Posted 8/31/11 10:31 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
Let's face facts. If you had super powers, unlimited money, or a power ring, there's a huge chance that you'd be evil. Don't worry, we're not judging you. However, we are gonna be judging this Crime Syndicate of Amerika box set from Mattel's DC Universe Classics line of action figures!
Posted 8/29/11 11:00 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
He's been featured in comic books, trading cards, video games, and just about every form of merchandise known to man or beast. His current character has been a staple in the WWE for decades and his mystique and haunting entrance are still breathtaking to this day. He's The Undertaker, and today we're taking a closer look at his action figure from Mattel's WWE Elite line. We know what you're thinking,"A wrestling toy?!" No. They're called Superstars now, people! Get with the times!
Posted 8/25/11 10:28 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
Leech sucks. No really, that's just his "thing"! Yep, Leech is known throughout both Eternia AND Etheria for just how much he sucks. Sucks,sucks, sucks. We could type that all day! All joking aside, this latest figure from Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line doesn't suck at all. Let's take a closer look at K'ULL'LEUSSHHHH (yeah, that's his real name) as he attempts to ambush King Grayskull.
Posted 8/23/11 5:40 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Animation, Mattel, Power-Con/ThunderCon, Toys, TV
Fans of He-Man, She-Ra and ThunderCats that plan on attending this year’s Power-Con/ThunderCon, beginning September 24th, better get with it. Discounted tickets are going fast and beginning September 1st the price of admission is going up.
Right now a general admission one-day pas will only set you back $20 and a two-day pass is available for $30. If you wait too long those prices will increase to $25 and $40 respectively, so if you want to save a few bucks we suggest you order tickets soon. Read More...
Posted 8/19/11 5:00 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, News, Toys
Mattel's Batman: Legacy line of action figures has been very well received by both collectors and the general buying public. with figures such as Catman and Batmite in the lineup, there's a little something for everybody. One of the highlights thus far has been the Arkham City two-pack featuring Batman and Two-Face in their looks from the upcoming video game. Of course, one of the complaints has also been that they are too tall to fit in scale with the rest of the fan's Bat-Collections. Mattel is remedying this, by making sure those two aren't alone. the second round of two-packs were premiered at SDCC, but here are our first good looks at both Robin and the Joker figures from their upcoming set.
Posted 8/18/11 11:24 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in DC Comics, Mattel, Reviews, Toys
The Batman: Arkham Asylum video game was by the best Batman game to ever be released. Hell, it was probably the best superhero game to ever be released! Naturally, we're anxious for the sequel (as is most of the gaming world) and this recent action figure two-pack of Batman and Two-Face from the upcoming Arkham City game has only boosted our excitement! Here's our review of Mattel's Arkham City two-pack from their Batman: Legacy series of figures.
Posted 8/15/11 11:45 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Toys
Man-E-Faces has been a long time coming! It seems like he has been high on most fan's lists since the line's inception, and he's finally almost here! We snagged our review copy and took him outside for some nice summer sunshine. Too bad for him that Battle Armor Faker decided he was ready for a stroll as well. welcome to our review of Man-E-Faces from Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line of figures!
Posted 8/12/11 2:53 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Interviews, Mattel, Toys, TV
He's held the WWE Tag Team Championship, the United States Championship, the Unified Tag Team Championship, and the WWE Championship. He's the self-proclaimed "Awesome One" and he got his start right here with MTV during the 10th season of The Real World. Today we had a quick chat with Mike "The Miz" Mezanin about action figures and SummerSlam... but mostly about action figures. You know where our minds are at here at MTV Geek!
MTV Geek: Did you have a favorite toy or action figure when you were young?
The Miz: I had so many toys. I was spoiled as a kid 'cause I was the only child. I had the blue WWF (at the time, what we call WWE now) ring with the red, white, and blue ropes and I had all of the action figures that they had. I would slingshot them from the ropes and they would fly everywhere! I used to love all of my action figures. My favorite one was the Ultimate Warrior.
Posted 8/11/11 1:50 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
Today as we continue our look at Mattel's Batman: Legacy line of figures, we're taking a trip back to the Golden Age of comics. Yep, we're reviewing both the classic Batman AND Joker figures from the line! These figures are based on the days when Joker was the new crook in town, and Batman smiled a lot... since stopping horrific crimes always brings a grin to Bruce's face. What a weirdo! But, those were simpler times we guess. Back in the day when you'd head out with your elf shoe-sporting kid sidekick, load up on Bat-Shark Repellent, and grab a burger with Batmite. How did comics ever survive?!
