Green Arrow now on Matty

[MegoMark71]

Does Mattel's online ordering allow you to use Paypal? How secure is this site? How much is shipping for something like this?

I don't think they do. It's credit card only from what i have dealt with. I did go and check and saw no other option other than credit card payment. Security is the same risk as doing anything online, i have not had a prob.

[thunderbolt]

So we're going to get super heroes but they are going to be the older style versions of DC heroes basically?

I take it as that there are going to be non DC stuff under the same banner. Maybe Big Jim or Matt Mason

[MIB41]

Does Mattel's online ordering allow you to use Paypal? How secure is this site? How much is shipping for something like this?

[toystalker]

doc

will you be making a clean shaven no goatee version looking like mat damon lol

[geoffdude]

So we're going to get super heroes but they are going to be the older style versions of DC heroes basically?

Well, yes and no. Most of the DC figures were probably always going to be the icon versions (older style if that's what you want to call them). Green Lantern, Sinestro for example do not wear uniforms like that anymore. But those are iconic, so we get those. Green Arrow's basic look is with, or without, the arm protection (for a long time "with"). He's actually back to wearing his red and green color scheme on cartoons and toys lately too.

I think the "Retro" aspect of "Retro Action" means more retro toys are heading our way from Mattel under this line name. Could be DC, could be MEGO, could be other toys altogether. Time will tell. 2010 Feb. Toy Fair is just around the corner. We'll probably know soon enough exactly what it means.

* Maybe Super Powers..

g.

[Cosmicman]

I posted this on another thread:

The name of the line has been changed from World's Greatest Superheroes
to Retro Action: DC Superheroes because WGSH didn't fit the overall
concept of the plans for next year and beyond.

So we're going to get super heroes but they are going to be the older style versions of DC heroes basically?

[Earth 2 Chris]

And sorry to break it too you guys, but boxing glove arrows don't work.
Believe me, I've tried.

You can never, ever, hit a deer with it.....

I have a friend who is quite possibly the world's greatest Green Arrow fan. He was cleaning out his garage one day, and came across his bow and arrows, and one of his kid's boxing gloves. Inspiration hit him, and so he did what any true GA fan would do. He aimed the boxing glove arrow at the screen door of the garage and hit it hard enough to knock it open! So they CAN work.

Chris

[drmego]

I posted this on another thread:

The name of the line has been changed from World's Greatest Superheroes
to Retro Action: DC Superheroes because WGSH didn't fit the overall
concept of the plans for next year and beyond.

[thunderbolt]

I wonder how significant the dropping of WGSH is from the name of the line. It kind of implies that there will be non comic stuff in the line eventually.

[toystalker]

you guys make make laugh

i can see some of you now, setting up camping tents and sleeping bags in the living room by the computer

[MEGOMAN]

I am not scared. This s*%t is on! Ready for internet battle!

[ODBJBG]

Ah, nevermind. It does ask you to create an account when you try to checkout.

If you've never ordered from Matty before, prepare yourself for quite an experiance. I suspect the 15th will be the worst that the red screen of death has ever been.

[Brue]

AFI has pictures of the actual production figure.

The picture on mattycollector is ther prototype taken at San Diego
in July.

The arrow is part of the bow, not glued on, due to the new rules
about child safety. The original bow is considered a projectile
hazard so we had to add the arrow to prevent kids from using
the bow to shoot something at another kid's face.

that makes it a perfect christmas toy

"You'll shoot your eye out, kid."

[j_scott_o]

Ah, nevermind. It does ask you to create an account when you try to checkout.

[j_scott_o]

How do you set up an account? The only thing I see is a 'SignUp' button. That is for the newsletter. Does it prompt for you to create an account the first time you order something?