DCU Tiny Titans ($20)
They may be miniscule, but they’re mighty! The core team of Tiny Titans is rendered in 1-1/2” scale in this 5-pack of collectible figures including Robin, Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. Sidekick City Elementary is just a quick bus ride away with packaging featuring specially commissioned artwork from Tiny Titans’ series creator. The display base has both the official Tiny Titans logo and a “flight” stand just for Raven.

Polly Pocket DC Comics Villains Set ($19.99)
It’s a guaranteed adventure with this trio of comic-book character costumes for Polly® and her friends! Polly®, Lila® and Lea® arrive in a themed 3-pack dressed as their favorite DC Comics villains: Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn.

DC Comics Vertigo Death ($25)

Some envision Death as a grim reaper or dark angel to be feared. But as created by Neil Gaiman for DC Comics’ line of Vertigo comics, the Sandman`s older sister is pretty, perky and always gets the job done. She`s been around since the beginning of time and is exactly the kind of girl you`ll want to follow into the unknown. Our 8” figure of Death wears her trademark ankh necklace and comes with a skull-themed display base.

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DCCollectors -Now that Green Lantern: The Animated Series has finally hit, can we expect some type of toys from Mattel or is it still up in the air due to the sales of the movie figures?

Matty -At this point, we have backed away from those plans and are awaiting series results.

DCCollectors -With the popularity and demand for Hasbro’s Marvel Universe 3 3/4″ line of figures, why hasn’t Mattel released a compareable line of figures with the DC license?

Matty -This is something that we always think about. However, for many confidential reasons, we don’t do. One day, we might, but for now, we’re happy with our current executions.

DCCollectors - I think there is still some confusion among fans about the DC All-Star line.  Will we get “B” and “C” level characters (for example Captain Atom or O.M.A.C.) in their New 52 costumes in the All-Star line?

Matty -As of now, there are no plans.

DCCollectors - Without going into numbers, how has the New 52 affected sales for Mattel and their DC license?

Matty -Great question… I have to leave it at that! Sorry! =)

DCCollectors - With the price of oil seemingly on an endless rise, can we expect a price increase across all products in 2012?

Matty - We will have price increases to all of our online items in 2013 which will be reflected in the sub prices announced at SDCC 2012.

That’s it for this month!  Join us again in May for more questions and answers with Mattel!

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Unfortunately, as you’ve probably noticed at Target, Young Justice didn’t work out well at retail and will be going away. We’re disappointed, but that’s how it can turn out. That doesn’t mean you might not see more one day on Matty.

Another casualty is the DC Universe Series of figures…

“DC Universe is going away after 2012 and there’ll be one more wave of 4. In 2013, we’ll be relaunching our 6″ with complimentary offerings on Matty and at Mass. You guys will be able to complete your collection and I hope you’ll like what we are doing. We’ve taken lessons from DC Universe and Legacy. Overall, we need to adjust to retailers, consumers and what’s selling in volumes that can be supported.

As far as the character that we showed but haven’t released, most of them have been tooled so we’ll be looking for a way to release them in one form or another. However, I can’t 100% guarantee that.”

As a collector, I just don’t understand how toys based on DC characters cannot thrive in retail.  It literally blows my mind.  The only thing I can think of, is that the property has been mismanaged at every step of the way.  I have yet to see any DC product at my local Wal-Mart since day one!  (Okay I take that back, I saw the Captain Cold wave of DCUC, which sold out quickly, “The Dark Knight” toys, and “Green Lantern” movie toys.)  How is it possible that Hasbro can put 500 Marvel figures on the pegs at my local Wal-Mart and Mattel can’t get a single DC figure on the pegs?

It is truly a sad state of affairs…

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DC Universe Fans,

It’s been a long time coming and DC Universe Club Infinite Earths is now on the horizon!  Golden Age Flash will be the first figure released and we’ve just confirmed we’ll receive our shipment in mid-May. That means the club will launch in May instead of April.

For subscribers, we’ll begin processing orders when the shipment is received (ETA is currently 5/12) and sending them out about 10 business days later. Although the club is starting in May rather than April, you’ll still get the nine figures you signed up for in 2012; we’ll just double up on figures for one month in the fall (you’ll have plenty of notice before it happens).

One thing of note: your club order will not be eligible for combined shipping until June, which is the first “renewal” month. You may recall that the first month a subscription order ships, it has to ship separately, then beginning with the second month it will be combined with your other subscriptions.

Okay, enough business — on to the good stuff! At press time, here is the release schedule (as always, subject to change):

May: Golden Age The Flash
June: Atrocitus (monthly figure) & Metron (club-exclusive)
July: Starman (monthly figure) & Rocket Red (club quarterly figure)
August: Mirror Master
September: Black Mask

Even though he won’t arrive until May, our Golden Age The Flash figure will certainly be worth waiting for! The original scarlet speedster, Jay Garrick, will come with his vac-metalized signature helmet and, like all figures in the line, will feature great details and full articulation.

