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Mattel DC Universe Reign of the Superman Pre-Order at BigBadToyStore.com

In our last Ask Matty Q&A, we asked about possible Superman figures in 2012 as in a lead-in to Man of Steel, the Superman movie reboot due in 2013. We got a coy “too early to comment” answer, but apparently it’s not too soon for sales information to hit retailers.

AFP sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has Reign of Superman figures for pre-order, with a tentative arrival date in February next year. No pictures were provided, but I am imagining that we’ll be seeing reissues of the classic DC Super Heroes and DC Universe Classics figures that Mattel has delivered over the past several years. I would hope that we see a retooled, larger Doomsday (the original underwhelming Doomsday is pictured above), but we’ll have to see.

BBTS pre-orders include a set of five, and then individual figures for Doomsday, Eradicator, Steel, and Superboy. Cyborg Superman is not listed individually – perhaps he will be shortpacked.

Ask Matty Q&A for 11/15

I know we’re a week behind schedule with this, but I’ve been extremely busy with life outside toys. 🙂

Here’s the latest Ask Matty Q&A from our pals at Mattel.

Can you give us some approximate shelf dates for the new Batman Legacy figures we saw, including the Batman / Catwoman 2-packs, Harley Quinn, and Nighting from Arkham City, and the First Appearance Batman and Golden Age Catwoman? Any more Batman Legacy waves planned before movie figures take over the shelves?

There will be one more wave, which will come end of December/early January.

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Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth – BillsComics.com

Bill has shared his latest classic Action Figure Comic, starring the Dark Knight, Batman. Be sure to check out more of his comics at Bill’s Comics.

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Masters of the Universe Classics, DC Universe Classics Wave 18, Justice League Unlimited and More On Sale 11/15

It’s a pretty big sale day tomorrow (and for the next couple of weeks) at MattyCollector.com. On the Masters of the Universe Classics front, you’ve got fan favorite Snout Spout and She-Ra’s Swiftwind as the Club Eternia subscription figures. And don’t forget to get Bubble Power She-Ra, who is not part of the sub, if you want a She-Ra that can actually ride Swiftwind. This She-Ra can be combined with the original release for the classic look with updated articulation.

On the DC front, DC Universe Classics Wave 18 is also on sale today as individual figures, and in what I can only characterize as an end of year clearance, Retro Action DC Super Heroes and Justice League Unlimited are out in force. All the JLU 4-packs are priced to move, as long as you can get 9 or more of your closest collector friends in on the deal. 🙂

And for your convenience, here’s the handy dandy link to the MattyCollector.com bundle page for the November sale.

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Mattel Sneak Peek at 2012 DC Universe All-Stars Relaunch

Mattel provided a tiny sneak peek on MattyCollector.com at what’s in store for retail in 2012. DC Universe Classics will be relaunched as DC Universe All-Stars, picking up the tag for re-released figures in the Classics line that came with stands instead of Collect and Connect pieces. It’s a fitting name, since we’re seeing a re-release with Batman Beyond and the removal of the Collect and Connect altogether.

We saw Larfleeze at New York Comic Con, but I’m a little surprised at the rest of the line-up here. I had expected one of the big guns in their updated DCnU looks, since Mattel had referenced DCnU back at San Diego Comic-Con when it announced that it would be revamping its retail line. My for-fun-only theory is that these figures were hold-overs from an unofficially themed wave of Geoff Johns-inspired characters (Larfleeze, Superboy Prime in his Anti-Monitor armor, and Flashpoint Plastic Man are all from comics Johns wrote), and that we’ll see DCnU and Jim Lee-inspired costumes in the next wave.

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