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Good News for MOTU and DC Universe Classics, Bad News for Dark Knight

Mattel’s latest collector line update is a good news / bad news report. The good: the He-Man re-release sold out within a few hours and Scareglow the next day, and Mattel also posted on Facebook that the Color of Fear 2-pack is the best selling DC Universe Classics 2-pack yet. For Masters of the Universe Classics, I wonder if the He-Man sell-out there’s a whole new crop of collectors who jumped on board for the line. And for DCUC, I hope the strength of sales helps convince Mattel to continue the 2-packs after next month’s Animal Instincts, which is reportedly the last for the time being.

The bad news: the continuation of the Dark Knight figures on MattyCollector.com may be stalled out. The bank robber Joker was posted a month late, and is still available. Since Mattel won’t commit to Survival Suit Bruce Wayne in December (the originally posted sales date was October 15), I am wondering if they’re waffling on continuing the line. A lot of people weren’t thrilled with the $20 price tag, so it wouldn’t be surprising if sales are lackluster.

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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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Masters of the Universe Classics Scareglow, King Randor, and Adora Print Ads

Scareglow goes on sale on Monday and King Randor is coming in December. Here’s some print ads that Mattel just posted on Facebook. [Update: added Adora!]