New Dark Knight Movie Masters hitting TRU

April 16, 2010 | Poe

Although in their round of Q&As yesterday, Mattel suggested they didn’t know when the new DKMM figures (now exclusive to TRU) would hit, the answer seems to be: last week sometime. Even the as-yet-unreleased-on-Mattycollector Two-Face has popped up. This thread on Fwoosh has the pics and info.

I’ll get a Two-Face if I see him in the store, but frankly, man, if the distribution on these is anything like DCUC it might be easier to just get the guy on Mattycollector. Which I won’t be able to do because I’ll be frantically ordering some MOTUC product, so never mind.

What do you think? Will you get any of these? Is the Dark Knight iron way too cold now? DISCUSS OR PERISH.

Real Ghostbusters, Mego-style

April 12, 2010 | Poe

So the news has already gone around this weekend–a promo for tonight’s Attack of the Show (which is scheduled to showcase the Mattel SDCC exclusives on tonight and the 15th in two split segments–dates subject to change, of course) revealed a new addition to the Retro Action line: the Ghostbusters, Real-style. (I traced the news back through Infinite Hollywood back to this post on a Mego collector site–go there to see more and larger pics.)

Evidently the figures will have a talking feature, which is pretty neat…though I wonder if it will be so old-fashioned as to have a pull string. As for the idea of Mego Ghostbusters figures? Well, the cartoonish look of the characters definitely fits the Mego style better than, say, Lost. So while I imagine Real Ghostbusters fans are hoping for 6″ Movie Masters-style figures at some point, these look pretty good.

That said, there are some issues to consider. Peter’s uniform on the cartoon was brown, not beige, though maybe this has something to do with the fact that it’s an SDCC exclusive. And will the voice be Lorenzo Music or Dave Coulier? Does it matter?

The only Mego-style figures that could tempt me would be Retro Action MOTU, and maybe Diamond’s upcoming Universal Monsters. However, while I’ve been pretty critical of a lot of the Mego revival stuff so far, this seems like a great use of the style.

Batman: Arkham Asylum figures coming from DC Direct

April 9, 2010 | Poe

OK, so when it comes to videogame-based figures, DC Direct isn’t exactly gaining a reputation for striking when the iron is hot (their Mass Effect 2 figures are due out in August, while their God of War line drops in November). But still, the news that we’re getting an action figure line based on Batman: Arkham Asylum should make many a geek dance around in their vintage Underoos with joy.

From the Previews description for ToyFare #156, due out in June:

Heads up, game boys and virtual girls. The only thing better than toys and video games are toys based on video games, and ToyFare #156 is packed with all three! Get ready for the sequel to the best comic book video game of all time as we go inside DC Direct’s red-hot new toy line based on Batman: Askham Asylum. New figures will make their world debut and Arkham Asylum Batman will appear on one of our covers.

Incidentally, am I just way behind the curve on this? Was this announced at Toy Fair or something and I just spaced? Thanks to ActionFigurePics for the heads-up.

LEGO Minifigures defeat my willpower effortlessly

April 7, 2010 | Poe

There’s no way–just no way–I’m going to be capable of resisting these blind-boxed Lego minifigures. Between the zombie, the robot, the astronaut and the luchador…it was over before it began. I got a taste for blind-boxed fun with Dr. Mrs. Ghostal’s recent obsession with the Kidrobot Futurama stuff, and now this.

I’m sure at least some of you feel the same way, so we might as well set up the special trading thread right now. These will hit in June. Anyone know which ones will be super-rare? I’d like to know which ones I’ll never see. I’m betting it’s the robot.

Mattel SDCC exclusives [will *not* be] revealed on Attack of the Show tonight

April 5, 2010 | Poe

[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.

Mattel explains the bios

April 5, 2010 | Poe

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…)

And now, the second SDCC Exclusive: Fearless Photog(!)

April 1, 2010 | Poe

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

Keldor’s production numbers

March 24, 2010 | Poe

With the recent reveal of Keldor (the pre-skullified Skeletor, for those not in the know), many fans have been wondering whether his production numbers will reflect the increased production that’s supposed to start with She-Ra that same month (June). (more…)