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AFP Ask Matty Round-Up for 6/14/10

Toy Guru was a day early with the mid-month edition of Ask Matty… or are we going to be a day late submitting questions for the next one? Thanks to him and Mattel for this round of Q&A.

1) How are the DC Universe Classics All-Star repaints like Batman and Green Lantern doing at retail? At least at the TRUs where I shop, they don’t stick around long. What are the plans to continue this past the fourth figure, and when will that fourth figure be revealed?

The TRU repaints are doing great. The fourth figure will be revealed at SDCC. We can’t confirm anything beyond that right now but hope to have news soon.

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First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Count Marzo – TheFwoosh.com

With Mattel revealing the Masters of the Universe Classics Chief Carnivus at Wizard World Philly this weekend, Count Marzo, the Club Eternia figure for July, won’t be the lone 200X character in MOTUC for long. In VeeBee’s first look, he found the styling a bit too influenced by the animated look, but I think he’ll fit in just fine with my growing Classics collection.

I really dig that Marzo can store his amulet on his belt or grip it in his hand.

He has all of this neat back story and I can tell you that he is also a great figure. From construction and engineering (I have no loose joints), to his paint – he is very well executed. His all-new cape and loincloth are cast in soft plastic so they are very flexible and his all-important amulet is made of a clear red plastic so light can shine through and when he is holding it you can actually see his hand (new sculpt) through it. I know that is subtle, but the devil is in the details like that so I tip my hat to the design team for for the little things. His loincloth also has a place to store his sword (I will get to that in a minute) as well as the amulet (on his back) and I love it when a figure can carry all of it’s allotted accessories. Really, there is a lot to like about this figure.

via First Look – Masters of the Universe Classics Count Marzo | TheFwoosh.com.

Wizard World Philly 2010

I didn’t go to Wizard World Philly, but because we had heard that Mattel would be introducing a new Masters of the Universe Classics figure (it turned out to be Carnivus) when the Masters line was getting inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame, I recruited my good friend Ayeffkay to go on my behalf. Here’s some pictures that he sent our way.

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Mattel Announces Masters of the Universe Classics Chief Carnivus

Mattel and Toy Guru (Scott Neitlich) are on hand at Wizard World Philadelphia, as the Masters of the Universe line is being inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame. Toy Guru revealed the Club Eternia subscription figure in September for Masters of the Universe Classics, and it is none other than Chief Carnivus from the Masters of the Universe 200X animated show.

In that show, Carnivus was a member of the Eternian Council that was established by King Randor. I’m looking forward to how Mattel will fit him into the Classics-verse.

And in a brief, too quick to pic moment, attendees got a glimpse in the slide show of what appeared to be Grizzlor. More pictures to come!

Mattel Official Announcement of Voltron License

We posted about the new Voltron show on Nicktoons and toy license for Mattel a couple of days ago. Here’s the official announcement from MattyCollector.com. With the show launching next year, I’m guessing that we won’t see anything toy-related until Toy Fair next winter, and certainly nothing at San Diego Comic-Con in July.

Mattel and Voltron™ Join Forces

‘Toy Fans,

If you were a kid back in 1984, no doubt you tuned in faithfully each week to watch the original giant robot: Voltron, Defender of the Universe™. This week, World Events Productions (WEP) and Classic Media announced that a new Voltron™ animated series will be airing on Nicktoons, Voltron Force™. And who’s going to develop an all-new line of Voltron toys to go with it? Mattel!

Voltron is one of the most iconic brands ever created, and the new show is going to be an epic action-adventure series that fans old and new alike are gonna love. It’s too early to talk about toy line specifics, but I can tell you our designers are working on some seriously sweet products!

Want more details? Click here to read the full press release, and as soon as I’ve got more news about the toys, I’ll post it here.

Let’s go Voltron Force!

— Matty

via MattyCollector.com Online Store.