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News – Mattel Reveals Information About MOTUC 2014 Club Eternia The Unnamed One Figure

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During the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, Mattel announced the 2014 Club Eternia subscription exclusive figure for Masters of the Universe Classics would be a character called The Unnamed One. The interesting (or frustrating, depending on who you talk to) thing about this figure is that nobody gets to know what it looks like until it arrives at peoples’ homes during the first quarter of next year. However, to whet peoples’ appetites for the character, Mattel has revealed some background information on the character known only as The Unnamed One.

If you want to subscribe to the 2014 Masters of the Universe Classics Club Eternia, just CLICK HERE.

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News – Big Reveals at the Mattel/DC Comics Panel at SDCC!

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Mattycollector posted a note on their Facebook page with some great information regarding their Mattel/DC Comics panel coming this week at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con! If you’re planning to go to SDCC this year, and you’re a DC and/or Mattel fan, you might want to check it out.

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10 DC Comics Characters too Obscure for Club Infinite Earths

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I’ve always thought that the DC Universe Classics toy line had one of the most large and diverse character selections of any action figure line ever, excluding Minimates. Sure, there were a few variants of the big two sprinkled here and there, but it was mostly full of unique, sometimes wildly obscure characters (Omac? Jemm? Kamandi???). While that was fantastic for collectors, it seemed to ultimately be what drove sales down and sent the toy line into the online exclusive DC Universe Signature Collection through Club Infinite Earths on Mattycollector. When that toy line began, it was with the understanding that it would be the best avenue to get the most wanted, obscure characters out to collectors to help us flesh out our own DC universe. Still, I can’t help feeling that there are some areas of the DC Universe that Mattel will never get the chance to, or just doesn’t want to, touch.

So what I’ve done here is I’ve assembled what I consider to be the 10 most obscure DC comics characters that will most likely never get an action figure in Club Infinite Earths. My criteria for deciding these came down to researching forums to see which characters got suggested the least (or not at all), and which of them I would actually want to see made into action figures. I’ll even suggest possible accessories where applicable. And just so you know before reading, yes these are all 100% characters that I would buy figures of in a heartbeat. You might not agree that every character on this list deserves a figure, and that’s totally cool. But hopefully you at least get a kick out of the list assembled here, and maybe even learn something about some of the most obscure DC characters out there. So let’s start!
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Review – Uncle Sam with Doll Man – DC Universe Signature Collection, Mattel

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Mattel DC Universe Signature Collection Uncle Sam with Doll Man Action Figure

This has been a really good year for DC figure fans. We’ve gotten a lot of surprises with the inaugural year of Mattel’s Club Infinite Earths DC Universe Signature Collection. One of the most surprising character choices, however, comes in the form of this review’s subject: Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam is a character that’s been around in comics since his first appearance in National Comics #1 in 1940, and was created by none other than Will Eisner. He was originally published under Quality Comics and spent most of his time punching various foreign leaders in the face. His rights would eventually be picked up by DC Comics sometime later along with several other characters from Quality Comics and they were put together in their own team called “The Freedom Fighters”. We also get one of the other Freedom Fighters included with this set, Doll Man.

Uncle Sam’s DC Comics origin portrays him as the pure embodiment of the “Spirit of America”. He’s supposed to be a spiritual entity created through an occult ritual by the Founding Fathers of the United States. They bound the spirit to a magical talisman and merged him with a dying soldier during the Revolutionary War. The spirit bonds with new physical bodies after the old one dies, making the hero Uncle Sam basically invulnerable. He’s also been known to have super strength and enhanced speed, among other powers he’s demonstrated over the decades.

Uncle Sam is a character with a very loyal following in the comics, but surprisingly has very few action figures made of him. It’s great to see Mattel give he and Doll Man the spotlight with the DC Universe Signature Collection. Join me as I determine if this Uncle Sam figure is a worthy start to Mattel delving into the Freedom Fighters.
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New Custom Action Figure – Commissioner Gordon, DCUC Style

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Hey there! This week’s new custom is a 6″ DC Universe Classics style Commissioner Gordon. I’ve felt that he has been long overdo in this line and wanted to fix it. He’s made using parts from the recent DC Universe Signature Collection John Constantine, and some parts from the DC Direct Hush Gordon figure, and of course some painting. Click the photo below to check out the full spread of pictures and a full description. Thanks for looking!

Review – Black Mask – DC Universe Signature Collection, Mattel

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DC Signature Collection Club Infinite Earths Black Mask 6" Action Figure Mattel Batman

One of the surprises from the DC Signature Collection online subscription is the inclusion of the classic Batman villain Black Mask. Before signing up, we knew we were getting Poison Ivy, but we had no idea we’d be getting another Batman Rogue in the first year, let alone Black Mask. The reaction to him was definitely somewhat split. Many fans loved the way he looked, while others were disappointed that we weren’t getting the original look for Black Mask in figure form. While it certainly would have been cool to get an alternate head for him of his original look, complete with the fedora and Tommy gun, I’m actually happy with the version they decided on. It’s definitely more well known and has gotten more exposure as the look for Black Mask, so it’s easy to see why they picked it. So now that he’s been released, join me as I take a closer look at the DC Signature Collection Black Mask action figure.

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News – DC Universe Knightfall & Lantern 2 Packs Found at Ross

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DC Universe Knightfall & War of the Green Lantern 2 Packs From Mattel 6" RossPeople are starting to find the DC Universe Knightfall and “War of the Green Lanterns” 2 packs at Ross stores. This is surprising, because originally these weren’t even going to be released in the United States. Then not too long ago, Toys “R” Us stores in the U.S. started stocking them, surprising many fans. But now they’re showing up at Ross at a discounted price.

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News – BBTS Has Mattel DCUC Wonder Twins Set Up for Pre-Order

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Mattel DC Universe Classics DCUC SDCC San Diego Comic-Con Wonder Twins SetHey guys, heads up. Anyone who needs a DCUC Wonder Twins set, and only wants to pay $45 for it better click here. BigBadToyStore has a “Mattel Collector Warehouse Find” pre-order for them, set to arrive this month. I just found this and I couldn’t whip my credit card out fast enough. I’ve been wanting these for a long while now, so pre-order while you can, because “warehouse find” does not scream “large quantity” to me.

Back in 2009, this was released as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive. Right now on eBay this set goes for well over $100, which makes this $45 pre-order all the more exciting. Please note that this is not the version of the set that includes their monkey Gleek, whom you could only get as a special extra item for buying the set in person at Comic-Con.

I hope this helps out all of those out there who need this set, but just can’t afford the astronomical prices it reaches on eBay.

News – Release Date for DC Club Infinite Earths Poison Ivy Revealed?

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Mattel DC Universe Club Infinite Earths Poison Ivy BatmanYesterday, the release date for the Club Infinite Earths Poison Ivy figure was revealed in the Ask Matty Q&A session over on The Fwoosh. This is surprising given that an official announcement for Poison Ivy’s release date haven’t been released by Mattel yet, meaning the date could change.

More information and the release date revealed after the jump!

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