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While the Mattel Creations preview isn’t until Thursday (11:10 am PST), they HAVE gone onto Instagram and shared a few teases from the assorted product lines, including: Masterverse Emperor Hordak and Snake Sorceress Teela Cartoon Collection Evil-Lyn and Adam (with barely viewable tease of...

Previously on X-Men...many, MANY, years ago...

I recall them not being THAT impressive. Like, $15-odd for some of the deluxe figures they had (saw Clamp Champ and Battle Armor He-Man), $20-ish for the vehicle assortments. Cheaper than full price...but not overly impressive for an outlet type deal. Not when you have Marvel Legends or Star...

There was! But considering the packs change (Breakdown was originally listed with a Knockout, IIRC), it is possible that Amazon opted to only carry two packs this year. Or, like last year, the theme will be a staggered release and the Bludgeon/Ruckus pack will be released later. Just have to...

All that said, I still think Origins lost the biggest momentum when the price hit $18-20. With Masterverse (LITERALLY!) a couple dollars more (21-24)? It’s the same situation Star Wars is seeing with Black and TVC- you have two lines, both basically targeting the same (shrinking) demographic...

Origins is…in a weird spot right now. Mattel has committing to “finishing the Vintage line” through Mattel Creations. Right now, the crux of their mass retail offerings are centered on 3 areas: ”Fan Favorites” (reissues), Cartoon Collection, and Turtles of Grayskull. We’ll see what the...

Here are details and a (not informative) update from the head of Marvel Animation: https://ew.com/x-men-97-beau-demayo-firing-marvel-animation-responds-8609643 There is some…oddness…at play. There didn’t seem to be anything done or said or posted by DeMayo that would normally warrant the...

I, too, remain unimpressed with what I’m seeing. The game is trying SO hard to be like Shredder’s Revenge, it almost feels like a reskin of that game given the stylings I’m seeing. The problem is…this kind of game and those stylings? I don’t feel they really fit with the nature of the GI Joe...

Yeah, Costco is a members’ warehouse retailer, like Sam’s Club or BJ’s. I’m not sure I’d call them “widespread”, though. Nearest ones to me are about an hour drive, and when I lived in Iowa, either chain was 2-4 hours away. The supermarket question is…complicated. There is no, true...

Paying VIN Diesel for a promo bit would have probably cost more than what this entire LINE cost to develop

I missed that. We’re all still assuming a Voyager. There isn’t much a reason to assume he ISN’T one, though. It seems unlikely Hasbro has anything worth retooling at the leader price point for the character (unless a completely different design), and the MO of Hasbro works against that idea...

Origins Sy-Klone will be available to order on March 21. Extendar has had in package samples leaked online, presumably for order next month, or something. I’m interested in Extendar, I’ve got a soft spot for those unappreciated late line entries.

I’ve only passively been following X-Men in the past decade (or two)…but this relaunch has caught my eye. There’s a clear sense of going “back to basic” here, which I’m glad to see. Aside from X-ceptional, I’m digging the team rosters for the other books. Could just be that I’m just tickled...

That’s my feeling: Thundertron will be a Voyager repaint with some extra “stuff”. One deco option nobody seems to have talked about is the “Go Prime” deco- white base with teal/green and black with gold accents. It would be compellingly different without treading on decos established for Leo...

There was a bit more nuance to what his statement implied. Again, it isn't widespread, and the article even mentions that Self Checkout will probably "flex" from being reserved to expedite Scan and Go and Spark to operating normally. The Walmart rep also reported that "it is up to the...

I swear, you barely glance through the articles instead of READ them... Tl;dr- Walmart and Target (and pretty much every other retailer, including Dollar General) are re-evaluating the use of Self Checkouts in light of a massive uptick in shrinkage (losses due to theft, damage, etc) and...

AI is the current "crypto" or "NFT" hype word for investors. I think Chris Cox's comments above are just lip service for the sake of investors. Hasbro did a couple of NFT items...but NEVER seemed to go all in on that (and rightfully so).

I was primarily a Fox Kids child growing up, so I missed out on stuff like Mighty Max or Street Sharks if they didn't air on the main programming block. I REMEMBER Street Sharks, but don't have any major connections to the franchise. I remember the commercial for the hand puppets, for some...

Might be because this Ferak has some new tooling, rather than a straight repaint? For those that didn't watch the livestream, they confirmed wave 2 United preorders next week...unless you find them at retail first.

Yeah, the Star Raiders are up for preorder at Walmart and Hasbro Pulse, with Filch being the one I've seen sellout. Pretty good odds at her being short packed like Cosmo was (though, I can AT LEAST understand it, here). Not shipping until this summer, so I'm being prudent and taking a "wait and...