus is slightly to the side of the real issue. I feel that, like tacos, USB gadgets, the papacy, and nearly everything else in life, action features aren’t necessarily a bad thing –they’re just done badly the majority of the time, which makes them seem worse than they actually are and gives them negative stigma and connotation of childishness. (more…)
Inspired by He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, welcome to PGPoA’s latest MOTUC Bio Discussion: Beast Man!
Before we begin, one item of note: I’ve added links to all the bios in my list of MOTUC reviews, so you can check any bio whenever you want.
One of the last and most mysterious of the original He-Man minicomics was “The Search for Keldor.” In the comic, King Randor enlists the Sorceress’s aid in seeking out his long-lost brother Keldor. Curiously, Skeletor panics upon hearing about this and summons Scareglow and Ninjor to stop Randor and company. While soundly beaten by He-Man and Clamp Champ, the villains do prevent Randor from learning any more about his brother’s disappearance.
The story strongly hinted that Keldor was none other than Skeletor himself, and while this was never confirmed in any other 1980s media, it became a much-discussed topic with the rise of online He-fandom in the 1990s. By the advent of the 2003 Mike Young Productions (MYP) cartoon, it was practically common knowledge that Skeletor was in fact Keldor. The MYP series cemented this by depicting Keldor himself and showing his assault upon the Elders; however, no mention of a filial relationship with Randor was ever mentioned.
Keldor was made into an action figure as an SDCC exclusive in 2003. This was the only SDCC I’ve ever attended, and yes, I got myself a Keldor. The 2003 exclusive was a mixed bag; while the interchangeable “melting skull” head was of course incredibly awesome, the black was was way overdone.
Obtaining a 2003 Keldor was a nightmare at the convention, a tradition Mattel has carried on ever since. While the latest version of Keldor wasn’t a convention exclusive, it was still pretty damned tough to get. (more…)
Inspired by He-Man.org’s “Roast Gooble” podcast (which I highly recommend to MOTU fans), as well as Masters of the Universe Chronicles, I’ve decided to add a new feature wherein I discuss my thoughts on the MOTUC bios, and invite you to do the same.
A few things to discuss before we get to the first one. First off, I’m skipping King Grayskull for now because he didn’t have a proper “parchment” bio card, and aesthetically that bugs me. I like having the graphic to post. He’ll get one for the re-release later this year, and I’ll do his discussion then.
Second, I want to state for the record that while I find the bios interesting, I’m not considering my imagination any more beholden to them than any other incarnation of MOTU–that is to say, I’ve got my own story of MOTU in my head, and it’s constructed of the various bits of the previous incarnations that I’ve liked, along with a healthy dose of my own ideas. For example, I just can’t think of Gygor as a bad guy; it’s just not in line with the way I’ve thought of him since I first read about him. Also, in my vision, the two “halves” of the Power Sword are in fact complete swords, one purple and one gray, that magically combine together to form a glowing combined Power Sword (i.e., He-Ro’s sword).
But I digress. Let’s get started. (more…)