{"id":13981,"date":"2011-08-15T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13981"},"modified":"2011-08-15T21:18:48","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:18:48","slug":"ask-matty-august-15th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13981","title":{"rendered":"Ask Matty <br>August 15th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13981\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itsalltrue.net\/newsimages\/amfull.png?w=640\" vspace=\"7\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><BR><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:150%\"><strong>Ask Matty &#8211; August 15th Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"newsimages\/matty\/matty081511aLG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=right src=\"newsimages\/matty\/matty081511a.jpg\" hspace=8 vspace=4><\/a><span style=\"color:#0000a9\"><strong>DCClassics.Com:<\/strong><\/span>Five figures were shown to build Nekron (Green Arrow, Red Arrow, Hawk, Dove, &#038; Reverse Flash), but two more were announced \u2013 Sinestro Corp Sinestro &#038; White Lantern Barry Allen. Will all seven be needed to build Nekron?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, they will be needed to build Nekron.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ca0003\"><strong>MOTUClassics.Com:<\/strong> <\/span>Will Battleground Evil Lyn\u2019s new \u201cpowered up\u201d staff head be just a deco change or a newly sculpted piece?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is a new deco on the existing piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"newsimages\/matty\/matty081511b.jpg\" hspace=8 vspace=4><span style=\"color:green\"><strong>ItsAllTrue.Net: <\/strong><\/span>In the SDCC Coverage, collectors were never shown a good image of the 22\u201d Firehouse display that can be made out of the Janine &#038; SamHain Retro-Action packaging. How will it unfold from the package? Does it utilize the outer box or is an entirely separate piece? <\/p>\n<p><strong>We actually did show an image in our Mattypalloza panel. The slides will be posted soon. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:green\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note: <\/strong> Be careful wording your Matty questions, kids! The slides were posted last week, the thumbnail at left is still currently the &#8220;best&#8221; image we have of it so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ca0003\"><strong>MOTUClassics.Com: <\/strong><\/span>While it\u2019s too late for Thunder Punch He-Man, a-list variants could benefit from alternate expressions via new heads. As an example, has Mattel looked into sculpting an angry\/screaming He-Man head for future variants?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, this is something we have and continue to do where and when design and the Horsemen feel appropriate!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000a9\"><strong>DCClassics.Com:<\/strong><\/span>Nekron appeared as a normal 2up in the SDCC cases instead of being a 1:1 sculpt like previous C&#038;Cs. Since Mattel is deciding his height instead of the Four Horsemen, what\u2019s your target height for him?<\/p>\n<p><strong>He will be about 9 inches tall.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"newsimages\/matty\/matty081511c.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>We need your questions for the next round!<BR><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=3&#038;t=47\">Submit your suggestions on the ItsAllTrue.net Forums&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table width=550>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=3 align=center><strong>Ask Mattel Around the Web: <span style=\"color:#000000\">Red Links Are Active<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=left>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poeghostal.com\/2011\/08\/ask-mattel-answers-for-mid-august-2.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Poe Ghostal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalmess.net\/index.php?page=620\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">CriticalMess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pendragonspost.com\/2011\/08\/15\/ask-matty-matty-answers-81511%e2%80%a6or-does-he\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Pendragon&#8217;s Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.figures.com\/forums\/news\/13838-ask-matty-q-august-15th.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Figures.Com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.superherotimes.com\/newsarchive\/005831.php\" style=\"color:#f00000\"  target=\"_blank\">SuperHeroTimes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kordindustries.com\/content\/ask-matty-8-15-11-1257\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\"  target=\"_blank\">DCCollectors.Com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfigureinsider.com\/forum\/go\/to.cgi\/http:\/\/www.afhub.com\/mattel-qa-august-15-2011\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">AFHUB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elkkthunderstoyroom.com\/2011\/08\/ask-matty-815-questions-and-answers.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Elkk Thunder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/td>\n<td align=left>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefwoosh.com\/2011\/08\/ask-matty-81511\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">The Fwoosh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfigureblues.com\/2011\/08\/afb-ask-matty-for-august-15-2011.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">ActionFigureBlues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfigureinsider.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">ActionFigureInsider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfigurepics.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">ActionFigurePics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyark.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">Toy Ark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infinitehollywood.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">InfiniteHollywood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">PopCultureNetwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.he-man.org\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">He-Man.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kastorskorner.com\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">Kastor&#8217;s Korner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[306,6,11,7,47,10],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3Dv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7620,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=7620","url_meta":{"origin":13981,"position":0},"title":"Ask Matty July 15th Edition","date":"July 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"We enjoyed many of the Starro accessories we saw at SDCC 2009. 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