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  1. GI Joe means fond memories of Sears Wishbooks with full spreads of amazing battle scenes including the newest characters and vehicles that pitted Joe vs. Cobra in the fight to defend the world from tyranny! Oh what great dreams were born from those images as I allowed my imagination to roam free as a child of the 80's.
  2. Looks like Club Third Earth is coming to Matty Collector next week. The lineup has been revealed: http://www.clubs.mattycollector.com/store/mattycol/en_US/pd/ThemeID.29372800/productID.332598000#.VpALMvkrJD8 Lion–O (07/16) Jackalman (08/16) Pumyra (09/16) Club-exclusive: Mumm–Ra (09/16) Panthro (10/16) Grune (11/16) Jaga (12/16)
  3. I am able to play Battlefront 1 & 2 on my Xbox 360. I think you just have to download some type of firmware update to be able to play select Xbox games on your 360. Both of the Battlefront games are on that list.
  4. Thanks for offering this giveaway JayC! It was so awesome to get the news that I had won.
  5. I've been looking forward to this game for years.
  6. The GI Joe figure subscription service is rumored to be more expensive than the MOTUC figures and they are 3.75" scale as compared to 6-7" for MOTUC. Some of the price of the Joes will be due to the license fees paid to Hasbro, but it is a more fair comparison than retail figures which are produced in much higher quantities. Also think about what you paid for Marvel Legends, DCUC, Star Wars, and GI Joe retail figures in 2008/09 compared to today. I bet you would find all of those lines cost 25% more now. That's the exact increase Mattel has implemented for MOTUC and the price will be good for 2013 and 2014 as long as they get enough subscriptions to hit their minimum requirement for production.
  7. I read your editorial Jay and while I agree that Mattel has had issues with MOTUC, if you did some research you would find that some of your suggestions have already been addressed by Mattel. Below are the points which I disagree with. Mattel has said for a while now that the prices in 2013 were going up. The figures are more expensive than anything at retail, but you have to consider the production runs for MOTUC compared to retail lines is much smaller which makes for higher prices per unit. The $20 price set by Mattel was back at the end of 2008, nearly 4 years ago. Do you remember what you were paying for 6" or 3.75" action figures in 2008 as compared to today? I'm sure it was close to 25% less on MSRP, the same increase we have seen for MOTUC. If you compare MOTUC to a similar line, the online GI Joe figure subscription service, they are rumored to cost more than the MOTUC figures and that's for 3.75" figures. This has been the same model Mattel has used for subscriptions in 2010, 2011, and 2012 and people didn't seem to have a problem with it then. Scott, AKA Toyguru, explained that the Mattel legal department was the holdup for allowing him to announce the entire years worth of figures this far in advance. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but I truly believe this is out of Scott's hands. I don't know what he would have to gain from withholding that information if he were allowed to announce it. I agree that it would definitely help subscription sales, but it just isn't going to happen. You can go online to MattyCollector right now and order the following items: He-man Skeletor Hordak King Hiss She-Ra Battle Cat Panthor Swiftwind Castle Grayskull stands Snake Mountain stands Sy-Klone Demo-Man Bubble Power She-Ra Wind Raider They have carried all of the figures in bold above in their essentials shop for several months now (MattyCollector.com Essentials Shop) If you pay attention to their monthly sales, there are quite often 1-2 reissues of previous months' figures available to purchase. Many of the figures can be purchased through eBay for close to their original prices also. I have to ask, why do you feel you should be able to purchase most of the previous figures on their website at any given time? Do you know of any other action figure lines, at retail or online, where you have this type of availability? Yes retail lines get refreshes and reissued figures with newer assortments, but I don't know of any that make 3-4 years worth of figures available to purchase whenever you like. I think this is an unrealistic expectation for Mattel.
  8. TMNT: With NECA failing to deliver any figures past the 4 Ninja Turtles, would Mattel be interested in acquiring the license for comic-based TMNT figures once it is available? This would seem like a great fit as a Matty Collector exclusive line considering how popular the Four Horsemen sculpted NECA figures were with fans and the depth of the TMNT comic universe.
  9. In past Q&As, Matty has stated that until Swamp Thing makes a return to the DC Universe, he won't be getting a spot in the DC Universe Classics lineup. Swampy recently appeared in Action Comics #884 (which as you know, is as 'DC' a title as there is). Does this mean he is now 'on the table' again?
  10. I'm pretty sure that Cyclotron is a single figure with 2 pictures showing his removable feature. Cheetah and Negative Man are the variants. I'm glad to see the Reign of Superman Superboy figure in this lineup. That's the one I really wanted. I wonder how big the C&C Trigon will be since I'm not familiar with his character.
  11. I have some issues with DCUC as well, but I don't recall Mattel ever stating this. Do you have a reference for it?
  12. I'm surprised that people thought they would get a Gleek in the Wonder Twins package since Mattel posted the information before Comic-Con about him being in a separate baggie. I'm also pretty sure Mattel had a sign for their exclusives at the booth that said which items were sold out and Gleek was listed. If you missed both those warnings, I don't think you can blame Mattel.
  13. 1. What item(s) have you bought or tried to buy from Mattel/MattyCollector.com MOTU Classics, DCUC 2-packs, DCUC stands, and SDCC 2008 exclusives 2. Are you in the United States or a International customer United States 3. What overall grade do you give Mattel/Mattycollector.com in regards to your experience with them B - I have been able to get all of the figures I wanted, but the packaging conditions have been getting worse for MOTU Classics. Fortunately, Mattel will be packing each figure in a white mailer box for extra protection starting with He-Ro and TriKlops.
  14. GI Joe represents what was so great about being a kid in the 80's: Cartoons every day of the week after school, toy commercials, Christmas wish books, awesome playsets, and great toy stores. It was the golden age of action figures and we happily reminisce.
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