Mattel's DC Superhero Girls

[samurainoir]

I'm assuming from the looks of these, they will be similar/scaled to Monster High? Hopefully a similar price point?

http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/exclusive-get-to-know-the-teenage-heroes-of-dc-super-hero-girls

[EMCE Hammer]

Fingers crossed for some usable custom fodder

[hedrap]

How the hell is Hitfix claiming an "exclusive look inside the website"? This has been up for at least a full 24 hours.

...I didn't consider they would have SDCC swag already.

[palitoy]

Oof, if they add Raven and Star Fire my daughter won't be able to spend my money fast enough....

[Earth 2 Chris]

My daughter is nuts over this, but yeah, the absence of Raven and Starfire is odd, especially when Bumblebee is there.

Chris

[hedrap]

Titans Go is turning into a monster for CN, so I have to believe someone made the call to not cross the streams and create brand confusion.

Bumblebee and Katana are all about diversity. So be it. What I always find amazing is how brunettes are never depicted and yet, that's the predominant hair color for girls.

EDIT: I think SDCC will make Raven and Starfire automatic. That's all anyone is going to ask about.

[hedrap]

Holy Crap. I'm broke when this starts.

he LEGO Group will also be key to building the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, leveraging their experience and success engaging girls in creative construction play to bolster this universe through an array of LEGO® building sets designed to inspire girls’ imaginations.

[Hector]

My daughter is nuts over this, but yeah, the absence of Raven and Starfire is odd, especially when Bumblebee is there.

Chris

Bumblebee appeals to minority girls...they should have at least someone who they can relate too...it's only fair.

Obviously the other one is Katana...like hedrap said. I'm all for diversity.

Oh, and I'm not complaining about the lack of a Hispanic super heroine...as my heart belongs to Supergirl...

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Hey, I am too, but I meant Bumblebee is a Titan, and she's occasionally on Teen Titans Go, so if they can use her, it would seem they could use Starfire and Raven.

The original Titans toon did great things with Bumblebee. Better than anything DC ever did!

Chris

[Hector]

Good points ^^^^^^

[PNGwynne]

Mera, hooray! These all look fun, and seeing Bumblebee is a pleasant surprise--'cause I'm also a Wasp fan. What about Nubia?

[Earth 2 Chris]

^That's Poison Ivy, not Mera. Sorry. I'm sure they're saving some characters back to refresh the line and products later.

Chris

[samurainoir]

If this is heading the direction of Monster High... they should probably hold off characters for subsequent waves. I have no doubt that many female characters in the DCU are potentially waiting in the wings if this is a hit. Disney has their Princess', I'm sure Warner would love their own piece of that action.

Although yeah, it would totally suck if characters like Raven and Starfire end up being SDCC exclusives or some-such.

[PNGwynne]

Raven
Starfire
Terra
Black Canary
Mera
Zatanna
Power Girl
Black Orchid
Mary Marvel
Vixen
Hawkgirl
Jade
Catwoman
Cheetah
Talia al Ghul
Live Wire
Star Sapphire

And perhaps some Legionnaires. I can see many of these folded into such a line.

[samurainoir]

I was at the Birthday party of my friend's daughter yesterday, and every other present was a Monster High doll. Including on oversized Giant Doll, scaled to the regular figures. My first thought was that this gives them the tooling for Giganta and Elastigirl if it does get that far.

Of course I'm making a big assumption that these are Monster High scale... does anyone know if this is the case with this line of DC Superhero Girls?