As I've posted elsewhere, here's where I stand with the cancellation.
I'm going to be optimisitc and go as far as saying that Mattel didn't cancel this line. We'll see these in August/September and at retail. This whole mattycollector and cancellation rumor was made by the collective of fans online.
Remeber that whole "Oh the Movie Masters Joker figure was recalled because he was too scary for children so Mattel made a second version with a kid friendly sculpt."? Never happened. Rumor formed because of the Internet and paranoia.
Or how about that whole Michael Keaton Movie Masters 1989 Batman? People for a few days were hyped up and praised Mattel for what they thought was an upcoming figure. Some idiot made that whole thing up and people bought it!
This is the same thing. Mattel hasn't stated where the line stands. They never stated that it would become a mattycollector exclusive, we did. They never released information that it was cancelled, people did. We're just getting carried away and speculating because we lack patience. It's all assumptions. People think they have all the answers and think they know how this all works. They don't.
There's no evidence that suggests that there's a cancellation, that they're matty exclusives or that they're coming out.
1.) Protos are leaking everyday
2.) A few months back there were FINISHED, CARDED versions of the Arkham Scarecrow and Sonar Batman.
3.) TRU just put up their preorder for the 2-Up Joker
4.) EE is the only one that dropped them, they're not reliable with carrying their figures anyway. Retail always beats them to it as they are too late.
5.) Nothing OFFICIAL has been stated.
All this speculation and people are buying it. It's kind of scary that people are so easily swayed.
These were slated for a summer release. It's not summer yet. Only time will tell.
