Mattel has published a MattyCollector.com release schedule for the remainder of the year. As we suspected, the Dark Knight figures were pushed back by a month. And check out December – better start saving up for the holidays! 😀
Upcoming sale dates for MattyCollector.com
Hey gang,
We are working on getting items up on Mattycollector.com about 3 months before the onsale date. Until that goes live in a few weeks, here is an update through the end of the year:
Ghostbusters 12-Inch Egon Spengler
Masters of the Universe Classics Scareglow
DC Universe Classics Animal Instincts Two-Pack
The Dark Knight Harvey Dent
Oct 15:
Ghostbusters 12″ Ray – $60.00
Ghostbusters 6″ Ray – $20.00
MOTUC Teela $20.00 (subscription figure)
MOTUC Zodak – $20.00
Dark Knight Movie Masters Bank Robber Joker – $20.00
Nov 15:
DCUC Color of Fear 2 pack -$25.00
DCU JLU Doom Patrol 4 pack -$30.00
Dark Knight Proto Suit Batman $20.00
MOTUC Scareglow – $20.00 (subscription figure)
MOTUC He-Man reissue $20.00
CARs Die Cast 1:24 Mater $45.00
Dec 1:
3 3/4 Avatar collection (retail items, not exclusive to Mattycollector.com)
Dec 15:
Ghostbusters 12″ Egon $60.00
Ghostbusters 6″ Winston with Trap – $20.00
DC Superfriends Robin $15.00
DC Superfriends Hawkman (brown deco) $15.00
DCUC Animal Instinct 2 pack $25.00
DC 12″ General Zod $60.00
Dark Knight MM Harvey Dent $20.00
World’s Greatest DC Superheroes Green Arrow -$20.00
MOTUC Goddess $20.00
MOTUC King Randor $20.00 (subscription figure)
MOTUC Skeletor re-issue $20.00
CARs Die Cast 1:24 Doc $45.00
Flying Stands for 6″ Mattel figures $15.00 (3 stands)
There may be a few additional item as well and not everything always goes to plan. If any of these dates change we will be sure to announce and update as soon as possible.
Wait until you see 2010! Lots of great items in store!
I was traveling yesterday so wasn’t able to get these posted right away. Here are the latest questions and answers from Mattel. Thanks to Mattel and Toy Guru!
DC Comics
1. You’ve been saying for a while that the fate of the JLU line is in collectors’ hands. At the time of this writing, all three 4-packs and the San Diego Comic-Con Green Lantern Origins 3-pack are still available on Mattycollector.com. How are the fans doing with respect to keeping the line alive? How are the new products doing at Target?
JLU Gotham City Criminals Figure 4-Pack
JLU “Shazam!” Family 4-Pack
JLU Legion of Super Heroes Action Figure 4-Pack
Justice League Unlimited Green Lantern Origins 3-Pack
New JLU packs are currently available at Target and Mattycollector.com. We are reviewing whether the Mattycollector.com packs, with fan demand playing an important role.
Mattel has sent us press pics of DC Universe Classics Wave 12 with a reminder that the Masters of the Universe Classics Webstor has just gone on sale today. These images first appeared in Toyfare magazine. It seems like Spectre will have glow in the dark skin on the regular figure, and not as a variant, but I’ll ask to make sure.Update: Toy Guru has confirmed that the glow in the dark skin will be on a variant figure.
Normally I would optimize colors on these pictures, but as there’s been some question as to what Iron will look like, I’ve not modified these pics at all.
Attached are images of DCUC Wave 12 figures for immediate publication. These are images of the original sculpts. Actual product may vary.
Spectre (with glow in the dark skin!)
Eclipso
Dr Mid-Nite
Iron (with real metal parts!)
Copperhead
Mary Marvel (with white chase version, image not available)
Desaad
Collect and Connect Darkseid
Wave 12 will ship in Spring of 2010.
Also, MOTUC Webstor goes on sale today on MattyCollector.com at 12:00 noon. Images attached.
Like many of you, I have begun to rely increasingly on pre-orders from online retailers for my action figure fix. So when I got an email on Monday from Big Bad Toy Store (one of the sponsors at AFP and the Fwoosh) saying that they wouldn’t be able to honor my preorder for DC Universe Classics Wave 9 because of a Mattel shortfall in production, I was suitably distressed. After all, the point of pre-ordering was so I didn’t have to worry about having to deal with the hassle of hunting them down.
If you’re in the same position, here’s some tips you may find helpful to find DCUC Wave 9:
Tip 1: Check your local comic book store. Although Diamond was reportedly shorted, just like everyone else, shipments are showing up at the LCSs. I was lucky enough to be meeting NYC Fwooshers GrownNerd and Hagop09 at one of their local stores, Midtown Comics, tonight. And they had *just* put out their shipment right before we arrived.
As an aside, GN showed me the differences between the amount of bubbles in the Chemo Collect & Connect torso and head that comes with Wildcat. Some folks have theorized that this is a variant, but after seeing it side by side, we’re convinced it’s a production error. There is an inside shell with more bubbles that some of the Chemo torsos are missing.
As you can see, the number of bubbles is not based on which version of Wildcat you get. These are both the black-suited version – and if you can’t tell, the properly assembled Chemo piece is in with the figure on the right. Based on our tiny sample – GN and I bought these two tonight, and Hagop had bought one earlier – missing the inner set of bubbles may be a fairly common, as two out of the three we had bought had the inner piece missing. It won’t affect constructing Chemo, but it’s something to check for.
Just wanted to post a quick reminder that Mattel should have two items on sale on Mattycollector this Tuesday, September 15, at Noon EST. First there’s the Masters of the Universe Classics Webstor. For those of us who signed up for the MOTU Classics subscription, Webstor is the first figure in it – so subscription holders, I know Mattel has us conditioned to hit the site mid-month, but don’t order one unless you want an extra. 😀
Then there’s the Joker as a Gotham City Thug – that’s a mouthful, so I just think of him as Bank Robber Joker. However, as of this writing, the Mattycollector site does not yet have the Joker listed. I guess we still have the business day on Monday to get that listed, but I have a nagging feeling that maybe there’s a production or delivery issue that may delay this figure. We’ll see.
