In the world of comic books there is fan-art. In the realm of action figure collectors, toy customizing is the ultimate way to show your artistic prowess and love for a particular line or character. At this year's Power-Con/ThunderCon, famed customizer Master English was showing off many of his spectacular figures and accessories based around Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line.We've seen tons of his work online but this was our first opportunity to see it live and we were impressed, to say the least! Read more...

Tags Master English, Masters of the Universe Classics, MOTUC, mtv, MTV Geek, Power-Con, Slime Pit He-Man, toy customizing

This year's Power-Con/ThunderCon started off with a bang as Mattel held the first panel of the day. While we'll have a separate post detailing all of the Matty Collector updates, right now we're concentrating on the big reveals from the 2012 Masters of the Universe Classics line! While it was announced that attendees would get to see the first appearance of both a MOTUC figure and a 30th Anniversary figure, it turned out there were a couple of other reveals destined to make fans salivate with anticipation! Read more...

Tags action figure reveals, Griffin, Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel, Matty Collector, mtv, MTV Geek, Power-Con, Snake Mountain Stands, Spector, Stinkor, Thundercon

Do you like to look at toys and artwork you'll probably never own? Well, you're in luck today! At the first annual Power-Con/ThunderCon this past weekend in Los Angeles, a gallery was set up consisting of both original artwork and highly sought-after collectibles from the Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats properties. We'll not bore you with details of the elaborate plans we hatched in our heads for "liberating" those vintage MOTU figure prototypes, and will instead get right into some photos!

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Tags Action Figures, artwork, Earl Norem, Emiliano Santalucia, Masters of the Universe, mtv, MTV Geek, Power-Con, Thundercats, Thundercon, vintage

Buy original Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats collectibles and art while helping the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. Sound like a winner? We think so too! The auction will be held this Saturday at the Power-Con/ThunderCon and everyone is invited to attend, both in person and online. Below are the details along with a couple of looks at the amazing pieces up for grabs. Our life will not be complete until an original painting of BattleCat adorns our mantle!

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Tags BattleCat, benefit auction, Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, He-Man, mtv, MTV Geek, Original Art, Power-Con, Thundercats, Thundercon

The days keep getting closer and closer until the inaugural PowerCon/Thundercon! For Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats fans, this convention has been a long time coming and everyday new surprises are being announced! One such announcement comes in the form of Icon Heroes' Mumm-Ra Staction. This version, exclusive to ThunderCon, has been painted to match the vintage action figure of Mumm-Ra the Ever Living! Check out the sweet comparison photos, along with info straight from our friends at the official PowerCon/ThunderCon website!

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Tags Convention Exclusives, Icon Heroes, mtv, MTV Geek, Mumm-Ra, PowerCon, Staction, Thundercon

Power-Con / ThunderCon 2011 is right around the corner, and one of the exclusive items for sale at the show is the souvenir edition of Cereal Geek magazine.

Cereal Geek, the magazine about animation of the 80s, is an ad-free publication filled with in depth articles, incredible artwork and much much more. The Power-Con ThunderCon 2011 souvenir edition includes bio information about the amazing creators attending the show, detailed essays and pinups. It's your ultimate guide to who's who at the event!

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Tags Ed McGuinness, He-Man, Masters of the Universe, Power-Con, Thundercats, ThunderCats Week, Val Staples

Fans of He-Man, She-Ra and ThunderCats that plan on attending this year’s Power-Con/ThunderCon, beginning September 24th, better get with it. Discounted tickets are going fast and beginning September 1st the price of admission is going up.

Right now a general admission one-day pas will only set you back $20 and a two-day pass is available for $30. If you wait too long those prices will increase to $25 and $40 respectively, so if you want to save a few bucks we suggest you order tickets soon. Read more...

Tags Animation, He-Man, Power-Con, she-ra, Thundercats, Thundercon

Val Staples is not only a highly-talented comic creator and colorist -- he's also a massive Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats fan! Now the editor of He-Man.org is working with a group of dedicated fans to bring their love for these beloved 1980s cartoons and toy lines to the world of fan conventions as one of the organizers of Power-Con / Thundercon 2011 -- being held September 24 – 25 in Los Angeles! We chatted with Staples about the conventions and being a fan:

MTV Geek: How long have you been a Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats fan?

Val Staples: I've been a Masters of the Universe fan all my life. The world of He-Man fueled my imagination growing up. That love never died even when the original vintage toy line ended in the late 80s. I've been an active member of the online fan community since the mid 90s. For over 10 years I've helped operate He-Man.org, the largest He-Man and She-Ra fan site in the world. I've also worked on multiple projects for He-Man over the past 10 years, including toy packaging art, DVD art and our MVCreations comic that came out in 2002. A big chunk of my life has been about He-Man and She-Ra.

While I give most of my attention to He-Man, ThunderCats is a property I've always admired. I get my ThunderCats fix from cool fan sites like thundercatsnow.com and thundercatslair.org. I always wanted to do more with ThunderCats and we were SO close to working a deal back in 2003 to do a ThunderCats/He-Man comic book crossover with WildStorm. I'm not much for crossovers but that was one that was a dream of mine. It would have been a ton of fun and I wish it could have happened.

Geek: How did you get the idea for Power-Con and ThunderCon?

VS: Fans have been wanting a convention for He-Man and ThunderCats for as long as I can remember. And I'm a firm believer that the best conventions are started by fans with a passion. I had been pondering how to start one. Then ironically around the same time, some other fans with convention experience came to me to help put it all together. Since then, we've all been working on the show.

We were originally going to start with two separate shows. But as we began searching for the Power-Con location at the start of 2011, the excitement for the new ThunderCats toy line and cartoon really picked up. So given the kinship ThunderCats and He-Man/She-Ra fans have had online for the past decade, we thought, "Why not go ahead and have a duel event for the first year?" This way ThunderCats fans get to sample He-Man and She-Ra and vice versa. Afterwards we can really gear up for 2012 once we discover first hand what more fans want from the show. Read more...

Tags conventions, Masters of the Universe, Power-Con, Thundercats, Thundercon, Val Staples