MOTU @ SDCC

[kup]

Amazing! That showing has sure rejuvenated my enthusiasm for MOTUC. Just about all those figures are pure win!

I am also very happy that they are not '1:1 vintage accurate' head sculpts. I was really afraid for Kobrah Khan as he also had a goofy vintage face but the MOTUC toy shown looks ridiculously awesome.

I was also afraid for Snoutspout but they appear to have modernized him enough to look appropriate and not as goofy like the vintage toy but I do need better pics to confirm.

Win all around.

On the down side:

I really hope they change their minds on Shadow Weaver, as excited as I am for this figure, I will not be taking a subscription just for it.

In regards to the Mini-Comics: Awesome idea but given Toyguru's 'fan fiction' they are likely to suck.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Whats the deal with the subscription stuff? I would reallt like that Shadow weaver as well, but a lot of the other figures aren't so important for me.

That new Evil Lyn is so awesome! Bubble Power She-Ra - Eh?

No Stinkor...

And these min-comics, are they going to be included with the figure or seperate? I miss lame ass comics in toys. Although now that I think of it, the ones in Heman weren't too bad.

[Robzy]

Been reading and looking at pics all morning! I'm really loving all this MOTUC stuff - pretty much everything will be bought, except for the She-Ra figures, which don't interest me.

The comics idea is... um, not what I expected! Since when is TG a writer?

And what's this new "deal" (between Mattel and Filmation) that everyone keeps mentioning? I can't find any solid info anywhere...

[kurdt_the_goat]

For those that haven't found them, toyark has more pics now - Swiftwind + Everything Else

I am also very happy that they are not '1:1 vintage accurate' head sculpts. I was really afraid for Kobrah Khan as he also had a goofy vintage face but the MOTUC toy shown looks ridiculously awesome.

I was also afraid for Snoutspout but they appear to have modernized him enough to look appropriate and not as goofy like the vintage toy but I do need better pics to confirm.

Kobra Kahn is a massive improvement! But, Snout Spout to me looks almost identical to the vintage - just a few more details and refined proportions. I think it was mostly the body of the original one making it goofy looking? The angled eyebrows on the new version also make him look less dopey. Here's a comparison

Whats the deal with the subscription stuff? I would reallt like that Shadow weaver as well, but a lot of the other figures aren't so important for me.

Subscribing ensures you get all the subscription figures for the year (which is just a subset of all the figures that'll be released), as well as the bonus figure and other small things like sticker sheets

And these min-comics, are they going to be included with the figure or seperate?

Apparantly they're gonna be included with quarterly variant figures (like Battle Armor etc) so one every 3 months starting with Thunder Punch He-Man.

[Sky Shadow]

Minicomics return - from Dark Horse.. with the quarterly variants starting with Thunder Punch He-Man, stories by Toyguru..... hmm

In regards to the Mini-Comics: Awesome idea but given Toyguru's 'fan fiction' they are likely to suck.

The comics idea is... um, not what I expected! Since when is TG a writer?

I would feel the exact same way, but Toyguru's not actually writing the comics, Tim Seeley is. Toyguru is an illiterate moron. Tim Seeley is the experienced toy-property writer of G.I. Joe and Joe/T.F. Comics and genius behind Colt Noble And The Megalords. He knows MOTU well and should be able to make a good script from whatever ToyGonad throws at him.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Sorry bout the confusion, i guess i'll blame staying up till 5am to watch the announcements last night!

Here's the pic with all comic credits

[kup]

Having Toyguru's name credited for the story still feels me with a lot of doubt even if Seeley is actually doing the script.

Toyguru has proven to be a 'his way or the highway' sort of guy so I seriously doubt Tim Seeley to have much freedom to write specially when dealing with Toyguru's already F'up 'universe'.

Kobra Kahn is a massive improvement! But, Snout Spout to me looks almost identical to the vintage - just a few more details and refined proportions. I think it was mostly the body of the original one making it goofy looking? The angled eyebrows on the new version also make him look less dopey. Here's a comparison

I agree, he is very toy accurate but much of the goofiness is now gone due to those subtle changes you mentioned including a more proportionate head to body ratio. Those subtle things do make a big difference and the figure does look much better.

But why does he have clamp Champ's weapon?

[kurdt_the_goat]

Well it certainly bodes well for a future Clamp Champ release - maybe they thought that Snout Spout (being in the rescuing business) could do with some jaws of life!

[Sky Shadow]

Once again I've been sucked into a subscription. Of the reveals though, I'm most impressed by Demo-Man and his Alcala Skeletor head. Yum.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

So.. You pay 20 bucks for the subscription and then they automatically send you the various figures. Hmm, Can they be combined with the other figure that is released that month? Considering how each time I have ordered, I have had to wait a month, I don't mind waiting 5 days if the send my Sorceress out with some other guy.

Can you opt out of figures? I care not for Fisto or the Star Sisters (whoever they are). I do want that blasted shadow weaver though!!