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Mattel has been producing quality WWE figures for years now (non-wrestling is another story) If anything, the only problem is that there are too many, between basic figures, elites, battle packs, defining moments, retro figs, tough talkers, exclusives, rings; it becomes difficult to find the time and money to keep up with it all Waves[...]

It's Star Wars Celebration come early for Hot Wheels and Star Wars fans. Mattel has launched a new line of Hot Wheels cars, and star ships, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) These are part of the pre-Star Wars Celebration announcement extravaganza that's been happening all week. Thanks to fans, Biggs Darklighter, the[...]

As reported on today by The Hollywood Reporter, every week at Walmarts across the country, there will be new products for sale on shelves from Mattel including action figures, playsets, role-play, and the Walmart exclusive two-pack doll set of Diana and Steve Trevor After the Mattel month-long event ends on April 28, further products from[...]

Excited for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie coming out on June 2nd? Well, at this years Toy Fair, Mattel will be unveiling their new line of Wonder Woman figures based on the upcoming film starring Gal Gadot EW.com got an early look at these figures that include a Sword and Shield deluxe version that will[...]

Thanks to Twitter, we have our first look at two action figures from Mattel's 6- inch DC Multiverse Wonder Woman figures. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Diana of Themiscayria and Steve Trevor in all their plastic glory[...]

Fortunately, Mattel has come to our rescue and put out what is arguably the best figures in over 20 years. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ If you grew up a wrestling fan, Hasbro's old line of wrestling figures holds a[...]

It's for the joy he knows that you, as a reader, will feel when, based on his professional recommendation, you purchase some toys of your own. It's with that in mind that, when we saw these new Mattel action figures for Justice League Action, otherwise known as Justice League Action Action Figures or JLAAF, we thought[...]

Today in 'well I didn't know what was a thing' news Deadline has reported that Amy Schumer is in negotiations to play Barbie in a movie based on the

DC Entertainment announced via press release that they are partnering with Mattel and OTOY (an L.A based cloud graphics specialist) to bring Batman: The Animated Series to a virtual reality experience on the latest version of the View-Master But this isn't the old stereoscopic photo viewer from when we were kids, the new version is[...]

Max Steel is based on a Mattel action figure line. https://youtu.be/UvF6uKqFpg8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Max Steel Official International Trailer 1 (2016) – Sci-Fi Movie (https://youtu.be/UvF6uKqFpg8) Back in July of 2014 I posted a story with images from an upcoming Max Steel movie that starred Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Maria Bello and Andy Garcia[...]

A lot has and will continue to be said about the Ghostbusters reboot, as the war rages on about people's opinions on the film and the culture surrounding it. One thing that is hard to argue with though is business, and it seems at least Mattel is pleased with the franchise's output for them Speaking to[...]

To promote their line of Captain America: Civil War vehicles, Hot Wheels has put together this video intermixing cuts from the film with reenactments

DC and Mattel have revealed through USA Today a new Wonder Woman Barbie based on the Gal Gadot version of the character from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The new collectible is a Comic-Con exclusive and will be available for $80 It can be pre-ordered at MattyCollector.com starting June 17th. The description of the figure from[...]

Hasbro, the home of GI Joe and My Little Pony, has an estimated value of $9.5 Billion and Mattel, known for Barbie and Hot Wheels, is worth roughly $11 billion. It's said that Hasbro approached Mattel late last year and the companies have been having on-and-off-again negotiations ever since. Mattel has taken some hits over recently, losing a[...]

Frank-N-Furter Funko Pop Prototype – $355 Sam Wilson Captain America LEGO – $350 Super Funko Freddy Red Shirt – $350 Funko Freddy Lebowski Dude – $350 Cyclops Funko Pop Prototype – $350 Jack Skellington Freddy Funko Pop  – $338 Legend Of Korra Chief Lin Beifong PVC Statue – $308 Conan Batman Pop Funko #2 Signed – $305 Hasbro JEM Twilight in Paris Doll – $300 Star Wars D'an Prototype[...]

by Jeremy Konrad Thursday afternoon, in front of a very enthusiastic crowd, WWE and Mattel provided sneak peaks for upcoming figures Interestingly enough, WWE sent four of its biggest stars of their "developmental" brand NXT to represent them, along with (should be) future Hall of Famer William Regal to host the festivities I say developmental like[...]

