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Mill Creek Entertainment sent out a press release right before the Labor Day holiday announcing several AwesomeToyBlog relevant DVD releases pending for September 13th and 27th. Available September 13th, with an SRP just under $30 is He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 2. Also available that same day is the 2nd volume of C.O.P.S. DVDs; based on the 1980s crime fighting Hasbro property. After the jump see the full press release from Mill Creek Entertainment, and check back on AwesomeToyBlog for my review of He-Man season 2.
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The line-up for the September 15th MattyCollector.com sale has been announced and includes the following figures:

• MOTUC Hurricane Hordak
• MOTUC Leech
• MOTUC Chief Carnivus (re-issue, with burst)
• JLU 3-Pack- The Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman.
• JLU 3-Pack – Adam Strange, Animal Man and Star Man.
• Kyle Rayner Retro Action® DC Super Heroes

The September sale takes place on the 15th of the month at noon Eastern, 9AM Pacific time only on MattyCollector.com.

Other MattyCollector news of note – the DC Universe subscription (Club Infinite Earths) failed to reach 100% of its sales quota; but despite that – the club will go forward.  To compensate for the less than desired number of subscriptions sold; figures sold on the day of Matty sales will be priced several dollars higher than had a subscription been purchased.  Here’s hoping that the club is a success going forward, that both those who purchased a subscription and the cherry pickers are happy in the end.

After the final extension of the subscription period, a few new pieces of news have come out of the Matty camp this week; and its a mixed bag.

• Masters of the Universe subscriptions did meet the threshold, but are at their lowest level yet. As a result the number of figures available for non-subscriber “day of” sales will be more limited then originally expected.  Interestingly, one of the reasons cited by Matty for limiting availability was to keep some demand on the secondary market.
• One of the most requested items this year was the ability for subscribers to “add on” the additional 30th Anniversary figures to their subscription, it looks like this will be available in time to catch 5 of the 6 figures.  The first, Fearless Photog, will be out before this capability will be added and will only be available on the day off.  This “add on” will only be available to existing Club Eternia members.
• Another new capability that is pending for Digital River, the company that handles the MattyCollector.com infrastructure is the ability to combine subscriptions purchased at different times.  If you ordered the Club Lion Force subscription when they were first made available and are now considering Club Eternia, around March you’ll be able to combine these into one order – saving you in shipping.  This is something that had been impossible to do in the past.
• The DC Universe Club Infinite Earths subscription is hanging out just below 50% with a few days left.

That’s the news from Matty.  While you’re reading, enjoy this updated image of the first 30th Anniversary Figure – Fearless Photog.

The deadline for subscribing to any (or all) of Matty’s 2012 collector’s clubs has been extended one last time.  Any orders for the clubs must now be placed prior to Monday, August 22nd at 11:59 PM Pacific.  This is roughly one month after the subscription period opened.  At the time of writing, the DC Universe club Infinite Earths was just over 40% sold; at this point there will need to be a mad rush of subscribers to make this club come to fruition.  Or Matty could change the rules.

Head over to MattyCollector.com to check out the available 2012 subscriptions.

Matty’s August sale is right around the corner, going live on the 15th at 9AM Pacific, noon Eastern.  August’s product line up is:

• Ghostbusters “Ready to Believe You” Egon Spengler:
• JLU Green Lantern Origins 3-Pack:  3-Pack that includes Hal Jordan, Abin Sur, and Sinestro.
• MOTU Megator
• MOTU Man-E-Faces
• MOTU Beast Man – re-issue
• MOTU Gygor – re-issue

As announced, this will be one of the last months with re-issues so if Beast Man of Gygor floats your boat, be sure to pick them up!

Two new Matty updates today!  First up; the DC Universe subscription, Club Infinite Earths is 71% shy of its goal to make it to production.  Matty has decided to keep the subscription period open an extra week giving the club every chance to hit its goal.

On the Masters of the Universe subsciption, the fine folks at MattyCollector realized their quota club costs for the year missed $80 worth of figures; so a subscription now runs $510 + shipping/tax/fees for the full run  – which does not include any 30th anniversary figures.

The Club Eternia, Lion Force and Ecto-1 subscription period ends tomorrow.

Matty posted some updates on his facebook page today regarding the 2012 run of Masters of the Universe Classics.  In true Matty style, this is all information that should have been provided when the subscription period started; as customers only have one chance to bundle their subscriptions together.  The updates are:

• Production of the “extra” figures for non-subscribers has been decreased; while the lack of instant sell-outs has, in general, pleased fans – the casual collector may likely become re-acquainted with Matty’s white screen.
• Reissues of figures (at least for now) are a thing of the past.  Beginning with Man-E-Faces, figures will be available once and then gone forever.  Or, until Matty makes them available again.

And regarding the Club Infinite Earths – the DC Universe subscription; things aren’t looking great.  With just 28% of the necessary subscribers signed up,  it is doubtful this club is going to materialize.

Now, to editorialize – I seriously contemplated getting a Club Eternia subscription this year, but I’m really only interested in the basic figures – no huge figures, multipacks, vehicles, etc. and I’ve had no issue getting the figures I want from MattyCollector.com on the sale day…so I opted to not subscribe and planned on picking Shadow Weaver up eventually.  But I did sign up for club Lion Force, since that Voltron is pretty swank.  Had these news items been made available when sales started, I likely would have subscribed to Club Eternia – benefited from combined shipping and not worried about white screens.  Now if I were to subscribe, I would not be able to combine shipping – so I’m not going to.  If I miss out on figures, I miss out on figures and get to keep $30 in my pocket for each one I miss.  Sorry Matty, you screwed this one up.

