December 26

We still have 10 copies left of the MYP Volume 3 SDCC Exclusive. See the December 24th news below on how to get yours.

Swords are all gone! Congrats to those who got one!
We also have some of the free inflatable swords left. We found a dozen of these in a box that we were going to toss out this week.
The DVDs do not come with a sword. That was only for folks who preordered the DVDs from SDCC.
So, it's first come first serve on the inflatable swords!

It's strictly one-per-person.
This is only for fans who do not have one! Let's give every fan a chance to own one of the SDCC inflatable swords.
You have to pay the S/H for it.
There is no insurance or tracking on the swords, nor will we offer it, so please be forewarned of the risk of damage or loss.

• 6.00 S/H inside the USA
• 7.00 S/H for all international destinations outside the USA

If you are interested, please e-mail us at:
webmaster @ he-man .org (take out the spaces)
with the exact subject of:
Free inflatable sword
We have a filter system setup in our e-mail. So if you do not use that e-mail address, with that exact subject line, we will not get your request!

If we still have any left by the time we get your e-mail, we will respond.
We will post a notice here once they are all gone, which will probably be very soon.

December 24

Still need a copy of the MYP Volume 3 SDCC Excusive DVD?
Well, now's your chance! But quantities are very limited.
Don't pay outrageous eBay prices for your copy. Get it here while you can for only 25.00 plus S/H!
Click here to check out shipping totals and how to pay in the August 29th news entry.

And, don't miss out on He-Man.org's awesome symbol shirts.
Click here to check out awesome designs in a large assortment of shirt styles for children, women and men.
Every He-Fan and She-Raver should have a wardrobe full!

December 23

Mattel has signed up on Facebook, and has displayed shots of Faker on their account!
Click here to check out their Facebook account (you have to be registered).
Plus, here are the photos of Faker for you to enjoy!
Thanks to She-Raver AlessandraF for the link!
Check out what other fans have to say!

December 22

Now that you've enjoyed an early look at Skeletor, let's check out the other figure that just came out.
Pixel Dan has delivered this awesome video review of Beast Man. Check it out below!
Plus, for those of you who are registered to the forum, you can also check out photos of Beast Man on his Org Photo Album!

December 19

Say hello to Skeletor!
Thanks to Toyguru rushing over a sample of the upcoming MOTUC Skeletor,
Pixel Dan has done a cool video review of what you can look forward to on this great figure!
Check it out below!
And if that isn't enough, he's loaded tons of photos of Skeletor onto his Org Photo Album (you have to be registered to check them out).
Enjoy the review, and click here to see what other fans have to say!

December 18

Toyguru has informed us in this post on the forums that the belt color of MOTUC Stratos will definitley be red.
The yellow belt seen in cross-sell image from the back of He-Man's package was a mistake.
So rest assured, Stratos is gonna be A-Okay!

December 17

UPDATED:
He-Fan Pixel Dan (AKA: Mandalorian30 on the forums) is back with another awesome video segment.
Check out Part 2 of his "Many Versions of Skeletor " series!

December 16

Hulu.com offers free, full, legal streams of television episodes.
And lucky for us, they've partnered with ER to offer full episodes of He-Man and a few other properties (no She-Ra yet).
Check it out!
And thanks to fellow He-Fan TheShadow for that info!

December 15

1. Will there be any differences between the Faker that's released at NYCC and the one offered four weeks later at mattycollector?
While this is something we were looking at doing, to avoid production problems the Faker figure will be the same as the one online a month later. The advantage to getting it at NYCC is that you get the figure one month early and can brag to all your friends.

2. Why are subscribers to the mattycollector newsletter not receiving any email notifying us of news?
That is because we haven’t sent one yet! Right now we are updating Mattycollector.com fans through the news section (which gets new posts about 2 or 3 times a week). We are looking into doing a newsletter in the next few months but right now our energy is going toward making sure the product and content of the site is top notch. You will see a lot more product in 2009 and a lot more content on the site. We’re just getting started!

