Toys R Us is having a Buy One, Get Two Free sale on action figures from The Dark Knight. The sale is good through August 1.
You might have different luck in the store, but the way it’s coded on ToysRUs.com is that only the 5-inch movie line figures are eligible. However, the ad text claims that the sale is good on “ALL Dark Knight 6-inch figures.” Regardless, it’s a good opportunity to pick up some toys for your kids, your nephews and nieces, or the kid in you!
Mattel held its “Mattypalooza” panel today, in which they recapped the Mattycollector.com offerings, including DC (which was a recap from the earlier DC Universe panel), Ghostbusters, and Masters of the Universe Classics. I’ll be covering the latter in this update.
MOTU Classics is performing better than Mattel expected, so the line is expanding. Beyond the standard monthly figures, we’ll be getting much more. On selected months, there will be bonus figures consisting of reissues, repaints, oversized figures, and even army builder 2-packs. Also, Mattel will make an accessory pack, once per season.
The subscription, now called “Club Eternia,” is coming back for the full year of 2010, with some minor changes. Because interest was low, they’ll no longer have the “hold for combined shipping” option. Also, there will be a $20 subscription fee – and they’ll provide an exclusive figure, Won-Dar (a remake of the extremely rare vintage Wonderbread He-Man), and posters of an Eternia map and a character roster.
Club Eternia is available to order on Mattycollector.com. Subscriptions will close in about 3 weeks.
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Mattel held their DC Universe Toys panel today, and aside from a few gripes about distribution woes, it was a veritable lovefest. Of course, they took questions and answers *after* showing the crowd a bunch of new figures. In this update I’ll cover the 6-inch scale, including DC Universe Classics and Superman / Batman: Public Enemies.
DC Universe Classics
Wave 10 – Batman (Morrison), Beast Boy, Forager, Joker, Man-Bat (brown), Power Girl, Robotman, and Imperiex Collect & Connect
Mattel had teased the Joker at New York Comic-Con and revealed Power Girl on ActionFigureInsider.com, and some groaned as they learned this wave will be exclusive to Wal-Mart. Mattel assures us that these will be easier to find, as Wal-Mart has increased their order size.
Beast Boy’s accessory is a reuse of the eagle from the Wonder Twins 2-pack. Batman is based on Grant Morrison’s run on Justice League of America. Forager is from the New Gods, and adds another essential piece to my nearly complete Cosmic Odyssey collection (WHOOOO!). Man-Bat is a repaint of the white Comic-Con exclusive a couple years back. Robotman starts the Doom Patrol. And, honestly, I don’t know anything about Imperiex.
After a one and a half hour wait in Mattel’s exclusives line, I gave up and went to take some pictures. Shout out to TheFwoosh.com’s Bam Bam, who held the spot in line for almost all of Preview Night before throwing in the white towel – it was clear we wouldn’t get to make any purchases there tonight.
In any case, we got to make a quick pass through Mattel.
DC Universe Classics – Production figures for Wave 9 were on hand. Chemo has bubble effects added. This wave looks really clean. Also, 2-ups for the Joker and Power Girl. The Joker will come with the Joker Fish accessory (unfortunately obscured in my pic).
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I debated whether to post an actual review of the Masters of the Universe Classics Man-At-Arms. After all, TheFwoosh.com did an extensive First Look when VeeBee received an early review figure. And it’s not like these are in abundant supply, having sold out on Mattycollector.com in around 45 minutes.
(At this point I’d like to thank McDonald’s for providing the free wi-fi that enabled me to complete my order just under the wire.)
However, since some of you may be thinking of picking one of these up on the aftermarket – they’re selling for between $30 and $50 on Ebay – or even if you’re just looking for more pics of Man-At-Arms, read on.
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