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New York Comic Con 2011 – Mattel WWE

Admittedly, Mattel’s WWE line has less of my interest since they’ve put the Legends line on hiatus for 2012. Sure, we’ll still be getting classic WWE superstars mixed in with the regular Basic and Elite lines on a regular basis and the regular Legends releases on MattyCollector.com, but I suppose my hopes of going to a Toys R Us and finding a Demolition Crush on the shelves are pretty low.

So much for my plan to recreate the full roster of the classic Technos Wrestlefest game from the 90’s! With the Legends released to date, I was short only Crush, Big Boss Man, and Earthquake. 🙂

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New York Comic Con 2011 – Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics

Mattel had a booth at Power Con, the He-Man, She-Ra and ThunderCan fan convention, and presented its plans for the Masters of the Universe Classics line. Since this was just three weeks ago, Toy Guru told us that collectors familiar with what they showed at Power Con would see a lot of the same stuff at New York Comic Con.

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New York Comic Con 2011 – Mattel DC Universe Classics

At San Diego Comic-Con, Mattel announced the start of the Club Infinite Earths subscription for DC Universe Classics and a shift back to more mainstream character mixes for their retail line. A lot of you took this as a harbinger of the demise of DC Universe Classics at retail. The subscription failing to hit the sales target originally set by the Mattel team, was yet another signal of impending doom.

Mattel hopes to set the record straight, showing off new figures for Club Infinite Earths, the retail line, and some more retailer exclusive 2-packs. And, yes, the “last” DC Universe Classics wave in production form, the Nekron Collect and Connect wave. Is it enough to put the collector community at ease? You tell me.

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New York Comic Con 2011 – Mattel Batman Legacy

In our most recent Ask Matty Q&A, Mattel confirmed that Batman Legacy would continue in 2012, and we got a glimpse of that at their New York Comic Con booth last night. You can say that there’s a definite Catwoman vibe going on, as they showcased two new Catwomen – one from their Arkham City sub-line, and the Golden Age Catwoman in the comic-based sub-line. Mrow!

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New York Comic Con 2011 – Hasbro Marvel Avengers Movie Figures

At Hasbro’s special preview night, we saw a few figures from both the 6-inch Avengers line and the 3.75-inch Avengers line. At the official NYCC preview night, Hasbro had more of both on display. I think both lines are looking really good. For the recent Marvel movies, I’ve only picked up a couple of the Iron Man figures – these have me thinking about building out a full movie collection.

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