There have been a lot of questions about Mattel’s DC Universe Classics Atom mini figure that is shipping in DCUC Wave 8 with the Gentlemen Ghost figure. How big is it? Is it articulated? Is it the original figure shrunk down? Will it be on a base? Will it be the Ray Palmer costume?
So far we’ve only seen the 2-up of the original Wave 5 figures in the NYCC 09 presentation as a place holder image and a very small picture of his head and shoulders peeking out from behind the chip insert on a carded sample that showed up on Ebay last week, but our friends at Mattel have now sent us turn-arounds of the figure so we can get a better idea of what we are getting.
Don’t forget to order your Mer-Man tomorrow! Faker sold out in under 4 hours.
Alright, tell me… who loves ya, baby? You probably know the MOTU Classics figures have been selling out faster than we can make ’em. It’s great for the life of the line, but what about you guys? Well, to make sure as many fans can get new figures as possible, we’ve increased production starting with Mer-Man®, on sale April 15th! But because our increased order went in late, Mer-Man® will arrive in two separate shipments. Some will go on sale on April 15th, and the remaining stock will go on sale on or about April 23rd. Keep checking back because we’ll confirm this date once we lock it in.
Chances are, we’ll sell out of Mer-Man® on the first sale day, but don’t worry: with this plan, more stock will flow in and he’ll go back on sale a week or so later when the second shipment comes in.
And what about Zodac® and Hordak™? We should be able to get our full increased allotment of Zodac® and Hordak™ on their first on-sale dates going forward, and if they still sell out in less than a week, we’re gonna increase production further.Our goal is for these figures to remain on sale for at least one to two weeks. See, without you fans, we’re nothing, nada, zip — so we’re gonna do everything we can to make the buying process as smooth as possible!
TheFwoosh.com has posted an early look at the upcoming Zodac figure from the Masters of the Universe Classics line. Zodac goes on sale on May 15 on mattycollector.com.
Zodac - vintage, MOTU Classics, and 2003
Overall, the Zodac’s look is very accurate to the original cardback art from the original line, right down to the finned arms and clawed toes (a very detailed choice, but something about it just feels slightly off to me, I guess I see him in boots more than anything, but that is just a minor and personal nit-pick). The new head sculpt is slavishly accurate to the original figure and like all of the characters that have come before him, there are no drastic departures, just updated enhancements. His armor is also very nice with cool details on the “jet pack” on the back and what look to be bullets held in the under straps (I had to check the original figure and sure enough, he has them too). I could be wrong about them being bullets but they are a great touch none the less. One thing of note with the armor- it appears that it is NOT removable, a departure from his predecessors.
Mattel has updated its release schedule for the MattyCollector.com products. I think the only change is the Earth-3 Alex Luthor / Ultraman two pack – many expected it to be available on 4/15, following the Adam Strange / Starfire two-pack by a quarter.
Quick update everyone, here are current release dates for the next few items on Mattycollector.com:
Mer-Man – 4 /15
We will likely sell out of Mer-Man on day 1, but we have a second batch coming in which should go on sale about 4/23
Zodac – 5/15
LOSH JLU 4 pack – 5/15
Hordak – 6/15
Alex Luthor/Ultraman two pack – 6/15
Man-At Arms 7/15
We are also trying to get some of the new CARS items up by 7/1 and are working hard with the CARS team on some cool surprises. More information as soon as it is available!
When I got my set of DC Universe Classics wave 7 (carded | loose), it came with the Big Barda variant. I dig chicks in helmets who could break me in half, so I picked up the regular version. My DCUC7 set also included modern Booster Gold, who comes with a Skeet who flips open to reveal Mr. Mind. That prompted me to pick up a DCD Dr. Sivana, who also comes with Mr. Mind as an accessory.
Alright, tell me… who loves ya, baby? You probably know the MOTU Classics figures have been selling out faster than we can make ’em. It’s great for the life of the line, but what about you guys? Well, to make sure as many fans can get new figures as possible, we’ve increased production starting with Mer-Man®, on sale April 15th! But because our increased order went in late, Mer-Man® will arrive in two separate shipments. Some will go on sale on April 15th, and the remaining stock will go on sale on or about April 23rd. Keep checking back because we’ll confirm this date once we lock it in.
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