Author: Ron

DC Universe Classics (Mostly) Green Lantern Corps

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Here’s the Green Lantern Corps as it exists on my shelves. Well, that’s not exactly true – I’ve got one of the cubes in my shelving unit for both the GLC and the Sinestro Corps, and a lot of the more recent Green Lanterns from Green  Lantern Classics and DC Direct had been left out because there just isn’t enough space. A reorganization of the cubes is long overdue, so I’ll be taking some time to take some shots of the various groups as I decide what to do with them.

While Mattel has done an admirable job bringing together the GLC, I’ve filled some gaps with DC Direct figures and customs. From DCD, I’ve got Arisia and Boodikka from the Blackest Night line. Custom-wise, you may have seen our previous posts for Tomar Re, Hal Jordan, and Guy Gardner. And there’s one more simple custom that’s new to the mix.

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Masters of the Universe Classics Club Eternia – Map of Preternia Viewer

It’s becoming a tradition – each year when the Club Eternia exclusives ship, I publish one of the more popular posts on AFP – the map viewer for the Club Eternia exclusive map. This year, Mattel shipped the Map of Preternia with the club exclusive Shadow Weaver.

  • Position your mouse over areas of the map to magnify it.
  • To zoom in or out, scroll up or down with your mousewheel.

Big thanks again to my wife, who made this possible again this year. Enjoy exploring Preternia, and be sure to visit our previous installments:

Toy Fair 2012 – Masters of the Universe Classics Adds Spikor, Frosta, Snake Men and Sir Laser Lot

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At their Collector Night preview, Mattel introduced a handful of new figures for the Masters of the Universe Classics and 30th Anniversary lines. In the main Masters line, Spikor and the Snake Men 2-Pack will be available in July. Frosta, from the She-Ra cartoon, will be the August figure, but due to production delays will be available in September with the September figure, which is yet to be revealed.

For the 30th Anniversary line, Mattel revealed Sir Laser Lot. Laser Lot is the creation of DC Comics writer Geoff Johns, who is a huge Masters fan. There’s a story floating around that Johns submitted his character concept for Laser Lot with a crayon drawing.

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