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May 7
Unemployed
Skeletor returns with an all new talk show special coming May 31st!
Live! Then taped, then sent to Earth via the internet it's "APOCALYPTIC
EVENINGS with Skelly!"
Join Skelly as he tries out a new job: hosting his own talk show.
But he's not alone. The evil sorceress Evil-Lyn is his co-host! Together
with the power of evil and the way of dark magic, Skelly interviews singer/songwriter
Gia Farrell. The heavy metal band The New Affliction. Plus with a monologue
of madness and some other crazy antics this 40 minute special will have
you begging for more!
Be sure to check out the weekly "Apocalyptic Countdown" with
new videos debuting every week on Unemployed Skeletor's myspce page! These
videos will lead into the world premiere full and uncut version of "Apocalyptic
Evenings" available exclusively at www.kevinconn.com,
also launching on May 31st!
In the meantime...DANCE!
DANCE! DANCE!!!!
May
6
Entertainment
Rights Plc has announced major digital multi-platform partnership launches
featuring many of the company's key brands, including MOTU and POP. This
will allow fans around the world to engage online with video of their
favourite Entertainment Rights content via leading digital platforms YouTube,
Joost and Babelgum. Click
here to read more about it!
May
5
Masters
Cast, the He-Man and She-Ra podcast, has just uploaded Episode 31.
Joining the regular hosts are a round table discussion with other fans
as they speculate the future of He-Man by debating all of the hot topics:
King Grayskull, Mattel's news from NYCC, and direct-to-DVD possibilities. Click
here for the direct MP3 episode download!
April
29
Look
at that meter grow! Wow, thanks everyone!
We
really appreciate everyone's help in this fund drive.
We plan to do the Tier 1 and 4 raffles this weekend and announce
the winners early next week.
Here's
a teaser of the Sorceress piece, by Nathan Baertsch (Baena).
It's still in its sketch phase, but the final will be done soon!
If
anyone still wants to help, we are still accepting donations.
Please see the details in the March 12th news entry.
After
the raffles, we'll continue to accept donations for all other tiers
afterwards.
Thanks again for your support!
April
22
Thanks to
He-Fans JafariStew & PoweredConvoy,
we have some great new shots of King Grayskull and the packaging that
turns into Castle Grayskull!
April
19
UPDATED!
The Mattel
panel was held today at NYCC, from 2pm to 3pm EST.
A Q&A with fans was held, which we'll have the result for later this
weekend.
But in the mean time, say hello to the major announcement!
At long last,
the original most powerful man in the universe is coming to toy shelves
as a 2008 San
Diego Comic Con exclusive!
King Grayskull is the inaugural MOTU figure to feature super
articulation and classic detail sculpting by the Four Horsemen.
Grayskull comes in a brand new package featuring lights and sounds which
transforms into a mini Castle Grayskull playset.
A variant chase version shows Grayskull as a “statue” as Prince
Adam first encountered him.
Also includes three accessories.
A must have for any complete MOTU action figure collection.
Looks like
NYCC is a great start to more news that will follow at SDCC 2008 this
July!
Greg
(Sword-of-Grayskull) has been at the NYCC taking notes for all
of us who can't be there.
Here's a quick recap of the details revealed during a slideshow at the
panel:
The line
will be a 6" Masters of the Universe collector's line
The line
will be super-poseable, using high-end articulation
It will
be comparable to the DC Universe line that is currently being produced
by Mattel and sculpted by the 4H
Mattel
stated this line is definitely going to be for the collectors, and not
for children
They
will be shipped in even case ratios. Mattel said "You are not going
to see six Skeletors and one Beastman"
The first
figure in the line will be King Grayskull, who will be a SDCC Exclusive.
King
Grayskull will have a chase variant that is colored to look like the
statue of King Grayskull seen by Adam from the MYP Power of Grayskull
episode
This
collector's line will contain "the entire pantheon of MOTU characters",
which will include characters from the classic MOTU toy line, the New
Adventures of He-Man, MYP cartoon characters, characters from the mini-comics
(a photo of the Green Goddess was flashed), characters from the unproduced
Powers of Grayskull line (a photo of He-Ro was flashed), and POP characters
(a screengrab of Force Captain Adora from SOTS was flashed)
Next the
fan Q&A began.
1. Mattel
was asked about their plans for retail distribution. They said they were not ready to reveal that yet, but it will be
revealed at SDCC, and "it will have better distribution than any
Mattel toy line before."
