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AFP Ask Matty Round-Up for 4/1/11

Matty assures us that despite today being April Fool’s Day, these answers are completely legit! Thanks to the Mattel team for this round of Ask Matty.

1) We’re excited for MattyCollector.com’s Collector Appreciation Tour this year – it’ll be great to give folks who may not be able to make it to San Diego Comic-Con a chance to see the upcoming collectibles in person at C2E2, WonderCon, DragonCon, and New York Comic Con. Are you planning to have new reveals at each of these shows? We’ve gotten a close look at what you had on display at C2E2 – any surprises in store for WonderCon?

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We will have some reveals at each show but it won’t be as much as we have at NYTF or SDCC and there won’t be reveals for every line. More like one or two figs for one or two lines per show.

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DC Universe Classics Collect & Connect Swap at WonderCon

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For the first time, Mattel is hosting a swap meet for DC Universe Classics Collect & Connect pieces at WonderCon this weekend. From the MattyCollector.com Facebook page:

At WonderCon we will be premiering the 1st ever Collect-and-Connect Swap! If you are seeking a CNC piece, you can look through the bucket of CNC pieces to find your treasure. The rule is one in, one out, so bring CNC pieces you want to trade! See you, and your CNC pieces, at WonderCon!

I’ve got to wonder (no pun intended) if all those Gentleman Ghost hoarders will be dumping their Giganta heads and lower torsos. 🙂

>> Some Giganta reviews, for those of you who never completed her: AFP, Articulated Discussion, and Poe Ghostal (credit to these fine sites for the pics above)

Will you be at WonderCon with your spare C&C pieces? If so, the Four Horsemen’s Jim Preziosi will also be participating in Mattel’s “Methods & Materials: Sculpting with Mattel & the Four Horsemen” panel on Saturday from 3 – 4pm in room #104.

Hope to see you there!

Toy Tokyo Art Auction to Benefit Japanese Red Cross Relief Effort

Toy Tokyo Underground, the hosts of the Four Horsemen’s Toypocalypse event during Toy Fair last month, will be hosting an art auction to benefit the Red Cross’s efforts in Japan. There’s a huge number of artists participating, including Ashley Wood from 3A Toys, sculptor Dave Cortez, and the Four Horsemen.

We send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan and those that have lost loved ones in the earthquakes and tsunamis.

In the coming weeks and months it will take the actions of non-profit organizations and thousands of volunteers to search for survivors and begin to rebuild. Toy Tokyo and TT Underground Gallery will support those efforts through a benefit auction to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross Society Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami disaster relief fund.

We will be hosting an art exhibition on April 2nd – April 3rd and will be auctioning art and items from many artists online after the event. We are kindly requesting that you help those in need by participating in the auction.

Please give generously…

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