mattycollector.com went live! This is Mattel's online store where you will be able to buy upcoming MOTUC figures. They accept Paypal, credit cards and money order payments
King Grayskull has sold out at both SDCC and mattycollector.com
The first six figures revealed (but not all shown) are He-Man, Beast Man, Skeletor, Stratos, Mer-Man and Zodac
Release dates for the figures are He-Man on October 31st, Beast Man on November 15th, Skeletor on December 15th, Stratos on January 15th, Mer-Man on February 15th and Zodac sometime in 2009
He-Man will have both a normal Power Sword as well as the classic toy half-sword
From the 12 regular figures released in 2009, two will be characters who never were available as toys ever, and two will be characters who were released in the vintage line but not in the 2002 line
The figures are currently limited to 3 per household. Do you feel this limit should be different? Then click here to vote in our online poll about mattycollector.com order limitations!
Mattel produced two "Spirit of Grayskull" figures (blue translucent versions of King Grayskull). One was raffled off on Saturday at the con to a lucky fan. The other one will be auctioned in October for Dream Halloween 2008
No Chase figures are planned right now, but they are still a possibility
Convention exclusives are being planned in 2009 for both NYCC and SDCC
Some figures will have multiple heads, like Mer-Man
Bios on the card will be based on the story arcs from the classic toy mini-comics and 200x line
Mattel is currently looking into the possibility of including mini-comics later in the line
BAFs (Build a figures) are only a possibility if the toyline is successfull
Mattel is exploring the possibility of a subscription plan for the toys
Mattel is exploring the possibility of a comic book series available via mattycollectors.com
No news about the movie; they are still in script developement
