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Shifting gears to Mattel, if I may, they announced upcoming product for Masters of the Universe and DC Signature Series, including into 2014 -- assuming enough people subscribe, which I certainly hope they do.
For DC Signature Series, the year rounds out with HUNTRESS in September, OCEAN MASTER in October, RA'S AL GHUL in November, and BATZARRO in December.
Okay, I knew about Huntress, I definitely look forward to Ocean Master and Ra's, but -- Batzarro!? REALLY!? The Bizarro Batman!? THAT'S how they want to finish up 2013!? When I think about the characters that I'd still like to see, that's downright annoying. Several years ago, I voted for Geo-Force in a Fan's Choice Poll. I'd still like to see him. Or how about Zauriel? Get one more use out of the Hawkman wings. And there's no shortage of Legionnaires. Instead -- Batzarro. SHEESH!
2014 would kick off with Ice (what a shocker, since we're getting Fire in August), Connor Kent Superboy in T-shirt and jeans in March, and a 90's style Aquaman was also shown that looks really cool.
They also have a couple of Doomsdays in the works, in different outfits depending on your subscription "tier". This will somehow be explained later.
As for Masters of the Universe, September sees a character named Sky-High who comes with an airborne sled. I have no idea who this character is, but he looks pretty cool. October brings us Mantenna. November we get Geldor, who was apparently the Fan's Choice character. Personally, I never heard of him. December gets us someone named Plundor.
The Club Filmation side of things brings us Batros in September, Nepthu and Lord Dactus in October, as well as a two-pack of Horde Troopers. There are two versions, a "clean" set and a "battle damaged" set, and if they're part of the subscription, I wonder how we'll get to choose. November gives us Sea Hawk, and December some character named Strong-Or or Strongarm.
2014 has been planned out a bit. January would give us the LONG overdue Two Bad, and for that reason alone I hope they get enough subscriptions. February would be Glimmer, March would be Hydron. Both of those characters are a bit overdue as well, in my opinion.
They've actually gotten Stan Lee to collaborate on a character for the line, named "Standor". So, what does he do, just stand around a lot, with a name like that?
Modulok is also in the works, and a "convention" figure being planned is named "Goat-Man". I'm trying my best to avoid any Daniel Bryan jokes...
Scorpia is also apparently in the works.
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