Archive for the ‘motuc’ Category

Episode 137

Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle have returned with a show that is not Episode 136, but rather 137! They discuss the new MOTUC Castle Grayskull, Fantasy Brewmasters and New York Comic Con. They’re also joined by their friends Megan and TJ for an Autumnal beer tasting! Episode 137 of Nerd City is alive! [...]

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 [...]

Episode 135

Friday, August 10th, 2012
Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle are back! And they’re here to discuss the latest in the world of Glyos and Masters of the Universe Classics, the future of nerd movies, and they do a taste testing of Leinenkugels beer! Episode 135 of Nerd City is all yours! Download Episode 135 Links after the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

Custom MOTUC Darth Vader by MadTinker76

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Check out this outstanding MOTUC-style custom of Darth Vader by our old friend, MadTinker76! The base for this figure is a MOTUC Count Marzo with boots and “skirt” from a DCUC Lex Luthor. The head is from a Star Wars Battle Force Darth Vader. It’s always cool to see an iconic character from another property [...]

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 [...]

MOTUC Dark Knight Returns Batman Custom by Masterenglish

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
When it comes to great MOTUC customs, you can’t get much better than the work of Masterenglish. His latest custom, a relatively simply, but masterfully executed project is this Batman from the Dark Knight Returns comics. The recipe for this consisted of a DC Direct Dark Knight Returns head, utility belt, and cape, [...]

Happy Icarius Day!

Monday, October 17th, 2011
The time is once again upon us when Mattel makes available, through their MattyCollector site, the latest of their Masters of the Universe Classics figures. For October, the figure is none other than Icarius, the Galactic Protector character that originated in the late 80’s New Adventures of He-Man line. This is a really [...]

MOTUC Horde Prime and Snake Man-at-Arms for 2012

Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Yesterday, at New York Comic Con, Mattel revealed 2 new Masters of the Universe Classics figures, Horde Prime and Snake Man-at-Arms. Both of these figures are scheduled for a June 2012 release date, with Horde Prime being the regular monthly release and Snake Man-at-Arms as the quarterly a-list variant. The Horde Prime is a really cool [...]

Pics from Power-Con/ThunderCon 2011

Thursday, September 29th, 2011
I was lucky enough to be able to check out Power-Con/ThunderCon this past weekend in Los angeles and it was an absolute blast! Any self respecting Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power or ThunderCats fan needs to be absolutely sure to get to Power-Con. Included above are some of the pictures that I was [...]

MOTUC 30th Anniversary (and Club Eternia) Sub Now Available (Again)

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
For me, one of the most exciting things going on in the world of Masters of the Universe in 2012 is the MOTUC 30th Anniversary line. This line will consist of new concepts for figures from Mattel, The Four Horsemen, Geoff Johns and the fans (via the new Create a Character Contest). The first [...]

Happy Leech and Hurricane Hordak Day!

Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Watch out! The Evil Horde has taken over the MattyCollector site for the September 15th release lineup. Leech and Hurricane Hordak, two outstanding reimaginations of two classic Masters of the Universe Characters for Mattel’s MOTUC line, will be available at noon, EST today. These look to be two of the coolest new figures that we’ve seen [...]

The Future of MOTU from the Matty Panel at SDCC

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Big ups to the guys at ToyArk.com who did an amazing job of covering Mattel’s SDCC MOTUC panel. In a nutshell, here’s what we can expect from MOTUC in the upcoming months: September 2011: Leech September 2011 Bonus: Hurricane Hordak October 2011: Icarius October 2011 Non-Sub Bonus: Windraider November 2011:  Snout Spout November 2011 Bonus: Battleground Evil [...]

Have a Clawful Day!

Friday, July 15th, 2011
In the world of MOTU/MOTUC, things couldn’t be more exciting. With SDCC looming next week, fans are anxiously anticipating not only the super cool convention exclusives that Matty will be offering, but also next Friday’s Mattypalooza panel. Reportedly, next week’s panel will, in addition to revealing the upcoming MOTUC releases through March 2012, [...]

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