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MOTUC Shadow Beast addendum

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Poe Ghostal

In today's review of the MotU Classics Shadow Beast, I raised the question of how this figure could so obviously be based on the old Filmation designs, when those are reportedly off-limits for the characters. Here's what Mattel had to … Continue reading →

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MotU Classics: The Map of Etheria

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Poe Ghostal

Just like last year's Club Eternia saw subscribers get a free map, so too does this year's. Along with Preternian Disguise He-Man, we get a map of the planet Etheria: Etheria Beautiful Planet of Despondos After the Overlords of Trolla … Continue reading →

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Mattel's SDCC exclusives revealed

Posted on April 28, 2011 by OAFE

So, earlier today Mattel confirmed via Twitter that their Comic-Con 2011 exclusives would be announced on G4TV's Attack of the Show tonight at 7. Cool. Well, don't have a television? Can't watch AOTS when it airs? Then come back here … Continue reading →

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C2E2 - Mattel Panel

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Mattel had a panel today entitled "Methods and Mayhem" on the process of designing action figures. The panel consisted of one of the lead designers for WWE and Mike, a designer for DC & MotUC, but they started early so … Continue reading →

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Flippin' Through Previews - March '11

Posted on March 6, 2011 by OAFE

It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in May. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Gremlins Countdown Calendar review The Fallen addendum Soon Forget: … Continue reading →

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ATFC '11 - Day 2: Mattel

Posted on February 13, 2011 by OAFE

Today was Mattel's press event, and while we didn't Tweet it, we still have the liveblogging for you right here: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Terror Dog addendum Flippin' through Previews - January '12 Slimer the Hutt Ghostbusters addendum DC Universe … Continue reading →

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Vikor addendum

Posted on February 7, 2011 by OAFE

War is my profession! War is my obsession/ Nothing I like better than a violent intercession! Blood must be spilled, thick enough to swim in/ As I hear the lamentation of my conquered foes' women! So that's basically Vikor, isn't … Continue reading →

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What the hell, Mattel?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by yo go re

It's currently one minute past noon on January 24th - the day the second half of Mattel's Vikor shipment went on sale. My order is already placed and processed. There was not a single second of "white screen" waiting for … Continue reading →

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The second coming of Vikor

Posted on January 20, 2011 by OAFE

This week was Mattel's monthly online sale, including Vikor - the "Conan"-inspired He-Man pulled from the line's earliest design sketches. Being both a new character and one so unique, fan interest in him was high. So logically, he sold out … Continue reading →

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Good news, Keldor fans!

Posted on January 10, 2011 by OAFE

You may recall that in the MotU Classics Keldor review, Poe mentioned that fans were upset that we didn't get a new version of the 2002 split sword. Well, according to a post on He-Man.org, the winds of change are … Continue reading →

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