Author: Ron

Masters of the Universe Classics Webstor – thefwoosh.com

TheFwoosh scores again, with an early look at the next figure coming out for Masters of the Universe Classics, Webstor.  Unlike VeeBee, I never had a Webstor figure when I was a kid, and I don’t really remember him from the cartoon.  Don’t hold that against me.

He does have the distinction of having his original action figure come out the same year as Jitsu, way back in 1984.  And like Jitsu, Webstor didn’t get re-released in the 200X Masters line, but did get some love as a Staction from the Four Horsemen and NECA.  All I’m saying is, when is this travesty going to end?

Mattel, give us a Jitsu already! 😀

Webstor goes on sale on September 15 on Mattycollector.com.

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I know a lot of people are big fans of the 200x Webstor redesign, and with good cause – I think it was one of the strongest re-imaginations. I am a classic-head though, so even though Webstor is one of my favorites, I never owned the Staction. This figure was worth waiting for though, and not to fear 200x, as you have seen, the extra arms on his back are a great homage to the modern design without sacrificing the overall classic feel.

via First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Webstor | thefwoosh.com.

San Diego Comic-Con DC Direct Hal Jordan Exclusives – OAFE

I would have loved to bring you this review of the five DC Direct Hal Jordans, but with the craziness of San Diego Comic-Con on top of the craziness of how this exclusive was sold, there was no way.  OAFE’s Rustin Parr has some great pics of them (I really like what they did with the packaging) as well as a few choice words for DC Direct.

DC Direct San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Skittles Hal Jordan
DC Direct San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Skittles Hal Jordan

Each figure uses the same base body as the “classic” Green Hal, but with minor sculptural variances so it is effectively a repaint of the Superman/Batman Series 6 figure (though with a new torso, as that figure had a hole in the chest for translucent Lantern symbol projection).

The figure is an excellent example of the high caliber of sculpting DC Direct is known for.

via OAFE – DC Direct Green Lantern: Hal Jordan exclusive reviews.

MOTU Classics Tri-Klops and More On Sale August 17

Two updates from Mattel – first, they’ve posted a reminder for me to remind you that the Masters of the Universe Classics Tri-Klops is on sale on Mattycollector.com at Noon EST.  I’m looking forward to seeing if he can dethrone Man-At-Arms as the baddest badass on my MOTU shelf.

Tri-Klops may be the big item for me, but there’s a whole mess of stuff going up tomorrow, so be ready for some red screens of death.

Big sale on Monday! MOTUC Tri-Klops, Infinite Heroes Crisis 4 pack, JLU Shazam pack, plus a few retail Batman Brave and the Bold and Dark Knight items! Check out MattyCollector.com at 12 noon eastern Aug 17th!

I’m not exactly sure which Brave and the Bold and Dark Knight products are going up tomorrow, but posted pics of all that’s currently up there.  Matty will also have a 1:24 die cast Lightning McQueen, so it could get a little crazy, with both action figure and Hot Wheels collectors converging on the site.

Mattel also posted a round-up of sorts of the latest Ask Matty sessions (AFP’s latest Ask Matty Round-Up was posted yesterday).  They touch on a lot of sore spots, for example, $20 Dark Knight Movie Masters, bonus figures not in Club Eternia, and Gleek.  Not sure if the explanations will soothe the folks who are raging over them, but at least Mattel understands that some people are upset.  And a new hurt for folks on the east coast – Mattel won’t be at New York Comic-Con next year.  That’s not surprising, since it’s in October, during the prime selling season for big box retailers.

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AFP’s Ask Matty Round-Up for 8/15/9

Now that the whirlwind of San Diego Comic-Con is behind us, Mattel is back at the never-ending task of answering our fan questions.  If you’ve got something you’d like to ask Matty in a future installment, leave us a comment and we’ll try to incorporate it an upcoming batch.

Here’s the latest set of Q&A.  Thanks to Mattel and Toy Guru!

1. Great showing at SDCC! Of the various new announcements that Mattel made at SDCC (or shortly thereafter), which one are you most excited about and why?

The World’s Greatest Superheroes and 12” Movie Masters of Superman and Zod are personal favorites. The first World’s Greatest figure, Green Arrow, will be on MattyCollector on 12/15/09 followed by a retail wave in late Spring 2010. These will be incredible!

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DC Universe Classics Wave 10 – AFi

Our friends at ActionFigureInsider received an early set of the Wal-Mart exclusive wave of DC Universe Classics.  They’ve just published pics of Beast Boy, Forager, Power Girl, and Robotman.

Many more pictures in their Toy Archive.

Cosmic Odyssey update: another one bites the dust with Forager! 😀  John Stewart is coming, but where oh where is Martian Manhunter?

Just this week you saw the carded images of Wave 10 of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics line on Matty’s Facebook page as well as here on AFi.

Now we have Wave 10 in hand and can show you the full photo features on each figure in this upcoming Walmart exclusive wave. We’re going to break this wave up into two parts.

via Action Figure Insider – Best Toy News on the Web! AFi Toy Archive Mattel’s DC Universe Classics Wave 10 Feature- Part 1.

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