Mattel: DC Universe Classics

[The Batman Professor]

Gorgeous work. Oil or Acrylic? Don' tell me its all pencils or my mind would just be blown away.

It's all digital, painted using a Wacom Cintiq.

 

[Boba Ben]

I almost got tricked at Target. There was one John Stewart figure sitting on the shelf and I was going to buy it. Thankfully I noticed somebody had taken the Killowog arm and replaced it with a Brimstone arm. They taped the packaging up really nice as well. Sneaky buttheads.

 

[swiftlikessharpthings]

That blows. I've been lucky so far that I haven't stumbled across something similar, as I'd got maybe a third of my collection at retail. That's just low and makes us all look bad, dammit.

 

[Lee in MI]

Q2.) Will any past waves be re-offered on MattyCollector.com? Wave 11 is marked out of stock, but not "gone for good".

A2.) Wave 11 will not be back on MattyCollector.com. Each box set is up for a set amount of time and then gone! Although right now we are still evaluating whether to keep the box sets going. There was actually much less interest in Wave 11 and now Wave 12 then we hoped for to justify all of the logistics of creating these sets. Unless sales of the box set pick up with Wave 13, we may not be able to continue these. We can only make and sell toys for MattyCollector.com if there are fans/customers buying them.

They are already talking about cancelling the Matty packs

This answer doesn't even make any ____ ing sense! The wave 11 sold out! Wave 12 is moving slow and I suspect 13 will be just as lukewarm. Lots of guys around the web talking about cherry picking that wave so I doubt the Matty set sells out.

Thoughts

 

[Boba Ben]

I don't understand why they feel the need to cancel the Matty box sets. They took longer than the average MOTUC 30 minutes to sell out time, but I would hardly call a two week sell out a lack of interest on the customers' part.

 

[Silent December]

I know Mattel is a business and they are trying to make a profit, but I hate their "buy this or else the line gets canceled" attitude.

 

[swiftlikessharpthings]

That's bs. If Mattel wants my money (and I'm willing to give it to them for DCUC, all things considered), then maybe they should focus on getting their _____ together and get those sets up on their site BEFORE local retailers, comic shops and e-tailers receive their shipments.

 

[Lee in MI]

I don't understand why they feel the need to cancel the Matty box sets. They took longer than the average MOTUC 30 minutes to sell out time, but I would hardly call a two week sell out a lack of interest on the customers' part.

RIGHT!!!! Both sets sold out in under 3 weeks!!!! How is that not successful?!?!?!?!

If their retail partners took that approach, then DCUC would be dead!!! Cause they still have _____ on the shelf from 6 waves ago!!!!! And that crap ain't sellin'! They've got tons of peg warmers from TRU to Wal-mart around here, so should they base the success of the line on the slow sales of a few figs?

These guys are full of crap!

 

[Animal Mother.]

Here's their explanation about it, per Toyguru's posting on actionfigureinsider.com

We totally get that distribution is an issue (and as Daniel pointed out, something we have sad to say very little control over). If say Store X wants 30K pieces, they take 30K pieces of whatever is in HK (which is why for example Target currently has so much of Wave 6. They filled a huge amount of their annual needs with one single order and Wave 6 was what was at the docks at the time). We are working with them on this BTW!

One way we can have more control is by offering the figures on MattyCollector.com, but I have to tell you guys, their has been VERY little interest in these box sets so far. Our deal with retailers is we would sell them for a about a 2 week window and any remaining product would be shipped back to standard retailers and "eventually" make it out to shelf reboxed in standard retail case packs.

So far collectors have not voted (with their purchase) that buying figures online in box sets is how they want their figures. We had hoped this was a great way to combat poor distribution. But alas, if fans don't want sets this way, we may need to back off from this program. It takes a lot of logistic work to make it happen and I'll confess so far not worth it unfortunately.

I'll continue to do all I can to help, but we need the support of fans/customers to keep better distribution programs going.

We offer "open stock" buying to online retailers (meaning they can buy any single figure in any quantity) and box sets of full sets on Mattycollector.com. Since we have so little control over mass retail, I'm open to any suggestions of better ways to get this product to you!

Scott

 

[Lee in MI]

Here's their explanation about it, per Toyguru's posting on actionfigureinsider.com

Thanks for posting that!

This makes a ton more sense now. So they didn't actually sell out, as its indicated on the site. They are actually just "No longer available" since they had to pull em due to their retailer agreements.

Well, the only other suggestion would be for them to make sure Matty Collector gets stuff first becaue due to the previous history of this line, wave 5, wave 9, Gentleman Ghost to name a few, fans are gonna buy them where ever they show up first!

 

[jediknight120]

Dammit, this line is going to suck me in yet... picked up the World's Greatest Super Heroes Superman to go with Bats... must resist... must resist...

 

[Seditionary]

post some pictures jedi.

anyone trying to get rid of any grundy pieces?

In other news...I finally have been seeing the batman and clayface two pack at toysrus around my house. Hoping a coupon or a clearance sale brings it down from $30. thats too much money for one figure and toilet bowl batman for custom fodder.

here's hoping batgirl and azrael show up...not holden my breath.

 

[jediknight120]

post some pictures jedi.

Here's my meager contribution... Batman is from the old DC Super Heroes line, Supes is DCUC.

 

[amusedjester]

I remember that batman. I think it was before they standardized the articulation for the line. I am so glad they got into the DCUC form and getting the 4 horsemen aboard. Some of the figures and lack of articulation from this early line felt like a cheat to me until they made everything uniformed.

 

[jediknight120]

I remember that batman. I think it was before they standardized the articulation for the line. I am so glad they got into the DCUC form and getting the 4 horsemen aboard. Some of the figures and lack of articulation from this early line felt like a cheat to me until they made everything uniformed.

Yeah, his articulation is a bit lacking (hips aren't great, no cut joint on the upper legs, head is very limited). Looks pretty cool in a static display though. Now I need Robin... and the Flash... and Wonder Woman... this is how it starts, isn't it?

 

[swiftlikessharpthings]

Now I need Robin... and the Flash... and Wonder Woman... this is how it starts, isn't it?

Exactly how it starts. Make room now...

 

[amusedjester]

Luckily for you the 75th line up has the Flash and Wonder woman, even ____ Grayson.

 

[Seditionary]

____ Grayson.
haha

 

[garou_terry]

i can't wait until collectors put up their respective massive DCUC vs. ML dioramas! Darkseid, Sentinels, Thanos (MS), & Kilowog galore!

 

[toyrewind]

Here's my DCSH series 1 Batman, Robin and Nightwing.

Sold Robin and Nightwing but kept Batman. I actually like this version because it looks close to Neal Adams Batman. (minus the utility belt and bat symbol of course)