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SDCC: Matty Collector Masters of the Universe pre-Mattypalooza
thanks to all the Facebook groups and Matty Collector.com for all the images from SDCC.
(Hands on Demo of Castle Grayskull with box art behind it)
The Final Weapons Pak
Masters of the Universe® Classics Weapons Pak: End of Wars™
The final MOTUC weapons pak is here, and it’s overflowing with fan-demanded items including:
- Gold weapon treasure, including shield, small axe, axe staff, and club for Granamyr™
- Arm attachments in Trap Jaw® black for Hurricane Hordak™
- Sword, mace and shield in traditional sword gray for Sir Laser-Lot™
- POP sword in blue for Netossa™
- Mirror blaster for Strobo
- Horde armor for Rattlor™
- Arm attachments in Roboto® gray for Trap Jaw®
- Sword, shield and axe in green for He-Man®
- Kowl™ in classic toy colors
Masters of the Universe® Classics Sky-High with Jet Sled™
coming this fall, for the first time we’ll have a figure with a mini-vehicle! Daring test pilot Sky-High arrives with the long-requested Jet Sled™, the front half of the vintage Battle Ram vehicle featured heavily in the Filmation series. Sky-High is the heroic fighter pilot best known (okay, only known) from the background of a vintage ‘80s poster where he can be seen piloting the Wind Raider™!
Masters of the Universe® Classics Geldor™
This Fan’s Choice winner is coming to your collection as the November monthly figure! Geldor™, the villain from the classic mini-comic “The Secret Liquid of Life,” crushed all other challengers and took the top spot! This Geldor™ figure will include removable red armor, oversized battle axe and secret water vile.
and one last “new reveal” was Nepthu for the Filmation sub line
So what do you guys all think? leave a comment or tweet me @AltMindz
Loo-kee™ Contest ONLY at SDCC 7/17 – 7/21 Enter to Win a 2014 MOTUC Subscription!
posted on Mattycollector
Toy Fans,
Loo-kee™ here, Loo-kee™ there, Loo-kee™ where? That’s for you to figure out! If you’re at 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, every day from 7/17/13 at 5 p.m. PT through 7/21/13 at 5 p.m. PT the Loo-kee™ figure shown here will be hidden somewhere in the Mattel booth located at Space 3029. The first SDCC attendee to snap a pic of Loo-kee™ each day and post it in the Mattycollector.com Forums will win a 2014 Masters of the Universe® subscription valued at approximately $500! You never know where in the booth he’ll be or when he’ll show up but like Loo-kee™ says, “Keep trying, okay? Okay!”
Ready? Click here for the full rules, then get to the Mattel both before someone else spots Loo-kee™!
–Matty
SDCC: Hasbro Transformers display
Thanks to TFW2005 for the awesome pictures
The truthfulness of facts 7/14/13
first official look at Jamie Foxx as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 New Animated Adventures – A Must Buy For Fans Of All Ages!
By Robert “Rob Base” Greenwood
If you have not been watching the mega hit Nickelodeon show, then you are either living under a rock or a fan of Michael Bay. Either way, you are missing one of the best animated shows of the last decade.
With that comes this amazing companion book for the series. That’s right, it’s not a rehash of the show but what I like to call mini episodes that fill in the gaps and fill the time between the shows. This, right-off-the-bat, is done with as much care and love as the series itself.
The dialogue and art fit in perfectly, the artist captures the facial expressions of the turtles as if you are actually watching the cartoon. This is perfectly fitted into this comic. In this first issue, April and Donatello break into a “top Secret” Junk yard and, needless to say, all hell breaks loose.
The “Nick” TMNT issue 1 is a solid 5/5 and a must buy for Turtle fans of all ages. I hope this series becomes the gateway to a whole universe of new young readers.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Writer: Byerly, Kenny
Artist: Brizuela, Dario
Cover Artist: Brizuela, Dario
Artist: Brizuela, Dario
Cover Artist: Brizuela, Dario
Spinning straight out of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon comes an all-new, all-ages book perfect for fans both old and new! When things take a dangerous turn on a covert mission, the Turtles will have to use their super-ninja skills as well as some moderately-Super gadgets to help save their friend from some big trouble!
