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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?[...]

Bleeding Cool have run a number of articles on the Mattel DC Universe Infinite Earths Action Figure subscription club, the fan-led attempt for more obscure characters to be produced for a buying public. Well, it seems like there's a limit on that obscureness Swamp Thing is fine, Metron and his chair is positively encouraged but…[...]

As a result of the DC/Warner Bros licence, Mattel is putting the current DC Classics line of six inch action fugures out to pasture in response to the New 52 rebranding Itwas announced at the recent San Diego Comic Con International that the DC Universe Classics toyline would be ending its run at retail[...]

Friday would have been a better time, to coincide with the Mattel DC Universe panel Still, it's out now… 2012 DC Universe Club Infinite Earths Subscription You must be 18 or older to purchase this product. On Sale Now! Subscriptions Available 7/22/11 2 p.m PT through 8/5/11 2 p.m PT $30.00 Qty Coming Soon For 2012, subscriptions are available for Voltron®, [...]

IndiaInkWatch: Looks like the upcoming Mumbai Comic Con is taking a leaf out of Wizard World's book and is in talks to bring a WWF wrestler with a comic, to launch their book in India. ToyWatch: There are rumours that DC has told Mattel must make its new figures to reflect the look of characters as[...]