Keldor’s production numbers
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…)
Toy Aisle Trolls > Mallah Back Hurl
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com. Also, please note: I’m deliberately being over-the-top with my condemnation of these people–I don’t actually wish bodily harm upon them. Just severe mental anguish.
BTD sends in these two blasphemies:
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Moss Man + Water = Mange Man
He-Man.org poster Sallah exposes the grim truth:
Also, don’t feed Moss Man after midnight.
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Review > Moss Man (Masters of the Universe Classics)
After all the headaches (see here and here), Masters of the Universe Classics Moss Man has finally arrived–assuming you had a subscription or were able to order him in the first three minutes of sale on MattyCollector. Everyone else will have to wait until 2011 or hit eBay.
I never owned Moss Man as a kid, and since he was rarely featured in the cartoon I didn’t even know much about him. To me he was no more than a green, furry Beast Man. To six-year-old Poe, flocking–which seemed suspiciously like fabric, and therefore associated with dolls–was little more than a way for a figure to look beat-up and scruffy really fast. One trip through the Slime Pit and Moss Man was ruined forever.
And so, I was skeptical about Mattel’s decision to do a flocked Moss Man for the Classics line. Obviously I would have preferred a new sculpt, akin to the Horsemen’s plans for the 200X figure, but due to the cost-saving nature of MOTUC, the only options were flocked or a straight Beast Man repaint, which would have been even worse. Given that choice, flocked was the right way to go. (more…)
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DCUC Wave 5 returns on Mattycollector May 17th
Sweet zombie Jesus! The word from Mattycollector:
DCU Fans,
Back in 2008, we released Wave 5, which was an instant success and subsequently pretty hard to find. If you missed your chance, mark May 17th on your calendar, because Wave 5 is coming back!
This release is identical to the one in 2008 − same package, same decos, not a single change to the figures. Like all our boxed sets, these are individually carded figures packed into a single box. The set has the five figures you need to build a 9″ Collect and Connectâ„¢ Metallo figure. Take a look inside and you’ll find these classic characters ready to rock your collection:
* Eradicator
* Black Lightning
* Amazo
* The Riddler
* The Atom
Don’t want to miss your shot at this fan-favorite? If you’re not registered yet for emails, click here and I’ll send you a reminder. You can also follow me on Twitter where I post reminders.
−Matty
This is great news, but I’m going to have to rain on this parade just a wee bit and point out that between this and Tytus, May 17th could potentially rival the February clusterflock. I forgot that one of the non-MOTUC properties could come into play…but still, I’m happy collectors get another shot at Wave 5. At the very least, it’ll infuse enough figures into the market to bring the eBay prices down, and sets a precedent for other hard-to-find DCUC figures to make their way to Mattycollector.
