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DC Universe Classics Clash in the Cosmos – Superman and Braniac

Clash in the Cosmos is one of three two-packs available from Mattel in the DC Universe Classics line. This two pack features Superman and Brainiac, and like the Fists of Clay two-pack (featuring Batman and Clayface), it’s available at online retailers, while the Battle for Earth 3 two-pack (featuring Ultraman and Alexander Luthor) that I reviewed earlier is a Mattycollector.com exclusive, the second allotment of which is going on sale tomorrow.

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I’m just now realizing that with all of these two-packs I’ve been completely unaware of their official name until I had them in my hands, previously knowing them only as the Superman / Brainiac two pack, etc. It’s funny because the names are quite catchy. I’ll have to do a better job of learning those up front.

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DC Universe Classics Battle For Earth 3 Two-Pack Goes Back On Sale July 1st

Update: Mattel has posted some tips on dealing with the infamous “red screen” while trying to order on Mattycollector.com on busy days.

A lot of fans have posted and discussed getting stuck on the red refresh screen when placing orders in the first few hours an item goes on sale.

A quick tip. Do NOT hit your refresh button. You should be on this screen for less than a minute. Every time you hit refresh it boots you to the back of the line again.

We’ll make sure to update this info on the red screen going forward!

Hope this helps.

Matty

Battle for Earth 3 - Alexander Luthor and Ultraman

Mattel has updated its Facebook page with notification that the second batch of Ultraman and Luthor sets will be on sale tomorrow, July 1st, at Noon ET. You can check out our review of the Battle For Earth 3 two-pack here: https://www.actionfigurepics.com/2009/06/battle-for-earth-3-alexander-luthor-and-ultraman

The initial allotment sold out on June 15 in a couple of hours. I think part of that was driven by sales of MOTU Classics Hordak, which opened at the same time, but you still might not want to sit on this too long if you are intent on getting this set.

Hey DCU fans,

Our second shipment of Alex Luthor and Ultraman has just arrived. This Earth 3 DCU two pack will go back on sale this Wednesday July 1st at 12:00 noon!

Matty

via Facebook | Mattycollector.com’s Notes.

Press Pics of DC Universe Classics Wave 9

Mattel updated their Facebook page with loose and packaged pictures of DC Universe Classics Wave 9 – Black Adam, Black Canary, Guardian, Deadshot, Green Arrow, Mantis (with human and robot variants), and Wildcat (with black and blue variants). The two Mantises (Mantii?) are labeled as variants, suggesting a close to even ratio, while the blue Wildcat is labeled a chase figure. They also have a shot of the completed Chemo Collect and Connect figure. If I’m not mistaken, all the loose pictures with the exception of the blue chase variant of Wildcat are two-ups.

The question now is when these will start hitting shelves. Most online retailers show this hitting in 3rd quarter, which is right around the corner. However no auctions with figures in hand or even pre-sales are up on Ebay, so I’m guessing we’ve still got a while to go.

First Look – DCUC Fists of Clay and Giants of Justice Flash – TheFwoosh.com

The final first look at TheFwoosh.com this week is a double-shot of DC Universe. They take a look at the upcoming DC Universe Classics Fists of Clay 2-pack, featuring a muddied black and gray Batman (a repaint of DCUC wave 1) and Clayface (a re-release from the DC Superheroes line.) I was more interested in the Giants of Justice Flash, a continuation of Mattel’s 12-inch rotocast line that so far has included Batman, Superman, and Killer Croc.

I have not been collecting these due to price – at close to $30 it just seems too high, especially for a rotocast figure. But Flash looks pretty good. He’s going to be on sale at the Toys R Us booth at San Diego Comic-Con.

DC Universe Giants of Justice Flash

I like this figure for what it is. He is a scaled up version of the Four Horsemen’s DCUC sculpt (so it is kinda like getting one of their amazing prototypes) with some of the articulation of his smaller counterpart cut out. His points are as followed- ball head, partial ball shoulders, hinge elbows, waist swivel, cut t-hips and knee hinges. So, not as much articulation as we get in DCUC, but still quite a few point. He is, like the Giants figures before him, a hollow figure with fantastic paint applications, I cannot find one bit of bleed or slop.

via First Look – DCUC Fists of Clay and Giants of Justice Flash | thefwoosh.com.

DC Universe Classics Battle for Earth 3 – Alexander Luthor and Ultraman

Call me a sucker for these things, or maybe something even worse, because when they first announced the Battle for Earth 3 two-pack, I swore I wasn’t going to get it. First off, I want, no, I need a modern Crime Syndicate. This Ultraman is based on the classic design, and as much as I like the classics, the modern designs are much cooler. And Luthor, where to begin? This version of Luthor was featured for a couple of panels in Crisis on Infinite Earths, a couple of decades ago. Talk about digging deep, Mattel.

Still, June 15th came around and there I was, waiting for the Mattycollector.com site to refresh – the ordering experience on a heavy day, because of MOTU Classics Hordak sales, was much improved. And a couple of days later, this set is in my hands.

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