Remember when Mattel used to put little mini-comics in their Masters Of The Universe toys? Dark Horse does. Sixty-eight of them, totally 1232 pages and now collected in oversized hardcover form by Dark Horse Comics for October in comic stores as the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection. They will include mini-comics from the '80s Masters of[...]

So this is a thing. DC Superhero Girls is a new brand from Mattel and Warners that will cover action figures, toys clothing, TV shows, DVDs and digital stuff, with Random House Children's Books and Lego. They describe it as An exciting new universe of Super Heroic storytelling that helps build character and confidence, and empowers girls to[...]

At The Nuremberg Toy Fair (and yes, it does really sound sinister) Mattel unveiled a new Barbie doll line, that of Power Princess Barbie. Because she's a princess But she's also a superhero. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUK6hcqkW-U[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_5Fry-rb38[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUz5gMX0tME[/youtube] IdleHands has the press release.  "The world of superheroes has historically been tailored to boys where 'the good guys beat the bad guys," said Lori[...]

Mattel began selling their "last" DC Universe Classics figure – an oversized Doomsday figure – on their Mattycollector site last Tuesday – for current subscribers of their Masters of the Universe line -and Wednesday for the rest of us. Doomsday was listed as available, in-stock, and when bought, the customer received an e-mail that the item was getting ready[...]

As part of the upcoming launch of DC Comics series He-Man: The Eternity War this December, Mattel is sponsoring the He-Man: The Photography War – Comic Cover Contest. If you have a camera and some He-Man toys, you just put together a comic cover worthy photo and you can win the right to have the photo[...]

Dark Horse and Mattel are teaming up to deliver The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!  In 1982, the world was introduced to He-Man and Masters of the Universe It went from toys, to television, to film and became a pop-culture icon. The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe includes rarely seen[...]

By Christopher Smith Fans of the "Re-Mego" 8" figure trend spearheaded by the likes of Doc Mego and his EMCE Toys imprint have gotten an embarrassment of riches over the last several years, including painstaking reproductions of the Star Trek and Planet of the Apes figure originally produced by Mego Toys in the 1970s, as well[...]

Of course, comic book/nostalgic pop cultural fans are in no way in danger of the deluge of toys to collect drying up any time soon, but there has been a sea change of sorts, particularly within the dichotomy between mass market, brick-and-mortar-presence companies such as Mattel, Hasbro, and Playmates and smaller, independent companies that have[...]

As in previous past years Mattel's Matty Collector line is offering various advance order subscriptions for both Masters of the Universe (MOTU) and the DC Comics Infinite Earths (DCIE) 6 inch action figures lines Also similar to past years they have posted subscription 'thermometers' to "track" the numbers of minimum orders they need to make[...]

Both Hasbro and Mattel are either stopping sales today to exhibitors or restricting them for the first half hour Other manufacturers have similar policies. Which should make a fairer display of pure market greed at San Diego Comic Con this year Not long till the doors open… People who line up for conventions, keen to grab[...]

It's exclusive time for San Diego Comic Con already… and Mattel are showing off their planned exclusive figures for 2012 There's an eight inch Death standing on a Skull for $25. $20 will get you these one or one-and-a-half inch Tity Titans figures, Robin, Raven, Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy with packaging drawn by Art Baltazar.   [...]

So we already know that Mattel is finally making hoverboards that look just like the ones from Back to the Future: Part II, and we've already had some time to get used to the disappointment that it's not really going to hover, but a new behind the scenes look at the making of the new[...]

Hey, McFly, you bojo! Those boards don't work on water! Actually, they don't work on land either. Yes, despite the fact that science has so far failed to make the Hoverboards from Back To The Future: Part II a reality, Mattel are so excited about the approach of 2015 that they've used the New York Toy Fair[...]

 A classic of the Silver Age and beyond. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Mattel, DC Comics And The Elongated Man – We Smell A Mystery! Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Well, it seems like there's a limit on that obscureness Swamp Thing is fine, Metron and his chair is positively encouraged but… Elongated Man?[...]