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I started looking for He-Man figures after getting DC Comics Presents #47 and being introduced to Eternia. Checked out everyplace I could for a week after class, and finally found the first few figures at Wards. Haven't stopped following the property since, and it, along with the DCU, is my favorite property of all time. For me, I think Classics will always be the ultimate MOTU line with the presentation of the characters and the loving skills of the Four Horsemen; it's everything I wished the original line could have been. I was all in on the sci-fi He-Man line when the property returned, and almost wept when I picked up the 200X Battle Armor He-Man and pushed the button to hear John Erwin shout, "I have the power!!!" I've followed all the incarnations thus far. From the original line, I have every regular US release figure and vehicle, all the playsets straight off the shelves save Eternia (just have the towers), plus the two giants; everything released here in the US from He-Man plus Nordor and a couple figures we didn't see here; every US release from 200X and both versions of Grayskull; everything general release and chase from Classics except the too-rich-for-my-blood Snake Mountain pre-order. Needless to say, I will definitely be following this one, as well. It looks like a great blend of the original and Classics, but seems to have a bit of a flair of its own. I'm assuming the six figures we saw at SDCC are the first wave, and they are definitely starting out strong. I have a hope that Classics might continue, as there are still some characters I would like to see, but that hope is quickly fading (thank the ancients we finally got Kittrina before the axe might fall). And I do fear Mattel's attention span; Super 7, despite some issues, sees He-Man as one of its top properties, their Cadillac line, something they are anxious to make and continue. Mattel has a bad history with MOTU and its fans, and I fear their usual shortsightedness may creep in here. I just hope we don't see three or four waves and then Mattel decides they can make more putting the resources into wrestlers or dinosaurs. The company has some long standing problems overall, and when things get tight, lines like this are the first they target.
I want to be really excited about this line, but the words "It's Mattel" keep me from getting my hopes up too much. I hope we don't wind up losing the Classics line for a handful of these figures and then Mattel gets bored. I'm in for the ride, I just hope it's a smoother one than I've had through the past couple decades.
I want to be really excited about this line, but the words "It's Mattel" keep me from getting my hopes up too much. I hope we don't wind up losing the Classics line for a handful of these figures and then Mattel gets bored. I'm in for the ride, I just hope it's a smoother one than I've had through the past couple decades.
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