Posted 8/10/11 11:04 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
Secret Six was a great comic. This was owed in no small part to writer Gail Simone and her ability to make a ragtag group of 2nd and 3rd rate villains into a compelling band of mercs-for-hire that you actually care about and root for. While we dig all of the cast, tied for our favorite (with Deadshot) is Thomas Blake, a.k.a. Catman-- the world's greatest tracker... and torturer as it turns out. Therefore, we were fairly stoked when we first saw bootleg images of his figure for Mattel's Batman: Legacy line. Now that he's torn loose from his plastic prison and in our grasp, is he as great of a toy as his comic book counterpart? Read on, you toy maniacs. Read on.
Posted 8/9/11 4:06 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, Reviews, Toys
The Batman: Legacy line is Mattel's newest action figure line from their partnership with DC Comics. Consisting mostly of repaints and repurposed figures, it does manage to give fan's a larger selection of Batman toys at retail. Unlike the former Green Lantern Classics line, the Legacy line is scheduled to last far more than the first two initial waves. Today we're taking a look at Mr. Freeze, who's real name is Victor Fries. Yep, Fries. Why didn't he become a french fry related villain? That would have been a legendary move! Ah well, there's always hope in the new DCU...
Posted 8/8/11 3:30 pm EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Mattel, News, Toys
It's that time of year again. School is about to start up in full swing, the heat in most parts of this fine country is unbearable, and the Matty Collector subscriptions are ripe for the picking! This year sees the addition of not one, but TWO brand new subscription clubs: Club Lion Force (Voltron) and Club Infinite Earths (DC Universe Classics)! Normally, we wouldn't report on the subs as most fans are well aware of their addictions. However, the DC Universe Classics line is near and dear to our hearts (i.e. Lemonjuice's plastic-crack of choice), and if these sub needs aren't met...well, it'll mean the end of the Classics line as we know it.The 2012 subscriptions have been extended through 8/14 at 11:59 p.m. PT, thankfully since according to Mattel:
At press time the DC Universe Club Infinite Earths sign-ups are at 29%. We're still 71% away from the level of subscribers needed to move forward but we really want to see this club happen, so we're extending the sale one more week. And what's good for one is good for all, so now you've got until Sunday August 14th at 11:59 p.m. PT to order any of our 2012 subscriptions!
Posted 8/2/11 2:00 pm EST by MTV Geek in Mattel, Toys
Holy lotsa toys, Batman!
You Tweeting toy folks have a killer opportunity to nab some Mattel Bat-goodies! We're giving away a set of Mattel Batman Legacy Edition action figures to TWO lucky ducky Twitter followers!
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Posted 7/27/11 5:09 pm EST by MTV Geek in Mattel, San Diego Comic-Con, Toys
For the last few years, Mattel has had the exclusive license to produce action figures and other toys based on the larger than life Superstars of the WWE. During this time, Mattel has proven to have been a perfect choice as wave after wave of current wrestlers and beloved classic Superstars of old have been represented in well sculpted, accurately painted, and highly articulated detail. Today, at San Diego Comic Con 2011, Mattel is hosting an event to announce new WWE product and just happens to have a few special guests in tow.
Here are all the highlights from the panel:
-The room is crazy busy, and everyone is excited…making me nervous.
-Slide show presentation starts with WWE brand manager Enrique Rualcaba, showing basic figures including Survivor Series Legends that include Legends like The Rock in the basic line.
Posted 7/26/11 2:00 pm EST by MTV Geek in Mattel, San Diego Comic-Con, Toys
Just in case you guys haven't used up every inch of shelf/closet/drawer/display case space, we're giving away a collection of Mattel's Matty Collector action figures!
The collection includes:
- Ghostbusters Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
- Masters of the Universe Classics Queen Marlena Figure
- Young Justice Superboy in Cloning Chamber
- Hot Wheels Franken Berry Vehicle
- MOTUC Polly Pocket Collection
- Monster High Ghoulia Yelps™ Doll
- Green Lantern Kilowog
- Carol Ferris Barbie Doll