{"id":20335,"date":"2012-08-16T03:10:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T08:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20335"},"modified":"2012-08-16T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T17:26:04","slug":"ask-mattel-august-15th-link-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20335","title":{"rendered":"Ask Mattel August 15th<br> &#038; Link Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20335\"><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><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/newsimages\/matty\/matty060112a.png?w=640\" hspace=8 vspace=4 data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><span style=\"color:#0000a9\"><strong>DCClassics.Com Asks:<\/strong><\/span> Did the Death staction have enough of an impact that Mattel will look into moving forward in that scale?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It did very well, but how and if this line will continue has not been decided. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=right src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/newsimages\/matty\/matty081512b.png?w=640\" hspace=8 vspace=4 data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><span style=\"color:#ca0003\"><strong>MOTUClassics.Com Asks:<\/strong><\/span> We know that Granamyr can&#8217;t stand on his own, but how tall\/long is the figure from head to toe?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 30 inches.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ca0003\"><strong>MOTUClassics.Com Asks:<\/strong><\/span> Rattlor&#8217;s MO2K Armor was cut due to the paint apps needed on the figure, is there any plan to get that armor back out to collectors? <\/p>\n<p><strong>We hope to find a way some day. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000a9\"><strong>DCClassics.Com Asks:<\/strong><\/span> Will Batman &#038; DC Unlimited be released in solid assortments (like DC Classics) or will it feature mixed case assortments (as was discussed for DC All-Stars)?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/newsimages\/matty\/matty081512c.png?w=640\" hspace=8 vspace=4 data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><strong>Mixed cases. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><P><span style=\"color:#0000a9\"><strong>DCClassics.Com Asks:<\/strong><\/span> For collectors looking to budget, how many waves\/assortments is Mattel planning for the Batman &#038; DC Unlimited retail lines in the next few months? <\/p>\n<p><strong>We are not ready to announce that yet as we need to align with retailers first. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><P><span style=\"color:green\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> The triumvirate &#8220;Matty Justice League&#8221; answered a <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.mattycollector.com\/eve\/forums\/a\/tpc\/f\/8541044647\/m\/1391005177\" target=\"_blank\">similar question<\/a> yesterday on the Mattel forums. The response to that answer was decidely less vague: &#8220;We are planning a total of 12 figs in the Batman Unlimited line and 10 in the DC Comics Unlimited line for 2013&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:green\">With only 10 figures being released in the second half of this year and only 22 (so far) on tap for next year, DC Collectors can probably skip a few toy hunts for the forseeable future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p>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><\/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:#f00000\">Red Links Are Active<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=left>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalmess.net\/index.php?page=712\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">CriticalMess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infinitehollywood.com\/2012\/08\/mattel-q-august-15th-2012.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">InfiniteHollywood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elkkthunderstoyroom.com\/2012\/08\/ask-matty-q-for-815.html\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Elkk Thunder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kastorskorner.com\/wp\/2012\/08\/15\/ask-mattel-8152012-miss-martians-wardrobe-explained-and-vertigo-is-an-infinite-earth\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\"  target=\"_blank\">Kastors Korner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pendragonspost.com\/2012\/08\/15\/ask-matty-matty-answers-81512or-does-he\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">Pendragon&#8217;s Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.he-man.org\/forums\/boards\/showthread.php?229243-MOTUC-Q-amp-A-s-From-Around-the-Net-(8-15-2012)\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">He-Man.Org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/td>\n<td align=left>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/therumorbuster.com\/board\/new-news\/ask-matty-for-august-15-2012\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">RumorBuster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfigureinsider.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">ActionFigureInsider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyark.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">ToyArk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefwoosh.com\/\" style=\"color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\">The Fwoosh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mintconditioncustom.com\/2012\/08\/16\/ask-mattel-answers-for-august-15th-2012\/\" style=\"color:#f00000\" target=\"_blank\">MintCondition<\/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":[306,6,7,47,10],"tags":[70,1626,15,665,1625,1521,1648,701,16,2558,955,1649],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-5hZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19405,"url":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19405","url_meta":{"origin":20335,"position":0},"title":"Ask Mattel July 2nd Link Roundup (Updated!)","date":"July 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Ask Matty - July 2nd Edition MOTUClassics.Com Asks: After the Dragon Blaster Skeletor reveal, a lot of talk focused on the dragon, but we'd like to ask about the sword. 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Scott Neitlich: It is just too hard to make a call on this since we don\u2019t know how many or few slots we\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ask Matty&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17559,"url":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17559","url_meta":{"origin":20335,"position":4},"title":"Ask Mattel March 15th  + Link Roundup","date":"March 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Ask Matty - March 15th Edition DCClassics.Com Asks: When are the newest DCUC 2pks (Yellow Hal & Blue Kyle, Red Azrael & Battle Damage Batman) expected to hit TRU shelves? They have already shipped so it is up to Toy R Us at this point! 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