Ask Matty –
January 15th Edition
Ask Matty
January 15th, 2010
Tag: Mattel
Ask Matty –
A Tale of Subscription and
Bonus Figures in MOTUC
Today on Facebook, Matty made a few statements about the role of the bonus figures in MOTUC. The full quote is available after the jump, but here's the gist:
ItsAllTrueReview: DCUC11 Green Lanterns: Kilowog, John Stewart, & Katma Tui
We're still a little backed up so instead of our usual two-at-a-time reviews, we're attempting a rare three-at-a-time DCUC11 review to catch up. We're pretty sure we can pull it off. We're trained professionals (bwa-ha-ha-ha) and we've been working hard and ordering in all weekend.*
* - If working hard means playing video games and being glued to the internet for Gallery 1988 MOTU pictures, then we were definitely working very, very hard.
We're kicking things off in a big way with the three Green Lanterns from Wave Eleven: John Stewart, Katma Tui, and the big guy himself, the Collect & Connect Kilowog!
Most Requested Figures: DC’s Crimson Avenger
Before we dive into 2010's Requests, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who voted in our 2009 Poll. The response was so enormous that we wanted to do things right this year and streamline the process. The truth is we didn't conceive the year-end poll when we started. Had we known, we'd have made some different choices. For the 2010 Most Requested Figure we're going to continue with the weekly nominations and have three runoffs (in April, August, and early December) to nominate five choices from each three-four month period. Towards the end of December, we'll start the semi-final rounds and then crown our 2010 winner on January 3rd, 2011. We hope to have all of you along with us the whole way and encourage you to submit your ideas for Most Requested Figure to us via e-mail. We may not be able to get to all submissions, but each one will get due consideration from the IAT staff. Now, with that out of the way, let's take a look at our first request of 2010...
Ghostbusters Review: Winston Zeddemore (& Ecto-1 Ornament)
A few days after Christmas, I finally received what will be the centerpiece of my Ghostbusters collection, a movie accurate figure of Winston Zeddemore. As I said in my Ray review, I really can't pick a least favorite Ghostbuster. Each one has their strengths and their importance to the overall story. It wouldn't work if one of them were missing. What I can do, is pick a favorite and it's always been Winston Zeddemore.
ItsAllTrueReview: Justice in the Jungle 2pk
We're a little behind on reviews because of the holidays, so we're going with an Amusing Articulation / ItsAllTrueReview chimera. If we did this right the pictures will work as a funny gag while the text takes a more serious look at the toys. Or not, we'll see what happens. Here at the outset, I'd like to take a moment to really thank Playmates toys and my past self for apparently just buying any toy that caught my eye. With the out of the way, I give you "Justice in the Jungle!"
ItsAllTrueReview: MOTU Classics Goddess
If you aren't sure where the Goddess fits into MOTU, that's okay. It's a bit confusing. You could say she was a work-in-progress stage as the creators of MOTU made their way to the Sorceress. The Goddess first appears, as the "Sorceress", in the first mini-comic and bestows powerful vestments onto a barbarian so that he may become He-Man. She appears again in Teela's mini-comic, now referred to as the Goddess, but with Teela's color scheme. After awhile, the cartoon comes along and replaces her outright with the falcon-themed Sorceress and left her consigned to MOTU limbo.