Dark Knight toys headed back to Retail
Mattel has provided an update on the future of the Movie Masters Dark Knight line:
Tag: Batman
Matty on Facebook: Public Enemies Wave 2 – “No samples yet”
Today on Facebook, Matty took a moment to update fans on the status of Public Enemies Wave 2:
ItsAllTrueReview: Joker
& Forager (& Batman, kinda)
Third in our four part series on DCUC10, this review covers Joker, Forager, and Batman.
There's always a broad spectrum of feelings when reviewing a DC Classics wave. There are the figures you wanted and the figures you didn't know you wanted. There are the highlights and then there are the warped legs. And sometimes there are accessories. These figures are all of those (with a strange quality control issue thrown in).
Superman/Batman Public
Enemies Wave 1 (Target )
The Public Enemies wave wasn't something I was terribly excited about when it was first revealed. I wanted Brimstone as soon as I saw him, and still do, but I wasn't that interested in the stylized DC Classics figures that stood between me and the Engine of Destruction. Now that I've had them in hand for a day, my opinions have shifted a bit and I might be able to find some room on my shelves for a few of the figures, particularly if it's the only version they're ever going to receive.
DCClassiscs.Com Gotham
City 5pk (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
Every once in awhile, living in Uncle Wally's backyard pays off. I had precious little to do this afternoon, so I grabbed the car keys and headed off to see how the Wal-Mart resets were coming along at the various stores around me. I hit up my eight closest Wal-Marts (it's not really that far, if you have a town of 10k or so, you're awarded a 24 Supercenter around these parts) and was happy to find DC Classics pegs popping up at quite a few of them.
Most of the pegs were empty, and the ones that did have figures only had the "Best Of" case to clog the pegs before Wave 9 arrives, but I have a feeling Wave 9 (and Wave 10) aren't going to be an issue - at least in our neck of the woods. I'm a little concerned about the 5pk distribution though, because of the eight Wal-Marts I traveled to five had set pegs for DC Classics, but so far only one had shelfspace for the DCUC 5pk. I lucked out today though, because that one store had the 5pk too.
Matty on Facebook:
Packaged Wave 10 Photos
Amid all the flocking discussion today, Matty posted a tidbit about the future of DC Classics Wave 9 (& beyond) on MattyCollector.Com:
Mr. Rant says I thought we were past “female figures don’t sell”.
Apparently, it’s 1950 and boys don’t play with girl action figures. At least, that’s the way Mattel still sees it for a few of their lines.If you are a fan of the Secret Saturdays or Batman: Brave and the Bold, don’t get your hopes up for a complete set of characters. Mattel’s display cases were noticeably absent a Drew Saturday, a main character on the show, and Black Canary or Huntress from the crazy-popular Brave and the Bold cartoon. When asked, Mattel said the lines are primarily intended for young boys, and no female characters were planned. In the Brave and the Bold: Action League line, a poster was shown with a ton of new characters and not a woman in sight.