It’s that time of the year again when Mattel and Scott Neitlich AKA ToyGuru hosts the SDCC annual Mattypalooza! Keep reading to find out what Mattel has in store this year for DC fans!
The panel begins on a downer. We’re greeted with a video telling fans that it’s the end of days for the wildly popular MOTU line. Although this was expected it becomes more of a reality now that it’s officially confirmed.
MOTU:
-End of the line … for vintage at least. 6″ might continue if sales hold
-Wall mounted stands
-Flogg (July)
-Double Mischief
-Etheria Invasion Hordak
-Flutterina (Aug)
-Intergalactic Skeletor with removable Helmet and Faker Head (Q3)
-Madam Razz with Broom (Sept)
-Rio Blast (Sept)
-Entrapta (Sept)
-Sweet Bee (Oct)
-Light Hope (Oct)
-Battle Ram comes with Man at Arms with new head (Oct)
-Tongue Lasher (Tongue in and tongue out sculpted heads!) (Nov)
-Arrow with removable wings
-Club Etheria New Adventures Galactic Protector She-Ra (Nov)
-Holiday sub Gwildor with Cosmic Keys
-Club Eternia Mermistra (with stand and swapable mermaid form)
-Club Etheria Spinnerella $30 due to deco and removable hair pieces
-Lizard Man (Skeletor Sword and ray of disappearance accessories) (2015)
-Ninjor (with alternate head, ninja or unmasked)
-Snake Armor He Man vs Battle Armor King Hiss 2 pack
-Fan choice Huntara
-Sub Only original mini-comic He-Man with alternate heads
-Oo-laar
-Skeletor’s Hover Robots (3 packs, each with stands and interchangeable hands and a sticker sheet for battle damage deco)
-Club Eternia Monthly figure?? Something with wings
MOTU Minis:
-Packs 1 to 3 will return in August as a bundle. 4 through 6 will also be a bundle in August but shipped in Dec
-Faker vs Man At Arms (August)
-Zodac vs Beast Man (October)
-King He Man vs. Clawful (December)
-Buy them all and built a mini Castle Grayskull
-Offered as subscriptions, 6 2 pack in 2015 $20
-MOTU mini subs open in October
-She-Ra vs Horde Trooper (Jan/Feb)
-Jiitsu vs Mechaneck (March/April)
-Snake Mountain (Sub only)
-Giant vintage 12″ He-Man (Sept) and Skeletor (Oct), Stratos (Nov), Beastman (Dec) $75 each
DC Signature series:
-Four final figures left for 2014
-Superboy
-Damian Wayne
-Prison Suit Doomsday (SDCC)
6″ Total Heroes
-Will feature retail and collector versions
-Batman Beyond (with alternate heads)
-Black Manta
-Green Lantern
-Firestorm (with alternate Professor Stein head)
Super Powers Collection 30th anniversary
-6 figures in all featured on vintage cards, sold individually but offered 3 per month
-Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Mr Mxyzptlk, Superman Gold, and Green Lantern as the Riddler (retro packaging error spoof). Kalibak CnC in Super Powers colors
60s’ Batman Classics
-Batman cowl amde from real cloth (available Sept 2014 for $100 on MattyCollector.com)
Ghostbusters
-Ecto Goggles currently available
-30th anniversary Ghostbusters 2 packs featuring removable proton packs and stream accessories
-Each 2 packs $50. First release: Ray and Winston. Second release: Peter and Egon
– 2015 Ghostbusters will see the beginning of “The Real Ghostbusters” cartoon figures!