The Mattel crew at New York Comic-Con teased that Man-At-Arms would be coming with something special, and at the end of this week they revealed that it would be the Power Sword from the Masters of the Universe line from 2002.
I’m wondering how this will be received. One of the common complaints I hear from the few critics of the Masters of the Universe Classics is that the they prefer the re-imagining of the 2002 line to the retro vibe of Classics. Now they’ve got their chocolate in our peanut butter!
MOTU Man-At-Arms® Secret Accessory Revealed!
By Matty
MOTU Fans!
Ever since we announced at New York Comic-Con that the upcoming Man-At-Arms® would have a secret accessory, I’ve been fending off collectors trying to find out what it is. You’ve waited long enough and so without further ado, we hereby declare it to be… drum roll, please… the 2002 Power Sword!
Why the Power Sword? Check out the bio for Man-At-Arms® to learn all about him and his wicked weaponry. When you’re done, be sure to mark your calendar for July 15th, when Man-At-Arms® goes on sale only at MattyCollector.com! See ya online July 15th!
Mattel’s ToyGuru was kind enough to send an early review figure of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Hordak (who goes on sale June 15), and I’ve been slow publishing updates to my collection. So to catch us up, here’s some photos of the recent MOTU Classics releases of Mer-Man and Zodac, with a preview of Hordak.
Here’s the latest round of Q&A with Mattel. Thanks again to Toy Guru!
1. San Diego Comic Con is coming up soon. Have you figured out how many of the 30-inch Anti Monitors you’ll have available for the raffle? You’ve mentioned that these are being hand-made. I’m sure folks would love if you’d describe the process (what are the steps, who’s involved, etc.) – if you could include some pictures of the work in process, that’d be great!
Right now the plan is to have at least one of these figures per day to raffle at SDCC with Anti-Monitor points (available on the back of all Infinite Heroes figures). We’ll look at posting some images of the “work in progress” on MattyCollector.com in the near future!
2. The selection of the Wonder Twins and the big Super Powers influence on DC Universe Classics has many people wondering about what sources you might pull from for the retail line. For example, what’s the thinking on the possibility of more Super Friends, like Apache Chief, who weren’t comic book-based – would that kind of character selection be possible for the mass market, or is that more in line with Mattycollector.com 2-packs, or is it somewhere in-between?
JLU Super Friends Action Figure 3 Pack - Black Vulcan, Apache Chief & Samurai
A lot of the Super Powers characters have high mass appeal and we are doing an upcoming JLU pack with Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai. It is possible we will do more packs like this in different lines in the future. We do know collectors love these Super Powers characters and we do too!
3. Now that you’re getting deeper into the Masters of the Universe roster, with lots of the big-hitters released or announced, how does the team go about picking who’ll be coming up down the road? And seriously, what do I need to do to make sure Jitsu gets in the line-up? Do I need to start a Facebook group called No Jitsu, No Jacksons? 😉
We always take fan demand for specific characters into consideration as we’re planning the line. We will get to Jitsu in time, he is an important character with a big following!
4. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow man is one of the big (no pun intended) characters in Ghostbusters. Is something that big out of the question for the line, or could he be a Collect and Connect, or maybe a raffle item for next year?
We are looking at ways of doing Stay Puff extra large and in a way all fans can get him.
5. All right – here goes our latest attempt at fulfilling the ActionFigurePics.com mission to show pictures with each post – how about some more pictures of any of the upcoming SDCC exclusives?
There will be some new images in an upcoming issue of Toy Fare magazine showing off the different variants of He-Ro as well as the back of his cape!
Well, we tried!
Here’s a round-up of the other Ask Matty sessions from around the web. (Links to be added as they come up.)
Just wanted to post a quick reminder that the Masters of the Universe Classics Zodac and the Justice League Unlimited Legion of Super Heroes 4-Pack will be on sale tomorrow, May 15, at 9AM PT. The past two MOTU Classics figures sold out within hours, so don’t be late!
Masters of the Universe Classics Zodac
Zodac® Action Figure
Coming May 15, 2009
Masters of the Universe® Classics
Cosmic Enforcer™
$20.00
The original neutral Cosmic Enforcer™ is back as a highly detailed, fully articulated action figure in the new Masters of the Universe® Classics series. Zodac® comes complete with removable armor and cosmic blaster. A must have for any Masters of the Universe® fan!
Available May 15th, 2009 only on MattyCollector.com.
From the far reaches of the 31st century come four brand-new JLU action figures to complete your collection! We welcome the arrival of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Braniac 5 by offering them as four individually carded figures shipped together in one slip case—the first time you can get ‘em this way at MattyCollector.com!
Mattycollector.com has published more information about the subscription plan for Masters of the Universe Classics, which will be available in a couple of weeks.
Well we know fans have been waiting for an update and here it the latest:
The MOTU subscription program will be available May 18th through 22nd.
You can purchase as many subscriptions as you want. Each subscription includes the Sept – Dec 2009 MOTUC figures
Convention, rerelease and repaint figures are not included simply because not all fans may want the rereleases and convention figures may change in price or release date
We will have a 2010 subscription for Jan – Dec 2010 figures in mid August with the same rules applying
Once you purchase a subscription you are locked in (i.e. no refunds)
Figures will continue to be revealed about three months ahead of time, so yes, if you buy a subscription you are agreeing to purchase which ever figure comes out that month even if not revealed yet
Options will be available to be charged and have figures ship each month, or to have all figures held, shipped and be charged at the end of the year.
Figures will also still be available to purchase each month with the standard limit of 10 (if you want more than 1 of a certain figure for example)
A few additional details will be on MattyCollector.com on the news section tomorrow and I’ll do my best to check in here often to answer any other questions!
Hope this will really help those who want a complete set!
MOTU Man-At-Arms® Secret Accessory Revealed!
