Matty from MattyCollector.com and ToyGuru. sent us the answers to our latest round of questions that AFi readers have posted in our forums.
Q1. At what point will ALL 3 3/4” Infinite Heroes DC characters have the updated Public Enemies Superman and Batman style of articulation as opposed to the limited articulation update that figures like the Hal Jordan Green Lantern DVD figure received?
A1: Its hard to pin point that “date” from Mattel’s side as a lot depends on sell through of current product and how retailers support and order new packs. But the long term plan on our end is to update all of the characters in time.
Q2. I love the Batman: Brave and the Bold line,they look great. I love everything you showed at SSDC but where are Bwanna Beast and Gentlemen Ghost? Any chance of seeing more of the Gotham-related characters? We’ve got Batman and Joker, but are Catwoman, Two-Face, Riddler, Scarecrow, Penguin, etc. up for consideration in the line? We saw many of the Dark Knight’s foes in the episode "Legends of the Dark Mite," and I know I’d love to see them immortalized in plastic! Also have you ever considered going old school on the packaging for the line and have a nice visaul checklist?
A2: At the end of the day, the Brave and the Bold line is a kid based line. You’ll see more of the figures you mentioned in our collector lines like JLU and Classics.
Q3. With JLU continuing into 2010, will there be a JLU SDCC exclusive again? Obviously you don’t have to say what it is, but will there be one?
A3: It is way to early to comment on any SDCC items at this point. We’ll have more to reveal next April.
Q4. Is there any chance we might see small villain groups for the DCUC line such as Royal Flush Gang, Brotherhood of Evil or Fearsome Five? Each of these have a build-a figure character potential (Ace, Mammoth, Monsieur Mallah & the Brain) that would be awesome to see 4horsemen style!
A4: Definitely a chance, but nothing we can confirm right now.
Q5. Whenever the Legion of Super-Heroes are released for the DCUC line can we expect to see them have a whole wave like wave 8 was for JSA or will they be peppered into other waves?
A5: We have some great plans for LOSH but it is too early for us to get into these specifics.
This is the last "Ask Matty" of 2009, but if you want to get in on the first round for 2010, we need your questions by Wednesday Jan 30th. Remember they can be about any Mattel product including MOTUC, Ghostbusters and Cars. You can submit new questions in this thread.
You can find our past Q&A’s here. And you can discuss the answers at our Mattel board.
