He-Man, and also the Masters of the Universe
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Nice! I will have to watch it this weekend!
Painthor, as a thing and a concept, is not NEARLY as well regarded as it should be. Forget Panthor, I want all future Skeletors to sport a feline themed apocalypic death cycle called "Painthor"
The delayed multiplatform, Golden Ax inspired, He-Man game, Dragon Pearl of Destruction, has a new release date of September 28.
Amazon has put up preorders for Core Wave 4 with a posted release date of October 1st. This will probably be our last 2026 assortment and any follow ups will seemingly sport the rumored "Battle for Subternia" branding. Possibly with Glow in the Dark gimmicks?
New stuff from SDCC preview night!
Bad news first…Mattel is changing directions for Origins next year, so no 200x Snakemen (Steevy Is BIG sad
). BUT, they are now doing Build A Figure waves, featuring another dip into pure Vintage/Filmation styles. One Wave will build a Filmation Shadow Beast, another will create the demon from Masks of Power. In addition to Filmation inspired Stratos, Zodac, and Fakor, they will also be doing a “Fakor Teela” to compliment.
Chronicles, meanwhile, showed off movie Goat Man and Mekanek, while also showing a new direction post-movie. Taking more of a “Classified” route, Mattel will be doing new/reimagined takes on classic characters. First shown are Armored Teela and He-Man, reimagined Sky Sleds (evoking elements of both the recent film and vintage iterations), and a new take on Merman and a REALLY dynamic new design for Clawful (Steevy likes). Plus a neo classic Panthor as well.
Bad news first…Mattel is changing directions for Origins next year, so no 200x Snakemen (Steevy Is BIG sad
). BUT, they are now doing Build A Figure waves, featuring another dip into pure Vintage/Filmation styles. One Wave will build a Filmation Shadow Beast, another will create the demon from Masks of Power. In addition to Filmation inspired Stratos, Zodac, and Fakor, they will also be doing a “Fakor Teela” to compliment.Chronicles, meanwhile, showed off movie Goat Man and Mekanek, while also showing a new direction post-movie. Taking more of a “Classified” route, Mattel will be doing new/reimagined takes on classic characters. First shown are Armored Teela and He-Man, reimagined Sky Sleds (evoking elements of both the recent film and vintage iterations), and a new take on Merman and a REALLY dynamic new design for Clawful (Steevy likes). Plus a neo classic Panthor as well.
2026 SDCC Spotlight - Mattel Masters Of The Universe Chronicles And Orgins Build-A-Figure Waves
Shown below are Masters of the Universe product images from the Mattel booth at SDCC for Preview Night. For new products we got a look at several new 6.5 Mov
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That's not " Filmation inspired Stratos, Zodac, and Fakor" that's Back of Package Cross-sell Illustration Stratos, Zodak and Fakor.
-ZacWilliam, most of these except Battle Armor Man-At-Arms and Fake-Her and the build a figures seem to be back of package Cross-sell based.
-ZacWilliam, most of these except Battle Armor Man-At-Arms and Fake-Her and the build a figures seem to be back of package Cross-sell based.
I've always hated Buil a Figures. It's just an underhanded way to get you to buy an entire wave of figures, including characters you couldn't care less about, just to get the big character.
Still, Battle Armor He-Man was my first ever MotU toy, meaning Masks of Power was my first mini-comic. So I am a bit intrigued by that one.
Still, Battle Armor He-Man was my first ever MotU toy, meaning Masks of Power was my first mini-comic. So I am a bit intrigued by that one.
So finally got to watch the movie. There are criticisms to be had with the humor et al. But who cares? That Skeletor was just hugging perfect! I still hate Jared Leto, but this was the Skeletor I'd hoped for. He was funny, cruel, verbose, everything he needed to be. Just perfect.
It's a really fun film. I'm happy it's doing wonderful streaming so far. #1.
ZacWilliam, not all the humor worked perfectly but it was so cool on the whole it was very easy to look past a couple whiffs.
ZacWilliam, not all the humor worked perfectly but it was so cool on the whole it was very easy to look past a couple whiffs.
Our salvation for us 200x Snakemen fans might lie with Mondo because HOLY FRICK CHECK OUT THAT KOBRA KHAN AND KING HISS!
I know they’re 12”, but I hold hope for 6” flavors. On that front, check out the 200x Fire Armor Skeletor and Ice Armor He-Man figures, they look SHARP.
If only I wasn’t a cheap ass….
I know they’re 12”, but I hold hope for 6” flavors. On that front, check out the 200x Fire Armor Skeletor and Ice Armor He-Man figures, they look SHARP.
If only I wasn’t a cheap ass….
...I thought it was just "Faker"?
Depends if Mattel is trying to secure a trademark
Might just be “Faker”, but changing it to “-or” feels more in line with MOTU’s naming (PanthOR or NinjOR)
Might just be “Faker”, but changing it to “-or” feels more in line with MOTU’s naming (PanthOR or NinjOR)
Awesome! Is there a place to pre-order it or is it digital only?
Limited Run Games is doing a physical version, eventually. Not yet, but "SOON"! Probably a little after the game releases digitally, just to get the first wave of fixes on disc, maybe?
I'm in the credits of the movie now. It was...better than I thought. There were moments I cringed and rolled my eyes. But over all, it was actually pretty good. And it had a body count. That was surprising. I may have to get it physically at some point.
Mattel’s brand panel, hopefully better images and better, more concise, info will come later
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Curse them…I could sit out these lines, but they HAD to do a kick ass reimagining of my bug boy, Buzz Off. Again, I’m eager to see what Chronicles does now that they’re casting off the shackles of pure nostalgia. And from what I’m seeing? They might just rope me in on the collector range.
MOTU Masters of the Universe SDCC 2026 Panel Reveals and Info - Toy Habits
Mattel reveals its full MOTU 2027 lineup at the SDCC 2026 panel, celebrating the 45th anniversary with Chronicles and Origins figures.
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Curse them…I could sit out these lines, but they HAD to do a kick ass reimagining of my bug boy, Buzz Off. Again, I’m eager to see what Chronicles does now that they’re casting off the shackles of pure nostalgia. And from what I’m seeing? They might just rope me in on the collector range.
Best thing about Leto killing it as Skeletor? These films might tie him up from OTHER films for YEARS!
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The Leto Protocol - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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