2. They
were asked about the asterisk symbol on King Grayskull; if a cross variation
would be produced. Cornboy said "You'll just have to wait and see" and Scott
Neitlich from Mattel added "The whole idea is to make you guys
happy. This is for the fans."
3. They
were asked about the possibility of a Titus or Megator giant figure. Scott said "It's definitely being though about. It depends
on the success of the first two waves."
4. They
were then asked if there might be a Queen Marlena. Scott replied stating that since she appeared in a mini-comic before
she appeared in Filmation, that they have the rights to produce her.
5. They
were asked about playsets, vehicles and creatures. Scott remarked, much like with Titus and Megator that "It depends
on the success of the first two waves."
6. Mattel
was asked about the status of a movie line of toys. They said they are not ready to comment on that yet, but that "this
line will be separate from the movie."
7. A fan
asked about a Keldor figure. Mattel said that it was definitely a possibility.
8. They
were asked if these collector figures would have action-features. Scott said "There will be not action-features, but there may
be snap-on parts to indicate the original action features."
He then used Mekaneck as an example, talking about having a replacement
head with a long extended neck.
Eric Treadaway then said they wanted to get the feel of having a big
action-figure in your hands. Specifically, "The chunky feel of
the old toy line."
9. The
dastardly Unemployed Skeletor asked if he would once again have a job. Scott said that "Yes, you will have a job again."
10. US then asked if he would be in the first wave of figures. Scott replied that he would be in the first couple of waves.
11. The
last question was if Mattel could collect the original mini-comics as
a trade paperback. Mattel said it was something they just talked about, and something
they would like to do, but have no plans for at this time.
At 4:30pm,
Greg had a private Q&A with Scott Neitlich, asking a number of questions
from fans here at He-Man.org.
12. Greg
asked about the comparison to the DC Universe line, and if we might
count on a Collect'N'Connect approach (build a figure). Scott said it's "definitely an option" and that it depends
on the success of the first few waves.
Scott went on to say that "If you support it, the sky's the limit."
13. Greg
asked for verification on She-Ra, as that came as a surprise. Scott said the line will definitely have POP characters.
We're unsure at this time if Mattel meant they will just be based on
POP toys, or include Filmation characters. We'll clarify at a later
date.
14. Greg
then asked if the color schemes for the toys would be based on the classic
toys, or versions that appeared in the mini-comics. Scott said that "different color schemes can be variants or
chase variants."
15. Greg
asked about distribution outside of the USA. Scott said that he couldn't comment until SDCC.
16. Greg
also asked if Teela would come with her snake armor like the toy. Scott replied saying "She will definitely come with the classic
snake armor, and it will be removable."
17. Greg
inquired about plans for the MOTU Collector's Club. Scott said it's "definitely on the table" and that it
was "something that will be talked about at SDCC."
18. Greg
wanted to know if the line would be sold at Mattel outlet stores. Scott noted that he couldn't comment on any distribution until SDCC.
19. Greg
asked for clarification on classic characters; could they also do classic
Filmaton characters such as Lizard Man? Scott said they could not do Lizard Man. Mattel does not have the
rights to do any Filmation characters that were not classic toys as
well, or unless they appeared in the mini-comics before the Filmation
cartoon series.
20. Greg
then asked about a video game tie-in. Scott said it was something Mattel was interested in.
21. Greg
was curious if Emiliano Santalucia or Val Staples would be used as consultants. Scott replied that "While Val and Emiliano aren't involved
in an official capacity, we are getting a lot of fan input and we are
reading the message boards."
22. Greg
then wanted to know why Savage He-Man was on display. Did they have
any answers on the mystery of this figure? Scott said that the figure was a potential for a deco variant later
on in the line.
How Savage He-Man's was originally offered still remains a mystery.
23. Greg
closed things up by asking about the status of the mini-statue line. Scott replied that it would be phased out and replaced by the MOTU
Collector's line.
Greg went
by the booth and made some visual observations of the King Grayskull figure
and its packaging:
His shield
snaps on, and has two sets of prongs to clip to the forearm.
It comes
with a classic style axe and powersword.
The case
is made of plastic. When assembled it forms Castle Grayskull, that comes
with a lowering jawbridge with an interior space to place the figure.
April
18
A King Grayskull
figure?
Shown at New York Comic Con?
That's what we're hearing! See
what fans have to say!
April
12
Thanks to
everyone who got back to Adora about the Tier 2 username updates!
Adora will
now be sending out e-mails to everyone who qualifies for the Tier 3 he-fans.com
and she-ravers.com e-mail accounts.
