“Uncle Skippy” sends along behind the scenes photos from New York Comic Con – both interesting and presumably annoying to those shut out at San Diego Comic Con because “they were sold out.” “Uncle Skippy” is right, this is not the look of warehouse cleaning but clearly another run. This pallet is marked for Sunday […]

On Sale at NYCC Stop by the Mattel booth for the chance to pick up these toys! (All items are limited to two per person per line wait.) Masters of the Universe® Classics Strobo traveling convention figure with bonus unmasked Zodak™ head The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Katniss Doll The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Peeta […]

As I noted in my post on exclusives post a few weeks back, toy companies do not get it – if they really, really wanted just to thank their biggest fans – they should do so by giving them something – how do they determine that? I do not know. But short of them driving […]

LaneChange sends us his wrap-up from D23 Expo … I can tell you that I was literally the 4th person in line at the Mattel booth to purchase the Convoy Brothers. I arranged to meet TopherDawg from Take 5, we met at 5am greeted by about 500 people already ready to line up.  We were […]

In addition to the Convoy Brothers, Mattel is selling a Mini Buzz Lightyear from the short “Small Fry” as mini Buzz is a “happy meal” toy, so why not an entire happy meal to go with it! It’s unknown if the fries are 3D or 2D cardboard – but I guess when you get one […]

Early Access: Friday 8/2 at 8am PT thru 12pm PT (subscribers only) All Access: Monday 8/5 9am PT thru 8/12 11:59pm PT Please note that all products are subject to sell-out to subscribers during Early Access* on Friday 8/2. Any remaining products will be available to everyone starting Monday 8/5 at 9am PT. Batman™ Classic […]

Well, in theory, there might be Monster High Webarella dolls left to sell on sale August 5, 2013 at MattyCollector.com. That is when post SDCC sales occur for any items left over. While Webarella was obviously a huge seller at the show, Mattel can never keep track of every case at the show – some […]

Kevin NascarBronco says Monster High daily allotment is going in 20-minutes so if you aren’t already on the list, odds are pretty remote – sorry, looks like eBay is your only option … He can still almost open the door to his hotel … Mattel’s Monster High display … Can you guess which is Mattel’s […]

Summary: Net profit -23% to $73.3M, revenue edges up 1% to $1.17B. Barbie sales -12%, the fourth consecutive quarterly fall as the iconic brand struggles to stay relevant, American Girl +14%, Hot Wheels -1%, Fisher-Price -3%. North American gross sales -2%, international +4%. Mattel (MAT): Q2 EPS of $0.21 misses by $0.11. Revenue of $1.17B […]

Looks like another “normal” year at SDCC … Kevin at the Mattel booth … Monster High! Look out below! Photos courtesy of Kevin NascarBronco & associate “Jill Spectrafan” – you can check out more photos of Monster High at the sales booth HERE.