Archive for the ‘masters of the universe’ Category

Bootlegs of the Universe Book is Heading to Kickstarter!

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
If you’re not following our friends, Bootlegs of the Universe, on their Facebook page, you’re truly missing out! BOTU is the brainchild of John Santagada and Rob Hexevo that shines a spotlight on all of the crazy and wacked out bootlegs of Masters of the Universe figures from around the world. They not only focus [...]

He-Man & The Masters of the Universe Coming to iOS Devices *Updated With Trailer*

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Mattel and Glitchsoft studios announced today that they will be releasing an all new side-scrolling beat-em up game for iOS mobile devices. This new game features a cartoony version of He-Man, with slightly exaggerated character designs, going up against the usual fare including Beast Man, Skeletor and Merman along with taking on some of She-Ra’s [...]

MOTU Art Show at Toy Tokyo Underground Opening Oct. 10th

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Fans of MOTU art who are going to be in the NYC area for NYCC are in for a treat, because Toy Tokyo Underground is hosting a MOTU art show. Featuring about 20 pieces of original art, the show’s proceeds will go directly to The Ronald McDonald House in New York. From MattyCollector.com: To celebrate [...]

Happy Sir Laser-Lot Day!

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
That’s right, MOTUC fans! That time of the month is once upon us when Mattel, through their MattyCollector.com site, unleashes their latest additions to their Masters of the Universe Classics action figure line upon the world. Because of production delays, the only figure to be released this month is part of the MOTU 30th Anniversary [...]

Icon Heroes at SDCC

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Our friends at Icon Heroes will be bringing some seriously exciting exclusives to SDCC this year. From new ThunderCats Minimates, to their new Thundertank statue, to their new MOTU Power Sword letter opener, the AFX b00th (#3345) will be the place to be for collectors at SDCC this year! From IconHeroes.com: ThunderCats Minimates 2012 San [...]

Happy Horde Prime, Snake Man-at-Arms and Griffon Day!

Friday, June 15th, 2012
Yes indeed, MOTUC people! That time of the month is once again here when Mattel, through their MattyCollector.com site, unleashes their latest additions to their Masters of the Universe Classics action figure line upon the known world. Not only does today see the release of this month’s Horde Prime figure, but also the release of [...]

New “Masters of the Universe” Prints from Patricio Oliver!

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Check out these sweet “Masters of the Universe” prints from Argentinian artist (and friend of the Nerd City family) Patricio Oliver: I mean, how cool are these? Lest we forget the bad guys: And lucky for you,  both prints are now on sale! Get your set of Patricio Oliver’s MOTU prints here.

Happy Stinkor, Slush Head and Mighty Spector Day!

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
    That’s right, MOTUC fans! That time of the month is once again upon us when Mattel, through their MattyCollector.com site, releases their latest additions to their Masters of the Universe Classics action figure line. Not only does today see the release of this month’s Slush Head figure, but also last month’s delayed Stinkor [...]

Happy Kobra Khan Day!

Thursday, March 15th, 2012
That’s right, MOTUC fans! That time of the month is once again upon us when Mattel, through their MattyCollector.com site, releases a new Masters of the Universe Classics figure. This month is particularly cool, because we’re getting the one and only evil master of snakes, Kobra Khan. The Kobra Khan figure really appears t live [...]

Defenders of Nature: Mer-Man Art by Colin Johnson

Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Check out this awesome mixed media piece entitled Defenders of Nature: Mer-Man by Colin Johnson! It’s really great to see MOTU characters handled in this manner- certainly somewhat abstract, but thematically in touch with the original concept. The good news is that this was available as a limited edition 16″x20″ print from Steal This Art. [...]

Grayskull Space Suit MOTUC Custom by Joe Amaro

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
I think it’s safe to say that anyone who owned the vintage Castle Grayskull playset as a kid used to spend hours staring at that crazy printed cardboard standee of the space suit and making up stories of what the heck it was supposed to be. Well, wizard customizer, Joe Amaro, has brought that Grayskull [...]

Happy Sorceress, Fearless Photog, Fisto and Shadow Weaver Day

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
That’s right, MOTUC fans! It’s that time of the month again! And, in many ways, it’s that time of last month, as well. Not only will Masters of the Universe be able to get their hands on a new Fisto and well as a 30th Anniversary Fearless Photog figure today at Mattycollector.com, but they will [...]

MOTUC Reveals from New York Toy Fair

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
This past weekend, the giants of the toy industry got together to preview some of the offerings that we can look forward to in 2012 at New York Toy Fair. Mattel was no exception and had quite a few super cool reveals for their MOTUC line. Snake Man-at-Arms (quarterly variant, available 6/15) Spikor (available 7/16) [...]

Harold Karine’s 3D Printed MOTU Figures

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Collector extraordinaire, Harold from the He-Man.org message boards has utilized the technology of 3D printing and the impressive skill of digital sculptor Simon Grell, to bring us some great looking figure-sized Masters of the Universe statues. These figures range from fan-created concepts to characters who never saw the light of day in the toy and [...]

Harold Karine’s 3D Printed MOTU Figures

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Collector extraordinaire, Harold from the He-Man.org message boards has utilized the technology of 3D printing and the impressive skill of digital sculptor Simon Grell, to bring us some great looking figure-sized Masters of the Universe statues. These figures range from fan-created concepts to characters who never saw the light of day in the toy and [...]

Happy (Sort of)Demo-Man, Battleground Evil-Lyn and Wind Raider Day!

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Classics line is going out with a bang, or at least a slightly delayed bang, in 2012. Demo-Man is the MOTUC figure for the month. He’s a really cool design, which is based upon a concept sketch by Mark Taylor from the original Masters of the Universe line that predates [...]

Skevader by Ryan Renders

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
How cool is this? Ryan Renders used a Darth Vader costume helmet from halloweencostumes.com and customized it to make this outstanding life-sized bust of Skevader, Evil Eternian Sith Lord. Renders also added some particularly inventive design twists to some of the hand made elements of this piece, like the light sabre-style handle on Skevader’s sword [...]

Skeletor Wall in Buenos Aires

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Check out this amazing 24′x16′ mural by Argentinian artist Emy Mariani in downtown Buenos Aires! Skeletor has never looked cooler! For even more work from Emy Mariani, head over to his Facebook page here.

Happy Snout Spout and Swiftwind (and Bubble Power She-Ra) Day!

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. There’s nothing cooler than a bright orange cyborg humanoid elephant Eternian firefighter. Today sees the release of the MOTUC incarnation of good old Snout Spout, as well as a really well done Filmation-accurate Swiftwind from Mattycollector.com. Swifty and Snout Spout will be part of [...]

Episode 122

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
From the brink of disaster comes the latest episode of Nerd City. Ben Spencer and Captain Jim Kyle discuss the news, Ben’s recent trip to Power-Con/ThunderCon and the latest in the world of Games Workshop, including their new video game, Space Marine. Episode 122 of Nerd City is all yours! Download Episode 122 Links and [...]

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