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Joe Amaro’s incredibly awesome Manta Raider goes on sale tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Quantities will be very limited. Order yours here!
Toys R Us Pricing Officially Out Of Hand
I’ve noticed that the prices at the two TRUs near me – one just about twenty miles from the other – have quite different prices, at least for collector figures. For example, the Evil Dead II Henrietta figure is $18.99 at one TRU, and $15.99 at another. Three bucks is a pretty significant difference in terms of what I’m willing to pay for a toy.
Now, I was already aware of this practice – I’d seen it at Target many times. And supposedly TRU will price-match to the website, which is good news.
But still, there’s adding a few bucks to a figure in a wealthier area, and then there’s this. (more…)
Castle Grayskull Goes Up for Pre-Order Tomorrow
It goes up at 12pm ET tomorrow. Details after the jump; pre-order link here.
Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it’s ordering something from Mattycollector completely blind as to the final product. But…it’s Castle Grayskull. I don’t see how I have a choice. And I’ve got a year to save up for it. Then it’s just a matter of finding room for the thing. Y’know, I really don’t know about this. It’s so expensive (probably at least $300 after shipping) and seems so decadent…and space really is an issue. It took me weeks to decide to subscribe to the 2014 sub, and this costs nearly half that.
Well, I’ve got until January 3 November 10 to decide.
Here are some hi-res pics of the plans (which Mattel for some reason hasn’t bothered to release), courtesy Preternia.com:
Happy Great Unrest Weapons Pak Day!
Link to the all-in-one order page
For the first time since the Wind Raider, I think, I’m actually going to be attempting to order something off Mattycollector. I’ve been remiss about posting these “Happy…” Mattycollector posts since the subscription became standard and there have been few things people actually had to order, but the Great Unrest pack is probably going to be popular enough to merit it.
Here’s a review of the Weapons Pak at Fwoosh.
Trailer for He-Man iOS Game
The tongue-in-cheek intro reminds me of the New World trailer for Godzilla 1985, but maybe that’s just me being a ridiculously sensitive fanboy.
Anyway, the game looks fun, and as long as it doesn’t try to goad me into spending real money on upgrades and so forth (I’m looking at you, Jaws Revenge), I suspect it will be a fun time.
NYCC Mattypalooza Panel News
It’s only been a few weeks since Power-Con, but Mattel had a few more reveals at their Mattypalooza panel over the weekend. Here’s the scoop from TNI:
- More concept art for Castle Grayskull, which will have a perch for the Wind Raider, and a Kickstarter-like pre-sale for $250 apiece . Pics at TNI.
- Clamp Champ revealed. He’s the July 2013 figure.
- New Adventures He-Man revealed. He’s the second quarterly variant, and has a ball-jointed right wrist for sword poses.
All around good news, in my opinion. Clamp Champ and NA He-Man look fantastic, and the ball jointed wrist is a nice (if, and I have to say it, overdue) touch.
There was also some DC news, believe it or not. A Huntress prototype for the Club IE was on display, and we also got betters looks at Dark Knight Returns Batman and the Batman of Zur-en-Arrh, as well as Nite Owl from Watchmen.
Did I miss anything? I might have missed something. Let me know.
Sightings > Power Lords coming back – and no one told me, dammit? [UPDATED]
I am personally offended that whoever or whatever is apparently trying to bring back Power Lords sent an email to ItsAllTrue.net and not me. I was a huge Power Lords fan as a kid and, if I weren’t so lazy, I’m sure I would have made a much bigger deal out of this than NoisyDvL5 (no offense to Noisy, but even he admits he never had any of these as a kid). For heaven’s sake, the mention of Power Lords has been in my “bio card” at the bottom of the page for what, five years?
S.H.MonsterArts King Kong Revealed
…and Tamashii takes even more of my money.
I’m fine with this being the 2005 version, because even though I’m not a fan of the movie (way too long, way too much slo-mo, completely overwrought), I do think it’s arguably the best Kong design.
Legos in a Half-Shell
TURTLE POWER!! Sorry, I have to finish that every time I hear it. It’s like Roger Rabbit and “shave and a hair cut.”
That sound you hear is Rustin Parr‘s wallet screaming in terror. More pics here.
He-Man’s back in a new iOS videogame
MOTU fans with an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch will soon be able to play the first Masters of the Universe videogame since 2005’s He-Man: Defender of Grayskull. It’s apparently a brawler. Here’s some info from IGN:
The game takes place across seven regions of Eternia, offering up 27 total levels of action. Gamers will do battle with He-Man arch-nemesis Skeletor, as well was Beast Man and presumably the rest of Skeletor’s lieutenants. Players will be able to level-up He-Man unlocking new powers and abilities as the quest progresses.
Given how cheap iOS games are, I can definitively say I will be getting this.