The Four Horsemen chime in about Mattel's 2014 Subscriptions for Masters of the Universe and DC Universe... read their comments...
MOTU & DCU LINES IN DANGER OF CANCELLATION!!
If you know who we are then you probably know about Mattel’s action
figure lines – Masters of the Universe Classics and DC Universe
Classics, and you probably also know about our involvement with both of
those properties. Both lines are very near and dear to our hearts as
fans and we always try to remember how very blessed we are to have the
opportunity to work on both of them.
So, if you know who we are and you know about MotU Classics and DCU
Classics, then you probably know what this message is going to be about.
Both lines are in danger of ending prematurely and they need your help
to continue. We’re not going to beg you to buy multiple subscriptions or
try to convince you that getting a subscription to either or both of
these lines is more important than paying your rent or putting gas in
your car. Those of you who have followed us for a while know that we’ve
never been like that, and that if anything we’re going to do what is
natural to us and come at this from a fan’s point of view.
First and foremost, there have been rumors floating about that this
is some sort of scare tactic by Mattel just to sell more subscriptions
than they really need and that the charts on MattyCollector.com are
faked. These rumors could not be farther from the truth. What’s going on
is that Mattel is being completely transparent about the subscriptions
that have been sold so far and they’re letting you in on it just so
you’ll be aware of the progress and consequently how much danger these
lines are really facing of being ended. We’re actually floored that the
MotU Classics subscription is only up to 35% at the time of this writing
and the DCU subscription is only at about 20%!
From a fans perspective we see it like this…
With the DCU line there are still opportunities for all of us to
finish off some hero and villain teams that we’ve all have wanted for a
while and also to get characters that really need an update and an
upgrade from earlier versions that were done of them, like Superman’s
nemesis – Doomsday!
As for MotU Classics, there are still lots of fairly top tier
characters that are from the original toy lines and cartoons that have
yet to become part of the MotU Classics universe. Plus there are many
fan-favorite secondary characters that may never see the light of day if
the subscription campaign isn’t successful. Characters like Tongue
Lashor, Rio Blast, Extendar, Squeeze, Ninjor, Dragstor, Sssqueeze,
Flutterina, Angella, Blade, Entrapta, Saurod, New Adventures Skeletor,
Evil Seed, Sweet Bee, Double Trouble, Flogg, Mermista, and yes – even
Madame Razz and Gwildor ALL need to be made! It’s just plain and simple –
without the subscriptions these figures just have no chance of ever
happening.
So, it’s not a scam or a scare tactic. It’s just fact. Both of these
iconic, history making toy lines are in danger of being cancelled and
the only way we can all make sure this doesn’t happen is to subscribe to
Club Eternia for Masters of the Universe Classics figures and to Club
Infinite Earths for DC Universe figures before Monday August 19th 2013
to help ensure that these two truly classic lines stick around for a
little while longer.
That’s less than two weeks before the fate of these two heroic lines
will be decided. This time you truly DO have the power! To go directly
to the MattyCollector.com subscriptions page, just click here:
http://www.clubs.mattycollector.com/store/mattycol/en_US/DisplayShopperDefinedBundlePage/OfferID.40890484909
Square Enix has announced an exclusive for New York Comic Con 2013 that is sure to fly toward a quick sell-out at the convention: Black Superman Variant Play Arts Kai 10" figure. Sometimes the Black Superman is called the "evil" version, but in this case there appears to be some rumors floating around that this figure is based on deleted scenes from the movie "Superman: Man of Steel."