We’ll post updates at MattyCollector.com as we get closer and have more information. For now, you can look forward to an amazing year packed with long-awaited true collector characters!

Thank you for being a loyal customer – we appreciate your business.

– Matty

MattyCollector.com
1-877-GO-MATTY
MattyCollector.CS@digitalriver.com.

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Enjoy the pics below!

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Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

Source: ComicBookMovie.com

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• Red Robin
• Superboy Prime
• Batman (JLA)
• Superman (JLA)

If you recall the first three waves were scheduled to inlcude…

Wave 1:

• Batman Beyond
• Flashpoint Plastic Man
• Larfleeze 
• Superboy Prime

Wave 2:

• Flash (JLA)
• Red Robin
• Supergirl
• Superman (JLA)

Wave 3:

• Batgirl
• Batman (JLA)
• Hawkman
• Steel with Hammer

Mattel has not issued an official statement about this yet, but you can probably expect to hear something soon concerning the cancellation of these three waves.

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Without a doubt, one of the biggest, most highly anticipated films for summer 2012 is The Dark Knight Rises. We revealed the first three characters for our 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters® series at New York Toy Fair in February, and the buzz has been amazing! Along with the great sculpts for Batman™, Bane and Catwoman, everyone is talking about the Collect-and-Connect® projecting Batsignal.

Well, now it’s time to introduce two more figures in our 2012 line-up: Gotham City Police Department Blake and Alfred!

Hard-as-nails Officer Blake is a brand-new character to the Christopher Nolan trilogy, and we can’t wait to bring him to life in our Movie Masters® series. And you know we’re beyond stoked about Alfred! Fans (and us!) have been asking for him for years, and he’s a big addition to the line.

Alfred Pennyworth is played by Michael Caine and John Blake is played by Joseph Gordon Levitt in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.

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Toy Fans, I’ve got spring fever and I’ve got it bad: from March 1 through March 20, I’m running a huge sale on tons of great products! Just have a look at the figures that can be yours, including some hard-to-get favorites…

MattyCollector.com Essentials at 30% Off
You asked for more so I’ve seriously beefed up offerings in the Store. These items are available year ’round, but if you shop from March 1 through March 20, you’ll save 30% on every one of them!

• DCU 6″ Superman
• DCU Classics Figure Stands
• Ghostbusters™ 6″ Ray Stantz
• Ghostbusters™ 6” Peter Venkman
• Infinite Heroes Figure Stands
• JLU Darkseid & Kalibak 2-Pack
• JLU Figure Stands
• MOTUC Battle Cat®
• MOTUC Castle Grayskull® Diorama & Stands
• MOTUC He-Man®
• MOTUC Panthor®
• MOTUC She-Ra™
• MOTUC Skeletor®
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Batman™
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Black Adam
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Darkseid
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Green Arrow
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Guy Gardner
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ John Stewart
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Martian Manhunter
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ SHAZAM!
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Sinestro
• Retro-Action® DC Super Heroes™ Superman™
• Voltron® Blazing Sword Voltron®

Special Mad Matty March Savings – Take 10% Off
You’ll find these hot products only at MattyCollector.com from March 1 through March 20, all on sale for 10% off!

• Ghostbusters™ II 2-Pack with 12” Winston Zeddemore & Peter Venkman
• Ghostbusters™ “Ready to Believe You” 6″ Peter Venkman
• Ghostbusters™ 6″ Winston Zeddemore with Slime Blower
• Ghostbusters™ II 2-Pack with 12′ Ray Stantz & Egon Spengler
• Ghostbusters™ II Vigo
• JLU 3-Pack Featuring Goldface / Evil Star / Kyle Rayner
• JLU 3-Pack Featuring Angleman / Firestorm / Killer Frost
• JLU 3-Pack Featuring Heatwave / The Flash / Mirror Master
• MOTUC Battle Armor® Skeletor®
• MOTUC Catra™
• MOTUC Chief Carnivus™
• MOTUC Demo-Man™
• MOTUC Eternian Palace Guards™ Figure 2-Pack
• MOTUC Gygor™
• MOTUC Hordak®
• MOTUC Mer-Man®
• MOTUC Moss Man® (unflocked ears)
• MOTUC Trap Jaw®
• MOTUC Battleground Teela®
• MOTUC Battleground Evil Lynn®

As always, quantities on some are extremely low and availability is subject to change, so shop early for best selection!

The sale starts Thursday, March 1 at 9 a.m. PT and goes through Tuesday, March 20 at 11:59 PT.

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Head on over to ToyArk.com for more images and information!

• Poison Ivy: date to be announced!
• Black Mask: date to be announced!
• Platinum and Tin: date to be announced!
• Flash 1: Available 4/16 2012 only at MattyCollector.com
• Metron with Mobius Chair: Available 4/16 only to subscribers of Club Infinite Earths
• Atrocitus: Available 5/15 only at MattyCollector.com
• Starman: Available 6/15 only at MattyCollector.com
• Mirror Master: Available 7/16 only at MattyCollector.com