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Hey there, Phantomaniacs, and welcome to the first installment of my all-new “Ask Phantom” column!
As a
special unsolicited favor to Matty I have decided to delve into the
forums over at MattyCollector.com and answer some of the unanswered
questions! If you don’t know, there are sections there where “fans”
(because we don’t like to use the “c-word”, it implies a
financial obligation!) can submit burning questions about their
favorite toy lines to the very people who run those lines!
Unfortunately,
toy line managers tend to be busy raping childhoods and pissing on
memories; so they can’t get to every question. That’s where I
come in! Once a month I’ll select a few questions that have not
been answered and answer them here at Needless Things!
Let’s
see what the “fans” want to know!
Toyguru, every time I see the
‘Walkthrough’ videos with you and Pixel Dan you remind me of the
character from the movie ‘Big’ starring Tom Hanks. Do you know
this movie? Do you know that there is a scene in this movie where Tom
Hanks plays with MOTU toys? I imagine your workday might be similar
I know it is bit crazy but I would love to see a photo with you and
Tom Hanks playing with MOTU/MOTUC toys. If you ever get the chance to
do such a photo please do it. That would be fun to see and a great
nod to the 80s ... and a nice promotion of MOTU.
Good one
Sabretooth,
I am a
HUGE fan of the movie Big
and the timing for your question couldn’t be better! I was waiting
for the opportunity to announce that Matty has acquired the license
to produce toys based on the movie Big!
Starting next year, we will offer the MacMillan Toy Company
Subscription service, where you can sign up to receive exclusive toys
from and inspired by the movie Big!
In order to manage expectations, I’ll tell you now that we do not
have the license to produce likenesses of Tom Hanks, Elizabeth
Perkins, David Moscow, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia, or John Heard.
But expect a Jon Lovitz as Scotty Brennen figure sometime in the
first year of the sub, with a Quarterly Variant of Scotty in his
plaid jacket to follow! Also, I am pleased to announce the
subscription exclusive will be a prop replica of the famous
foot-operated electric keyboard from the movie’s signature scene!
Also,
I’m not going to even comment on the weird, fetish-y nature of your
photo request you sick freak.
From the
DMC:
Who else can we contact when Digital
River reps can't give us any answers on reinstatements/cancelations
of subs/ missing orders and Evilskeletor doesn't reply to emails?
Well the
DMC,
Why
don’t you try telling your mommy? Or maybe you should call a
waaahmbulance. Can I get you some cheese to go with that whine? But
seriously, fans. We really don’t give a shit. At this point I’m
considering just patching the Customer Service line into a Muzak
network. That would be awesome! And I can’t believe you guys went
for that whole “Evil Skeletor” thing. You know who Evil Skeletor
is? Whoever brings our lunch! Yeah, for real – when we order out we
tell the delivery guy he can have ten bucks if he’ll respond to a
couple of e-mails! Dagmar from the Indian place is our favorite. His
shit almost sounds real!
From The
Red Knight:
Does Mattel have any idea how the
softer plastics they are currently using for MOTUC will age? (ex:
Shadow Weaver's cape, Fisto's chest armor)
Will this plastic get sticky or frosted as time goes on?
Thanks.
Will this plastic get sticky or frosted as time goes on?
Thanks.
Hey The
Red Knight,
We test
all of our materials for at least a few minutes to make sure they
won’t kill rats and stuff. As far as aging, what the fuck are we,
time travelers? How the heck am I supposed to know what’s going to
happen to this stuff after a few years? For all I know it’s going
to turn radioactive and make your mom’s hair fall out. Sheesh,
don’t bug me with stupid questions.
From
abaddon_31:
Hi,
Do you have any special plans for the 100th figure?
Thanks for your time!
Do you have any special plans for the 100th figure?
Thanks for your time!
Abaddon_31,
Ohmigosh!
You just asked the magic question, buddy! We were totally going to
keep this a secret until San Diego Comic Con in July, but since you
asked I’m going to share it right here on these forums that twelve
people visit! Our super-duper extra-special 100th
Masters of the Universe Classics figure is going to be a very
special, one-time-only character designed by none other than
Nickelback’s lead singer, Chad Kroeger! We’ve been working very
closely with Mr. Kroeger over the last year to make sure that his
vision for his character is achieved. So right now, for the first
time, let me announce our 100th
MOTUC figure, Nickelback! Here is Mr. Kroeger’s original concept
sketch for the character, which our design team and the Four Horsemen
have worked hard to bring to life:
Nickelback®
Bio
Real
Name:
Kroegor® of the House of Nickel
Using
generic, terrible rock music taught by Hordak®, Nickelback®
occasionally creates terrible forms of music and rock to annoy the
Masters of the Universe®. His Nickel Armor® was first created to
help Nickelback® penetrate the Sorceress® of Grayskull™. The
original armor was destroyed by Lemmy™ after three strikes with his
mighty battle axe, sending Nickelback® back behind the Wall.
Nickelback® re-formed the armor 20 years later in an effort to
combat a similar battle suit now worn by He-Man®. Although lacking
the qualities of the original, his new armor was stronger and more
obnoxious. Nickelback®, Evil Lord of Terrible Music™ is now
protected by his magic Nickel Armor®!
You’re
welcome, He-Fans and She-Ravers! It’s your subscription dollars
that make extra-special things like this possible!
And
now for one last question from the Ask Matty – Ghostbusters™
forum:
From
Halloween Undead:
I am glad that Matty
has offered Ghostbusters fans a great line of figures and props over
the last couple of years.
Is there any chance that a firehouse would be in the works? That would be an amazing addition to this collection.
Is there any chance that a firehouse would be in the works? That would be an amazing addition to this collection.
Halloween
Undead,
Are
you seriously still asking questions about the Ghostbusters toys?
That line is deader than your grandma! Bwahahahahahaha!
Peace
out.
-Phantom
Great Idea, however I have nothing to announce at this time. Stay tuned!
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