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.
We had a great time at Friday’s Joe Con, but probably the most exciting part was the Hasbro panel. Here’s my rundown of what was revealed and the details on some of the awesome figures we’ll be seeing into next year.
For those of you who haven’t seen the movie yet, I won’t go into any spoilers, but we all know that there is going to be sequels and that Joe didn’t defeat Cobra for good. With that said, the 2010 line will be based off of where the movie ended, with the overall theme being “The Pursuit of Cobra”.
Cobra has set up four bases around the world to develop a new weapon that will help them become a true military force. GI Joe has sent out specialized strike teams to take down Cobra’s secret bases and stop the development of the secret weapon. What is this secret weapon, you ask?
On Saturday, the Itsalltrue.net Crew got up unusually early and headed out to Oklahoma City for the grand opening of a LEGO Store at the Penn Square Mall. I was excited, to say the least. When NoisyDvL5 told me about the store, I knew I had to be there for the grand opening. Before now, if I wanted to “pick-a-brick” or buy exclusive sets I would have to travel at least nine hours. Needless to say, I’d never been to a Lego store before. I'd still like one closer, say Kansas City, but I’ll take what I can get.