3. What can Mattel do to ensure that the bright bold colors we're always shown on press photos are what we're actually going to get when the toy is in our hands? Even King Grayskull's colors in person are drabber than what was shown on mattycollector.
We are always looking for ways to improve paint ops on figures. Many times early paint masters look a bit different (and sometimes it is due to the resolution on various computer screens) but we are very committed to producing the best product possible and believe me when we say every single day we are making changes to make collector figures better!

4. Fans have noticed that Mattel has DCU stands available online.
Will these stands work for MOTUC figures or will MOTUC have their own stands created? If MOTUC will get their own, do you have any idea of what they will look like?
We are looking at introducing MOTUC stands but likely not until 2010.

5. There seems to be some confusion as to if Skeletor comes with two power swords (one being the other half of the power sword and the other being a complete sword) or if he just comes with one. What can we expect from Skeletor?
Check out the MOTUC brand page on MattyCollector.com. The Skeletor figure is noted as coming with both a full power sword and a half sword. All of the figures who came with a sword in the original line will come with a full sword and a half sword in the Classics line (including Faker and when we get to him Prince Adam).

6. You have said this line will be made for the true fans and collectors of He-Man. If that's so, what is Mattel doing to involve and utilize the incredible knowledge of the major MOTU experts in the world like Emiliano Santalucia, Val Staples and James Eatock in this line?
Fortunately Matty, Toy Guru and the Four Horsemen are all huge life long MOTU fans so rest assured we do have plenty of MOTU experts on staff right now! We will also continue (as we have been) to read fan posts and comments on various websites (including He-Man.org) to see what fan reactions is and suggestions for the line. (and if we ever get stumped we can always post questions online for fans to answer!)

As for involving specific fans in the line, the best way for any fan to become directly involved in a Mattel toy line is to come work for Mattel. We have job postings every day. Check out Mattel.com and click on the employment opportunities section for more information about applying to the world’s largest toy company.

7. What was the idea and process behind the design of the the new packaging design? Many people are confused why it doesn't look more like the classic packaging as originally stated, and would like to know why it was made the way it is now.
We couldn’t be more proud of the way the new packaging turned out and feel it is a great homage to the original line while taking on some key design elements all of its own. Obviously not every fan will be 100% pleased, but we hope in time it will grow on you. The idea behind the design was to take key elements form the original toy packaging (such as the cross sell, the blister shape and even the “belly button”) and combine those with new exciting elements such as the identifiable Grayskull stone work and the power lightning blasts which resonate with both casual MOTU cans and die hard life long fanatics.

8. He-man and King Grayskull feature a fully usable left hand (to hold accessories with), while all of the pictures of upcoming figures like Skeletor appear to have a uselessly open hand. Will all the figures be "ambidextrous" like the upcoming He-man, or will certain figures only have one (usually the right) hand that can hold an accessory?
You’ll have to remember that even in the original line, He-Man only had one gripping hand. Skeletor was designed to hold his Havoc staff close to the top, so his right hand is a little more open. Some figures will have two closed hands, others might even have a closed fist. It will all depend on the specifics of the figure. Often this is a choice made by the Horsemen when they sculpt a figure and we are proud to follow their lead.

9. Have you kept the potential for vehicles and playsets in mind while designing the figures? That is, have you purposefully created the figures so they can sit on a beast or throne, or fit into a vehicle without shattering the leg joint?
Yes, we do look at this and want to make sure that if we can get to a Battle Cat one day that He-Man will sit on him with ease.

10. MOC collectors like to buy figures in person to get the best condition possible. Having to order sight-unseen through a website worries MOC collectors. How well are these carded figures going to be packaged before they are sent out to avoid damage while getting to collectors?
We have worked extensively with the shipment company to ensure all MattyCollector product is sent out to ensure blisters are mint. One exercise we ran through was giving them collector product and having them mail it to brand managers at Mattel over and over until they got it perfect.

Check out what fans have to say about the answers to the WTFWTK 2.9, as well as find links to all the previous WTFWTK sessions!

November 24

Mattel sent us a sample MOTUC He-Man figure to review.
So, He-Fan Pixel Dan (AKA: Mandalorian30 on the forums) is back with a fantastic video review of He-Man!
Check it out!

December 2

The holiday season is upon us, and He-Man.org would like to remind you of a couple gift ideas which help support this site at the same time.

