[UPDATE: Well, mea culpa–my bad for believing RCN’s description of tonight’s episode. Anyway, according to an update on Mattel’s Facebook the exclusives will be revealed “later this month.”]
Just what the title says. I’ll update this post once they’re revealed; use it for discussion purposes.
Any guesses? We know Mo-Larr and Skeletor, but there’s still another MOTUC SDCC exclusive, plus the DCUC exclusive, JLU exclusive and probably some sort of CARS and/or Toy Story exclusive.
As someone who writes about toys frequently, one thing I’ve often puzzled over is what to call figures that are of main characters in multiple outfits. I’m talking Battle Armor He-Man, Arctic Batman, Undercover Donatello, that sort of thing.
Calling them variants is misleading. I think most collectors think of a “variant” as the result of a production error or a running change in production. An example of a production error is “Party Angela,” a figure in McFarlane Toys’ Spawn line where the factory infamously neglected to paint her panties on. An example of a running change is the recent flocked-ears & unflocked ears Moss Man. So while some collectors do still use “variant” to describe the likes of Battle Armor He-Man, I’ve always wanted to come up with a separate term. (more…)
Mattel’s Scott Neitlich (ToyGuru) posted a pretty interesting explanation for how the bios work on Masters of the Universe Classics. I know not everyone is big on the bios, but I’m enjoying the ongoing story that’s being pieced together. (Text after the jump.) (more…)
Fear not, folks–Matty didn’t let you down. Here are the real answers to the April 1 Q&A.
1.) The Flash III asks: This is from a Matty Q&A from June 2009: When asked, “which figure or figures were you most surprised you were actually able to get made?” you answered, “Gentleman Ghost really came out well beyond expectations. We have another obscure figure in Wave 13 next year that is just amazing. One hint: there will be a skull involved.” I’m looking at wave 13 and the only skull-related figure is the Negative Man variant. Is this the figure you were referring to or was that one pushed back?
Yes, it was Negative Man we were referring to.
2.) dayraven asks: We’ve been told “vehicles” are off the table for now in MOTUC. What distinguishes a “beast” from a “vehicle”? Would Stridor be considered a beast or a vehicle? What about Battle Bones? What is the criteria that makes a toy one and not the other? (more…)
Choosing a winner for the Wyld Hunt contest wasn’t easy. There were a number of great stories in there, and in a way, you’re all winners.
But in another, more accurate way, The Historian is the winner. His tale of figure hunting in the midst of natural disaster and the unlooked-for victory struck a chord. So congratulations, Historian–your toys will be en route soon!
OK, now that Mattel’s real April Fool’s joke is out of the way, we can get to the good stuff–the actual SDCC exclusive announcement, direct from their Facebook page. It seems all those supposed leaks about Orko or an “official” reveal on Attack of the Show next week was just smoke and mirrors for the real event on April 1–same as last year. I guess these “fake April Fool’s joke” reveals are a Matty tradition now…
Hey toy fans,
To answer your questions–
1: Yes, this is our other SDCC MOTUC figure. It is not an April Fool’s joke.
2: Yes, just like last year, all of the action figure exclusives will be sold online after the show on Mattycollector.com.
3: Fearless Photog, like the other exclusives will be available online after the show. Also, his package will be the same as a standard MOTUC figure, no electronics, so he can ship worldwide.
Okay, I think that covers all the main points. Obviously we are very excited for this year’s show. It looks to be our biggest presence ever with tons of surprises in store. We’ll have more updates as we get closer to the show.
See you all in San Diego. I’ll be there to meet and greet in person!
Matty
The latest round of Ask Mattel answers are in–and before you ask, yes, these are the real answers direct from Mattel. I’m just the messenger, folks.
1.) The Flash III asks: This is from a Matty Q&A from June 2009: When asked, “which figure or figures were you most surprised you were actually able to get made?” you answered, “Gentleman Ghost really came out well beyond expectations. We have another obscure figure in Wave 13 next year that is just amazing. One hint: there will be a skull involved.”
I’m looking at wave 13 and the only skull-related figure is the Negative Man variant. Is this the figure you were referring to or was that one pushed back? (more…)
