When this line was first announced at the New York Comic Con, the idea was, or at least, what was presented to the fans, was a line that would envelope the entire mythology of the brand, including the original Masters Of The Universe, Princess Of Power, The New Adventures Of He-Man, and the latest incarnation of the brand, 2002 Mike Young productions line. To make a point of what was availible, they showed this slide during there presentation.
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Pictured in this slide were, from left to right, top to bottom, are Green Goddess, Skeletor, King
Greyskull, Savage He-Man, He-Ro, Queen Marlena, Force Captain Adora, He-Man, and Hordak.
Some new characters that were created and not released, other characters that were never made enticed fans to this new line. They were to be done in a style that resembled that old toys of the 1980's, but would be modernized for the new generation of collectors. Fans were treated
to the news that 12 figures would be released in the first year, two of which were not released in the 2002 line, and 2 that have never recieved figures before.
The line would be availible exclusively through Mattel's own store, www.mattycoillector.com at
one per month. King Greyskull was announced to be the exclusive to San Diego Comic Con.
He arrived with much fan fare, and a variant "Statue" version. A "Spirit Of King Greyskull" figure, made in transparent blue was made, in quantities of two. One was raffled off at SDCC,
the other was auctioned off in October.
At Comic Con, pictures were shown of upcoming figures. Surprisingly, all were from the original Masters Of The Universe line. He-Man, Beast Man, Mer Man and Zodak were all on display, and while impressive, there was nothing of the all encompassing mission statement of before.
Shortly thereafter, Skeletor made his debut in the pages of Toyfare magazine, and Stratos appeared on He-man.org. In the article, it made mention of the fact that Man At Arms
would have two interchangeable heads, one to resemble the original character, another with
a mustache, paying homage to both the 2002 figure and the Filmation cartoon.
He-Man and Beast-Man were originally scheduled to be released in October and November.
However, due to complications that are still not fully known, they were pushed back until
December 15th, pushing Skeletor to January. The figures came out with some trouble, shipping
problems, and quality control issue abound, the figures themselves were beautiful and sold
very well. Nearly sold out. On January 13th, the figures were pulled from the website, as the remaining few hundred would be sold at the New York Comic Con.
a fellow by the name of Toyguru began posting tidbits about the line on the he-man.org forumz.
Many question and answer bulletins with Mattel were done. Teela was announced as the first female figure, though as I write this, no photos have been revealed.
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Faker was then announced as an exclusive to the New York Comic Con. Shortly after the announcement, a delay in Merman was discovered, and Faker was announced as March's release on Matty Collector.
Then, something peculiar happened. A post on Matty Collector's face book about the mythos
of the characters with surprising news at the end of the announcement. It read
" Yes, She-Ra is coming to the line. Look for the first POP figures to start early in 2010!"
The first inclination that yes, the entire mythos was going to be covered. Then on popular toy
blog Poe Ghostals "Ask Mattel" questiona and answer article it was said that both New Adventures of He-Man and Princess Of Power would see characters released in early 2010.
Now, I am of the opinion, that if the line was announced as all incompassing, then thats what the
line should be. However, as a member of some fan forums, it seems a lot of people do not want
this. Some have no desire for any portion of the mythos other than basic Masters Of The Universe. Some feel including these other parts are "Dooming the line" to failure. Every aspect of
this brand, in my opinion, has it's loyal followers. I've really no interest in the New Adventures Of He-Man, but I don't think a figure here and there is going to destroy the line, only enrich it.
I loved the New Adventures Of He-Man line as a kid, but they were not really compatible with the old figures in scale, so it will be nice to see what they can come up with. Mostly though, I am excited for the Princess Of Power characters. Not to say I am not looking forward to many of the Masters Of The Universe characters. My favorites of course, the Horde, and the Sorceress.
I'd love to see Green Goddess, which is rumoured to be this years San Diego Comic Con Exclusive. I just hope the fans of this line don't destroy each other when it comes to the different
brands within the master brand...
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