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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Mattel DC Universe Classics Wave 20 and Club Infinite Earths

At Mattel’s DC Universe panel yesterday, they announced pretty nonchalantly that wave 20 of DC Universe Classics would be the last at retail and that they are launching (if they meet the pre-sales target) a direct to consumer subscription on MattyCollector.com called Club Infinite Earths. After the initial shock, it became more clear that this was *not* the end of DC Universe Classics, but rather that Mattel was taking advantage of the DCnU reboot at DC Comics to refresh the retail line.

A little more on that with the pics, and we’ll get to even more detail when we talk to the Four Horsemen and the Mattel team before the show closes.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Mattel DC Universe Panel Video

Last week we also asked Matty what they were planning to do for a DC Universe Fan’s Choice poll this year. Matty’s answer:

Right now that is a bit up in the air. With the changes in DC and the emergence of DCnU a lot has changed in our 2012 plans and we are scrambling to catch up!

Ah, that clever Matty! Of course he knew about the vote to pick the new Club Infinite Earths exclusive figure, but had to give us a coy answer to save up the surprise for today’s DC Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con. We’ve got the video right here.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Mattel Mattypalooza Panel Video

Back in our latest Ask Matty Q&A, we asked about the rights to the Filmation characters. Part of Matty’s answer:

If we ever do have access to this library of characters you will know it. It will not be announced cryptically but rather very loudly (if it ever happens).

And here we are, just a week later, with a rather loud announcement. We’ve got the video of Mattel’s Mattypalooza panel, covering the MattyCollector announcements for WWE, Ghostbusters, Voltron, Masters of the Universe Classics, and even some DC Universe Classics goodness.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Square Enix Play Arts Kai Halo, Street Fighter, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and More

Square Enix is a global media and entertainment company known primarily for its video games, but to me they’re the toy company that the other toy companies should dread if they share licenses. Because when you’re stacked up against Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai line of figures, you’re going to have a hard time outdoing them.

Yeah, these figures are expensive and in an oddball 8-inch scale, but they are also the complete package – extremely detailed sculpts with great paint apps and super articulation to boot. And with shared licenses such as Halo: Reach, Street Fighter, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and more, these will be impossible to ignore.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Mattel DC Round-Up

Here’s a round-up of some of the other DC items from Mattel, including Batman Legacy, the Green Lantern Movie Masters, and the upcoming DC Universe Classics 2-packs.

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