Please keep your eyes peeled for that e-mail, because we need you to reply
to it right away if you receive one.
Sometimes notices from He-Man.org end up in your junk/spam folders.
Once we start
setting up the free e-mail accounts, we'll also start setting up the Tier
3 forum benefits, as well as the upper Tier badges.
And upper Tier commission discounts will go on file until Emiliano once
again does commissions.
We really
appreciate everyone's help in this fund drive.
We're hovering around the 50% mark, which is monumental and we're extremely
grateful!
If anyone still wants to help, we are still accepting donations.
Please see the details in the March 12th news entry.
The Tier
1 and 4 raffles will take place in early May.
But we'll continue to accept donations for all other tiers afterwards.
Thanks again for your support!
April
11
As the site
overhaul is taking place, we are expanding the forums.
Italian fans can now participate right here on He-Man.org in their own
new Italian
Forum!
Over time, we'll be adding other language forums to increase the expanse
of existing great communities all over the world, and to provide communities
to fans who don't have a major forum in their language.
Guests or
users not logged in will see both the English and Italian forums when
they visit.
But when you sign in, you can specify if you want to see both or just
one particular language.
Upon registering, new users can make this selection.
And existing users can make this selection the next time they log in.
Also, the
default forum theme is the new classic inspired theme.
But you can change the forum theme back to the previous version if you
want something a bit more simple.
Plus over time, Emiliano will be adding more themes based on more MOTU
and POP visuals!
So keep your eyes peeled for that!
April
7
We are getting
ready to implement the Tier 2 username changes! Adora will be sending
an e-mail out to all verified donators. So please respond to her
e-mail as soon as you receive it so we can make the Tier 2 changes, and
move on to Tier 3 changes. Be sure to check your spam/junk folder within
the next week, just in case her e-mail gets filtered out. Thanks!
Also, we're still around 50% in donations. We're extremely grateful for
everything donated thus far! If you haven't donated yet, we hope you will.
Just 10.00 from every visitor will make a lasting change to this site.
Thank you for your help!
April
4
BCI has
released the content for Volume 2 of the 200x MYP cartoon on DVD.
The Volume 2 set will contain:
We've updated
the March 12th graphic, and we're about half way there!
Thanks so much to everyone who has donated so far in our fund raiser.
Also,
this is very important!
About one third of people who donated have still not responded to Adora's
e-mail requesting more info!
If you don't respond to the e-mail, we will not be able to update your
account with the corresponding Tier package.
Please respond right away, and check your Junk/Spam folder for her e-mail
if you did not get it.
And if you still can't find the e-mail from Adora, please contact us here
at He-Man.org and let us know.
Thanks!
March
25
Donators:
keep an eye out for an e-mail from He-Man.org!
You will be getting an e-mail from Adora in the near
future.
She will be asking for information we need for our donation records.
Please response right away, so we can get this info updated and quickly
move onto the Tier setups.
Sometimes notices from He-Man.org end up your spam/junk folder, so please
check regularly to make sure we didn't get filtered out!
Thanks!
March
22
We are sold
out of the BestBuy DVD sets.
Thanks to everyone who ordered!
We will start mailing these towards the end of this coming week.
March
20
We got a
another bump to the fund raiser, as you can see in the sword graphic below.
Thanks to everyone who has donated thus far!
Sean Phillips,
artist on Marvel Zombies and the award-winning Criminal series, has completed
his art for the Tier 4 raffle. Check
out his zombie He-man!
We hope to
have all of the donations entered into our records this weekend. After
we do, we'll begin sending out info on how to setup your fan e-mail addresses
as well as start implementing the Warrior badges on the forum.
Also, we
recently received the replacement Volume 1 DVD discs and gift art cards
from BCI! (Thanks, BCI!)
We hope to have those all packaged up over the weekend, and then start
shipping them late next week!
We still have 9 copies left for any fans still interested in a Best Buy
exclusive.
Thanks!
March
12
We're a little
over two months into our fund raiser for the proposed site overhaul.
There
is still a ways to go before we reach our goal.
We know many of you still hope to donate and haven't had the opportunity.
So we've added a status graphic, thanks to He-Fan Jukka,
to show you how far along we are and how badly we need your donation.
As a teaser,
Emiliano has given fans a taste of the look to come, with an overhaul
to the forums. Check
out the new loook!
And, in an
effort to sweeten the deal, we've devised the following tier donation
system.
And for fans who have already donated, don't worry! Whatever you previously
donated in this 2008 fund raiser goes towards the tiers below!
