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

Just when we think we're through with the JLU line of action figures, Mattel keeps pulling us back in! This time it's thanks to a couple of exclusive 3 packs from their collector-based Matty Collector website. Both the original JSA and fan-favorites are represented as the line winds down for the last time. However, are these guys worth your time and money? Read on to see what we think.

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Tags Action-Figure, animal man, Hawkman, JLU, Matty Collector, mtv, MTV Geek, Starman, Toy Review

Young justice is about to begin airing new episodes on Cartoon Network, and what better way to celebrate that than by filling your pockets with the latest series of 4" action figures from Mattel's YJ line?! There are four more figures this time around, so we're now that much closer to building the massive Hall of Justice display. Mattel has made sure to space out the main characters throughout each wave in order to keep up interest. How did Young Justice Wave 2 measure up? Read on to find out!

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Tags Action Figures, Black Canary, Captain Atom, Hall of Justice, Mattel, mtv, MTV Geek, Review, Series 2, Superboy, Vandal savage, Young Justice

Cartoon Network's awesome teen superhero series, Young Justice is back on Friday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT and to celebrate its return we're giving away a sweet set of Mattel toys on Twitter!

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Tags Cartoon Network, DC Comics, Mattel, Twitter Giveaway, Young Justice

Let's face facts. If you had super powers, unlimited money, or a power ring, there's a huge chance that you'd be evil. Don't worry, we're not judging you. However, we are gonna be judging this Crime Syndicate of Amerika box set from Mattel's DC Universe Classics line of action figures!

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Tags box set, Crime Syndicate of Amerika, DC Universe Classics, DCUC, Johnny Quick, Mattel, mtv, MTV Geek, Owlman, Power Ring, Superwoman, Ultraman

He's been featured in comic books, trading cards, video games, and just about every form of merchandise known to man or beast. His current character has been a staple in the WWE for decades and his mystique and haunting entrance are still breathtaking to this day. He's The Undertaker, and today we're taking a closer look at his action figure from Mattel's WWE Elite line. We know what you're thinking,"A wrestling toy?!" No. They're called Superstars now, people! Get with the times!

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Tags Action-Figure, Elite Series, Mattel, mtv, MTV Geek, Review, toy, Undertaker, WWE

Leech sucks. No really, that's just his "thing"! Yep, Leech is known throughout both Eternia AND Etheria for just how much he sucks. Sucks,sucks, sucks. We could type that all day! All joking aside, this latest figure from Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line doesn't suck at all. Let's take a closer look at K'ULL'LEUSSHHHH (yeah, that's his real name) as he attempts to ambush King Grayskull.

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Tags Action-Figure, Eternia, Hordak, Leech, Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel, Matty Collector, mtv, MTV Geek, Review, The Horde, toy

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