Twilight fans, please don’t hold this against me, but I’m not one of you. I have not read the books and have no desire to do so. I haven’t seen the first movie and have no desire to do so. When I see the commercials for New Moon on TV, I laugh at all the slow motion fighting. What is this, a teen romance vampire Matrix flick?
So you can all get a good laugh – my wife wants me to go see this movie with her. And with her birthday coming up, I don’t see how I’m going to get out of it.
But don’t let my misfortune stop you from entering the Twilight New Moon contest at Toys R Us.
Masters of the Universe Classics Teela and Scareglow
I’ll admit it – I didn’t open the Teela that I got as part of my Masters of the Universe September – December subscription last month. I was a little irked by how Mattel and Digital River handled the subs, and by the time I actually had the little white box in my hand, I just wasn’t feeling it.
But this month, they handled it well. The day before sales day, I got an email from Digital River saying that my sub was being renewed (I would have said “processed” but I got the picture) and a couple of days later, Scareglow showed up. And you know what? I really like both these figures more than I thought I would.
I guess my good news / bad news post from earlier today was really good news *and* more good news. The remaining Dark Knight figures that I thought may have stalled out are actually just being produced in higher numbers for a run that will now include Toys R Us in the spring of next year. And with the bigger production run comes a lower $15 price tag. That’s a lot more palatable.
You’ll be able to get these figures first on MattyCollector.com. I’m curious what price they’ll be when they hit TRU.
The Dark Knight Toys Coming to Toys “R” Us
The Dark Knight Movie Masters Two-Face
Hey Dark Knight Fans,
I’ve got a hot update on Movie Masters™ The Dark Knight products…
You already know that initially the plan was to offer one new figure per month at MattyCollector.com. Thanks to you, loyal Dark Knight fans, sales have been so good that we’re feeling confident enough to increase production and also bring the line to Toys “R” Us in the spring.
The good news is that you’ll be able to walk into your local Toys “R” Us and find The Dark Knight figures. The even better news? You’ll still be able to get them at MattyCollector.com and because of the increased production numbers, we’ll be reducing the price to just $15 each!
Here’s how it’ll go down: The Joker as Gotham City Thug figure started out here on MattyCollector.com, and will continue to be a MattyCollector.com exclusive as long as we’ve got stock. The remaining six figures in the line will be available here first, one each month for the new price of $15 each. Then this spring they’ll all be available at Toys “R” Us except for The Joker as Gotham City Thug. At press time, here’s how the line is slated for sale here at MattyCollector.com (subject to change, as always):
ON SALE NOW: The Joker as Gotham City Thug — a MattyCollector.com exclusive!
December 15: Survival Suit Bruce Wayne
January 15: Harvey Dent
February 15: The Joker with Missile Launcher
March 15: Scarecrow
April 15: Batman (Night Vision)
May 17: Two-Face
You know I always try to tell you like it is. While this strategy won’t work for every Mattycollector.com line, when the second-highest grossing film of all time* is behind a toy line, it gives us a unique opportunity to bump up production numbers and offer it at retail as well so even more fans can get the characters they want.
I’ll let you know as soon as we have expected on-shelf dates. We really appreciate everyone’s support for this great line!
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.
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.