If you want
to donate more to reach the desired tier of your choice,
use the Donate What you Can button below to specify your donation amount.
We'll be automatically keeping track of multiple donations from the same
person, but feel free to e-mail us to verify. We may take a few days to
get back to you, so don't be alarmed by any delays.
If you don't
have PayPal,
then please mail in a donation.
Send a money order, personal check, even cash if you must!
Please send it to:
MVCreations
PO Box 1870
Richmond, KY 40476
USA
And please
be sure to read this site's Terms
and Conditions before making any donation!
All tiers
are compounded from level 4 and down.
For example, if you donate for Tier 4, you also get what comes with Tiers
1, 2 and 3.
So the more you donate, the more you get!
If you donate for level 5, 6 or 7, you still get everything in tiers 1
thru 4. But the discounts on commissions don't compound. We don't want
to kill poor Emiliano, after all!
Plus, you
don't have to donate all at one time. You can keep donating until the
fund raiser ends in late April; possibly even mid May.
The tiers
don't take effect until after the fund raiser is over. It's going to take
a while for us to input all of the donations into our records, and to
get some of this stuff set up.
Tier
1:
Every 10.00 donation automatically enters you into a
drawing for one of the following items:
She-Ra:
Princess of Power - Season 2 DVD set (3 copies available)
She-Ra:
Princess of Power - Best of DVD (2 copies available)
He-Man
and the Masters of the Universe - Season 1 Volume 2 DVD Set
Masters
of the Universe: Shard of Darkness trade paperback (3 copies available)
Masters
of the Universe: Dark Reflections trade paperback (3 copies available)
Masters
of the Universe: Icons of Evil trade paperback (3 copies available)
Classic
Masters of the Universe Stamp from Italy (10 stamps available, characters
selected randomly)
A classic
set of Role Play He-Man weapons
A classic
set of Role Play Skeletor weapons
A classic
MOTU school backpack from Spain
...and
more prizes as we get them!
You can
only enter the raffle once.
All winners will be selected randomly until all prizes are handed out.
Prizes are not insured, so delivery is not guaranteed. Winners will have
the option to pay more for insurance, if they would like.
Tier
2:
Every 20.00 donation also entitles existing registered
users to one username change.
It has always been our policy not to change usernames on the forums to
avoid confusion between users, because a person's username is their identity
in the fan community.
But some users still want to freshen things up from time to time.
So, we figured that if you're willing to donate more than the average
person to the site overhaul, then you deserve a chance to give your identity
an overhaul.
Tier
3:
Every 30.00 donation also entitles you to:
a larger
forum avatar (from the default of 85 pixels to 125 pixels)
a larger
PM (private message) Inbox
a special
color coded username on the forums to show your Tier 3 support for this
site
the option
to register to the forum using your free he-fans.com or she-ravers.com
address
Keep in
mind, we still allow registration for free with a paid e-mail service!
Tier
4:
Every 50.00 donation makes you a Bronze Warrior,
with the following badge shown under your username on the forums:
You are also automatically entered into a drawing for one of the following
original pieces of art (to be shown later):
classic
He-Man pose seen on the Best of He-Man DVD, by Emiliano Santalucia
classic
Man-At-Arms pose seen on the Best of He-Man DVD, by Emiliano Santalucia
classic
She-Ra pose seen on She-Ra Season 1 Vol 2 DVD, by Emiliano Santalucia
Sorceress
piece, by Nathan Baertsch (Baena)
He-Man
piece, by Ryan Ottley (artist on Invincible)
Zombified
He-Man piece, by Sean Phillips (artist on Marvel Zombies)
Winning
artwork will be automatically shipped with insurance for 50.00; full value
will be declared through customs.
Tier
5:
Every 100.00 donation makes you a Silver Warrior,
with the following badge shown under your username on the forums:
You are also entitled to 50.00 off a future commission from Emiliano Santalucia
(but only when Emiliano once again offers commissions)
Tier
6:
Every 150.00 donation makes you a Gold Warrior,
with the following badge shown under your username on the forums:
You are also entitled to 100.00 off a future commission from Emiliano
Santalucia (but only when Emiliano once again offers commissions)
Tier
7:
Every 200.00 or higher donation makes you a Grayskull
Warrior, an elite He-Man.org fan,
with the following badge shown under your username on the forums:
You are also entitled to 150.00 off a future commission from Emiliano
Santalucia (but only when Emiliano once again offers commissions)
Thank you
for your support!
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