I dropped the ball on this yesterday, but Matty’s now posted their SDCC exclusives for the general public to order.  Most products are still available, as the only things to sell out were the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and the Polly Pockets She-Ra set.  Everything else (sans Hot Wheels which were not posted) is still available at the time of this writing.  You can see all the items here.

After the MattyCollector panel on Friday, the Masters of the Universe display was updated with many of the announced figures for this year’s subscription.  It’s a great looking batch of figures, that Sorceress figure is very impressive.  Also on display were 6 ‘mini’-Masters of the Universe figures.  Featuring a “Super Hero Squad” type aesthetic, these figures (sculpted by the Four Horsemen) are not firmly slated for release – if you like the feeling of these, be sure to let Matty know!

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Next up on the panels is the MattyCollector fan event.  Keep reading below for all the latest on Mattel’s collector driven lines.
DC Universe
Justice League Unlimited
Convention 3-packs
Matty 3-Packs
7-pack due in November
Legion of Superheroes
12 figure set; available in October
Club Infinite Earths
9 monthly figures, 3 quarterly oversized figures and 1 exclusive figure
Subs go on sale today
The exclusive figure will be a fan’s choice

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This is one for fans of the classic animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!  Mill Creek Entertainment, has announced a San Diego Comic-con exclusive special edition release of the 2nd season of the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.  This special edition, available 60 days in advance of the regular edition, features all 65 episodes on 8 DVDs.  As a special bonus, the SDCC exclusive release comes in a collectible holographic foil package and will only be available at the FUNimation booth #4135 for $25.00. Check out the cover art below!

And if you need He-Man and the Masters of the Universe season 1, it is available on Amazon!

It’s shaping up to be quite a big week over on MattyCollector.com!  Not only is the presale for their SDCC items tomorrow at 9AM Pacific, their regularly monthly sale is set for July 15th.  To make the sale even crazier, Matty has decided to blow out any old stock and will have limited quantities of 25 older items across their Ghostbusters, Masters of the Universe and their DC lines.  See the whole list of reissues below.

Ghostbusters

• 6″ Ray Stantz Figure
• 6″ Winston Zeddemore Figure (with trap)
• 6” Peter Venkman Figure
• 6” Egon Spengler Figure (with PKE Meter)
• 6” Walter Peck Figure
• 12” Peter Venkman Figure
• 12″ Egon Spengler Figure
• 12″ Ray Stantz Figure
• 12” Winston Zeddemore Figure

Masters of the Universe® Classics

• He-Man Figure
• Skeletor Figure
• Battle Cat Figure
• Zodak Figure
• Hordak Figure
• Trap Jaw Figure
• Evil-Lyn Figure
• Panthor Figure
• She-Ra Figure

DC Universe

• Darkseid & Kalibak 2-Pack
• JLU Parademon 2-Pack
• 12” General Zod
• 12” Superman
• 12” Lex Luthor
• 6” Superman

Matty has released the details of their July sale; which will take place on July 15th at 9AM Pacific (that’s Noon Eastern).  The items slated for sale that day are:

• MOTUC Clawful
• MOTUC Buzz-Off (re-issue)
• JLU S.T.R.I.P.E.
• DCU Super Power Stands: Set includes 12 stands

Also, don’t forget that Matty’s SDCC presale for attendees kicks off July 11th, also at 9AM Pacific.

Toys R Us today announced their SDCC exclusives which will be available at the show at the Entertainment Earth booth and online at ToysRUs.com.  The items are:

• Transformers Masterpiece RODIMUS PRIME – $60
• ThunderCats “Classic Lion-O” Action Figure – $40
• HALO Master Chief Platinum Action Figure – $20
• Star Wars: Republic Commando Action Figure Set – $50
• DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe- Bizarro vs. Faker – $40
• Mortal Kombat Dark Raiden Action Figure – $20
• Flocked Sonic Action Figure – $30
• Minimates ”MARVEL® vs. CAPCOM® 3: Fate of Two Worlds” Figures – $20

Check below for images of these items.

With Comic-con less than a month away, MattyCollector have announced the details of thier SDCC voucher pre-sale set to take place on July 11th at 9AM Pacific.  With the vouchers you order your desired exclusives on MattyCollector and then pick them up at a designated location at Comic-con.  The program has been expanded over last year, and now all the exclusives (including Hot Wheels) will be available for pre-sale.  The complete list is below:

• Ghostbusters™ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man ($70)
• Masters of the Universe® Classics Queen Marlena™ Figure ($25)
• Voltron® Blazing Sword Voltron ($30)
• DC Universe Swamp Thing (plus Un-Men) ($30)
• Young Justice Superboy in Cloning Chamber ($20)
• Hot Wheels® Back to the Future Time Machine Vehicle ($35)
• Hot Wheels® Franken Berry™ Vehicle ($20)
• MOTUC Polly Pocket™ Collection ($20)
• Monster High™ Ghoulia Yelps™ Doll ($20)
• Green Lantern Kilowog ($25)
• Carol Ferris Barbie® Doll ($35)

For those not attending SDCC, the sale of remaining items will take place August 1st at 9AM Pacific.  Please note that for the after-show sale Swamp Thing won’t have the Un-Men and Queen Marlena will be packed as Captain Glenn Heroic Galactic Adventurer, but she’ll still have all the accessories you need to transform her into Marlena.

See all the details and rules for the presale after the jump.

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