Format: COMIC
Price: $3.99
UPC: 82771400478600111
On Sale: July 10, 2013
Publisher: IDW
Diamond Id: MAY130302
Riders #1 at Comixology, is it worth a look?
By Robert “Rob Base” Greenwood
I am and will always be a sucker for anything that takes place in Japan. What this does unfortunately, makes me a complete and total critic to a degree that is almost unhealthy.
First lets look at the synopsis from Comixology:
In the opening issue, we are introduced to the world of the Rider via the opiate of its inhabitants: television. During the media frenzy leading up to the launch of KenkyūCorp’s newest mobile phone, a brazen terrorist attack kills their lead spokesman and shocks the nation. In the days that follow, Japan’s most watched news program, Channel 8 OmniNews, and its lead anchorman, Shintaro Fukasaku, follow the subsequent attacks by the mysterious individual, clad in an outfit reminiscent of old superhero TV shows and apparently capable of superhuman acts of violence.
There are a ton of elements that I think work well in the story.First and foremost is the Rider’s look, it reminds me heavily of Kamen Rider.
Which is a cool little twist and an homage to the style of Japanese hero (well in this case Anti-Hero)
The story itself is solid enough for a simple indie comic book and has tons of potential in future issues. The art does pull me out of the story quite a bit. The lack of a solid artist does lead to a bunch of confusing panels that make it hard to fall in love with the over all comic.Last but not least is the generic buildings, this is a pet peeve of mine. you have Google Images and tons of Google maps, so why are we still getting crappy generic images? As an artist make the attempt to draw actual places in Japan be it Tokyo Tower or the Skytree. Adding Iconic locations will help the reader dive into the world you create!
In the end it is worth a read but I can only give this really short first issue a 2/5 with the lack of a solid artist and better settings. But I hope that they continue telling a very cool story and maybe the art will catch up!
Comixology Link: Riders#1
Riders#1
Written by: Joshua Hammonds
Art by: Joshua Cassara
Genre: Action/Adventure, Superhero
Page Count: 24 Pages
Digital Release Date: Jul 3rd 2013
Age Rating: 17+ Only
Marvel Knights Animation’s WOLVERINE: ORIGIN is finally here! July 9th!
by Chuck Suffel
Wow. Shout Factory has a new release dropping on July 9th and it’s their best one yet!
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The movie is based on the Origin mini series (November 2001 – March 2002) written by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins and Bill Jemas with artwork by Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove. I was reading comics in 2001 but didn’t buy Origin.
Don’t get me wrong it looked gorgeous! But my love for the Wolverine character came while reading the four issue mini from Claremont and Miller in 1982. I really never felt the character needed a solid past, the wandering ronin whose power set and origin remained a mystery worked for me. But when this dvd landed on my desk I gave it a shot.
To say this production is anything less than beautiful would do it a disservice. It is amazingly well animated, the artwork just as beautiful as in the mini series.
Most of us are familiar with this origin, it’s the one touched on in the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine (though I think there are a few differences). James Howlett is a sickly young boy living in late 19th century Canada. A member of an upper class family, a family rife with intrigue and stress. Little does that young man know that all the problems of his short life will culminate in the genesis of his mutation. The revelation of which will send him running from everything he knows and set him on the path to becoming the man we know as Logan!
I truly enjoyed this, it was fun to watch, it was beautiful to look at, and it was well acted. I can’t give it a higher rating, 5 out of 5. And as usual with Marvel Knight’s Animation there a great extra in the form of interviews with the people who created the film and worked on the Origin mini series!
Order it today from amazon (orders and pre-orders) or pick it up at your local comic shop on July 9th!
The truthfulness of facts 7/4/13