First and foremost are our awesome symbol shirts! Michael B Ryan (aka SUPERHEMANMIKE) has just added these two awesome single-slash designs, with double-slash designs coming.

Click here to check out this design and a TON of other designs in a large assortment of shirt styles for children, women and men.
Order now to have them in time for the holidays.

Plus, Printfection is running a special holiday promotion that's good through December 14th.
For orders over 40.00, you can get free Super Saver and Standard shipping.
Just enter coupon code: FREESHIP08

*** Sorry. DVDs are already sold out. We may have some more SDCC Vol 3. We'll post a notice if we do***
We also have a few left over DVD exclusives that we found while doing a little cleanup. If you are interested in any of them, please contact the He-Man.org webmaster at the e-mail below to work out the ordering details.
webmaster @ he-man . org
(take out all the spaces)

• We have three copies left over the very limited Secret of the Sword DVD with special packaging and art cards. It was limited to 1000 copies and was only available here. We have numbers 12 of 1000, 14 of 1000 and 1000 of 1000 left. They are 40.00 each plus S/H.
• We also have five copies of the SDCC Volume 3 Exclusive DVDs. They are 25.00 each plus S/H.

December 1

With the debut of the MOTUC ordering at mattycollector, we wanted to post poll results from a couple previous polls where we got your opinion on what you feel matters in the MOTUC line.
The results are very interesting!

The first was the order limit fans thought Mattel should place on mattycollector.com for MOTUC figures.

1730 fans votes in this poll.
The results were:

• Three - 528 votes
• Two - 278 votes
• Five - 267 votes
• Four - 209 votes
• Fifteen - 172 votes
• Ten - 96 votes
• One - 89 votes
• Six - 52 votes
• Eight - 18 votes
• Seven - 12 votes
• Twelve - 3 votes
• Thirteen - 3 votes
• Fourteen - 2 votes
• Nine - 1 vote

• Yes. I plan to buy them all! I'll love any design (original MOTU, POP, NA and/or 2002) used in the line - 1595 votes
• Yes. I already plan to buy some based on what I've seen, but only the characters that interest me - 949 votes
• Maybe. I am only interested in 2002 character designs - 364 votes
• Maybe. I will start to collect all or part of the line once it includes some 2002 character designs - 306 votes
• No. I have no interest in this line at all because of the sculpting style, no matter what designs are included - 190 votes
• Maybe. I will start to collect all or part of the line once it includes some Princess of Power character designs - 107 votes
• Maybe. I am only interested in Princess of Power character designs - 40 votes
• Maybe. I will start to collect all or part of the line once it includes some New Adventures of He-Man character designs - 12 votes
• Maybe. I am only interested in New Adventures of He-Man character designs - 10 votes

Almost 70% of the fans who voted are on board for this line in some capacity, either for the entire line or for the characters they want.

But there are other fans who simply aren't interested in the MOTUC approach,
or they aren't coming on board until they see something other than classic MOTUC stylings.

Almost 19% of fans who voted are wanting 2002 stylings in the line.
While that may be only 600+ fan votes in total, if that is proportionate to the buying market then that means 1 out of every 5 potential customers is waiting on 2002 in some capacity in the MOTUC line.

About 5% of fans who voted are not interested in this line at all. We're not sure if they means that there might be another toy approach that would entice them to buy, or if they are done with MOTU completely. The idea was to vote if they wanted a MOTU toy line, but wanted another look completely.

POP and NA are at the other end of the poll.
POP and NA fans are some of the most passionate we have on the forums,
yet about 4% of fans who voted are holding out for the appearance of POP stylings,
and not even 1% of fans who voted are holding out for the appearance of NA stylings.

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But this poll only answered the question of who is holding out on the MOTUC line until they see various brands represented.
Others would still like to see 2002, POP and/or NA even though they are currently buying the more MOTU inspired MOTUC figures.
That poll will be posted soon to see where the brand stylings rank in popularity and importance in the MOTUC line.

That aside, what do these above poll results say?
It's tough to say because you never know who is actually voting. Does it speak for the entire consumer market, or just a percentage with an uncommon opinion?What do you think?
Please click here and share your analysis of the results with other fans on the forum!