Top Five Variants I’d Like to See in MOTUC

September 2, 2009 | Poe

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Look, I won’t pretend that these are necessarily the five variants you, or even most collectors, would like to see in MOTUC. They’re my five top picks, and if you disagree, then feel free to show me the error of my ways in the comments.

To clarify, by “variants” I mean alternate versions of characters, not factory errors. I’m also excluding figures that are somewhat different characters, like Prince Adam and Keldor–we all want those.

While I almost always prefer to own just the one, iconic version of a character, Masters of the Universe has an unusual preponderance of pretty cool variants alongside the really bad ones.

Here are my five top picks for variants I think would make good MOTUC bonus figures. (more…)

Your daily dose of something to hate

September 2, 2009 | Poe

Let’s all hate the anonymous scumbag turd who did this.

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Paul on RTM tells the tale:

Had to go back to work early Sunday and pick up a flash drive someone left for me and along the way I stopped in at a Wal-Mart, just to have a look around. No new DCUC singles, but what did I see on the bottom shelf? Yes, the fabled DCUC Gotham City 5-pack. I haven’t really wanted the darn thing, but I did sort of want to buy it after seeing it in person. That is until I lifted it up to eye level and immediately saw that Lex Luthor had been replaced by Green Lantern. Not just any Green Lantern, one of the ones with a reversed right forearm. Also, the scalper-scum had added insult to injury by making his own little crude symbol of something that looks like a hand flipping the bird along with the words “GOT FIRST.” I took the five-pack and showed it to a Wal-mart employee and told him what had happened. He acted like he understood, but as I walked away, I saw him head back to the toy department with it….just all-around disgusting.

Ask Mattel Roundup for Sept. 1

September 2, 2009 | Poe

My favorite bit of news is from AFP’s round:

10. It looks like Mattel has likeness rights from Sigourney Weaver – at least for the Avatar line of toys. Do those rights also apply to the Ghostbusters line?

We have the rights to create figures based on Sigourney Weaver’s characters in Avatar and Ghostbusters. They are completely separate agreements that happen to involve the same actress.

So–a Dana Barrett figure is undoubtedly coming. In fact, I bet it’s the July 2010 figure–or maybe the SDCC exclusive as a two-pack with a Terror Dog.

Ask Mattel > September 1 edition

September 1, 2009 | Poe

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1.) Are there any plans–tentative or otherwise–for 12″ figures beyond the four Ghostbusters?

That remains to be seen!

2.) Will all the ghosts be pack-ins with human figures, or will there be ghosts who get their own release (as a possible example, the Library Ghost from the beginning of the first movie)?

Some ghosts will be full-sized figures. As to what scale the library ghost is, that remains to be seen!

3.) The first 6″ Peter Venkman, in May 2010, is a slimed version. Will it be long before we get an unslimed version (i.e., a year or more)?

Not too long. The first 12″ Peter will be unslimed!

4.) Will there be any 6″ figures from Ghostbusters II in 2010?

Too early to tell. Hang in there!

5.) Are there any plans yet in place for 6″ figures from The Real Ghostbusters, or are those way down the road right now?

We do have plans for the Real Ghostbusters but additional details have not yet been revealed.