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Mattel Collector Lines General Update

Mattel posted a general update for its collector lines. It’s quite long, so I’ll summarize it here.

DC Universe Classics wave 11 will be sold on MattyCollector.com in master cases of 8 (both Steppenwolves, regular Deadman), but may not be until after the holidays
12-inch General Zod and 8-inch Green Arrow are coming on December 15
New JLU 3-packs should be hitting Target in force before the holidays
Select Avatar figures on MattyCollector starting December 1
WWE is coming January 1 (yes, we know!)
Masters of the Universe Classics Moss Man sample will be posted as soon as the “fur” color is right (I thought it was moss :-))
Mattel is working on Battle Cat packaging – currently his mask is falling off in package (a box with blister back)
Evil Lyn will be the April 2010 figure, and will be featured in Toy Fare #150, the 2010 preview issue
More Ghostbusters are planned, but it might not be until San Diego Comic-Con 2010 until we get all the news

Also, don’t forget – it’s sale day on MattyCollector.com on Monday at Noon Eastern. I’ll be picking up a Masters of the Universe Scareglow via my subscription, and will probably pick up a couple DC Universe Classics Color of Fear 2-packs separately.

Gee, Mattel, can you and Digital River *please* work on finding a way to combine extra orders with the subscriptions? Don’t penalize your loyal customers.

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Masters of the Universe Classics He-Man and Scareglow and More on Sale November 16

This upcoming Monday is the Mattycollector.com sale day in November. Scareglow is the MOTU Classics subscription figure and He-Man is a bonus re-issue – so now’s a great time to jump into the line if you missed out before. I’m also looking forward to the Color of Fear DC Universe Classics 2-pack. With DCUC 11 starting to hit the US, Green Lantern fans should be pretty happy.

Mattycollector.com did not mention the next Dark Knight Movie Masters figure that was supposed to be available in November too – the prototype suit Batman. The bank robber Joker figure that went on sale in October is still available. I wonder if Mattel is having second thoughts about releasing the rest of these. A lot of people balked at the $20 price tag. It’d be a shame if the Harvey Dent and Two-Face figures never got released.

MOTU He-Man® & Scareglow™ on Sale 11/16

By Matty

Hey Toy Fans!

Our November 16th sale is coming up soon and it’s a doozie! From MOTU, we’ll have good guy He-Man® and bad guy Scareglow™.

We’ve also got a pair of first-evers with the DCU Classics The Color of Fear™ Romat Ru & Karu-Sil 2-pack and a JLU Doom Patrol™ 4-pack with Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, Robot Man, and Mento making their debuts in action figure form!

MattyCollector.com is the only place you’ll find them, so be here when they go on sale at 12:00 noon Eastern (9:00am Pacific).

via MattyCollector.com Online Store.

DC Universe Classics Wave 11 Loose Pics

DC Universe Classics Wave 11 Shark and John Stewart

It’s early yet, but it seems like so many people have gotten DC Universe Classics Wave 11 into their grubby little hands – check out our earlier posts with packaged pics and a close look at the Question.

Customizer WeaponXII was the latest to get his hands filled, but I don’t hate him because he was good enough to send pics of the set that his cousin picked up for him. OK, he didn’t even have to look for them himself, so I hate him again. 😉

Some early concern that Cyborg Superman would have the wide stance of the original has been addressed – he’s much improved in that regard. And John Stewart looks outstanding!

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First Look – DC Universe Classics Deadman – thefwoosh.com

Have you checked your local comic book stores yet for DC Universe Classics Wave 11? It seems that’s where they’re hitting first, and I’ve heard both full assortments and solid cases have arrived. Fwoosh’s DisThunder picked up a Deadman at a local shop and has put up a First Look at the new body.

Looking at Deadman, I keep thinking how simple it’d be to make a Disco Nightwing. Not that I really want one… 😀 Sinestro, on the other hand, would be a welcome redo using this body.

Well, let’s get one thing out of the way: this sure as hell ain’t Black Manta with a collar. Deadman is a completely new sculpt, from head to elf-shoe. He is much skinnier and more skeletal than I was expecting, and that’s certainly not a bad thing. I suspected at SDCC that Deadman might use a “faked” open collar; i.e. the collar and the bare chest actually being a separate piece layed over the buck body’s chest, but that is not the case. Brand’s chest is sculpted with the chest-striations and all, and the collar merely plugs into the chest to create the appropriate change in texture. Very impressive, but that does mean there’s some new parts in store for the next character to take advantage of this new “buck.”

via First Look – DC Universe Classics Deadman | thefwoosh.com.

DC Universe Classics Wave 11 The Question Fan Choice Loose Pics

The Question was the winner of Mattel’s first Fan Choice poll, and he makes his appearance in DC Universe Classics Wave 11. Fwoosher studmuffin found him at his local comic book store, where they had received their order for solid cases.

When pictures of the Question’s two-up were shown, like back at Wizard World Philly, many people wanted to know how Mattel would construct the double-breasted suit. At WWP, the suit was a separate piece from the trench coat, with notable gaps on either side. In production, the trenchcoat and suit front are a single piece, with the suit front made as a “flap” that is glued in on the right underside of the trenchcoat.

When I first saw pictures I thought that the Question shared a lot of parts with the Joker from the Wal-Mart exclusive Wave 10. After seeing these comparison pics I think they may have shared some of the initial sculpt but it could be completely new tooling. The upper arms and entire legs look very similar, but the lower arms are distinguished by the number of buttons and the feet have different shoes.

The torsos are very obviously different, and the Question has a waist swivel whereas the Joker does not. While the trench coat with the suit flap removed looks fine on the Joker (for another iconic Marshall Rogers Joker look) you can see that the Question’s shoulders are a bit broader as the trench fits him more snugly.

Thanks to studmuffin for these pics!