The 2007 San Diego Comic Con has come and gone. And this weekend,
the Wizard World Chicago show is upon us.
Mattel has been at both cons, and we've got the full run down
of what you missed!
For
starters, Mattel hosted a panel in San Diego where they showed
an episode from the 200x Mike Young Productions cartoon.
Mattel first revealed that the panel was going to be an extra
feature on the DVD set.
After the introductions of panel members that followed, they
opened the floor to questions, which we'll summarize: 1. Will there be more seasons of the new cartoon? A. Mattel then revealed that the movie was in fact
in development at Warner Brothers, but nothing was said about
more of the cartoon. 2. Will anything be done to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of He-Man? A. Mattel explained how the purpose of the panel and
their convention display was to gauge fan interest in MOTU,
and they were amazed at how much support there was. They then
went on to say how 2007 wouldn't see anything big for He-Man,
but how fans could expect things to happen for MOTU in 2008. 3. Are there any plans for a web presence by Mattel for
MOTU, such as a mailing list or updates to mastersoftheuniverse.com? A. Mattel said that was one of the things they were
thinking about. 4. Was there an episode that was never aired for the new
cartoon, and if so, would it be found on the upcoming DVD
set? A. There is a script for episode 40, but nothing more
was said about it. 5. Who was the inspiration for the Faceless One and would
they further explore his connection to his daughter Evil-Lyn? A. Larry DiTillio is the father of the Faceless One
character and he was a product of his imagination, and it
was stated how they would have explored him further if the
cartoon has continued. 6. What are the plans involving the new He-Man prototype
(see below) shown at Mattel's booth? A. Mattel pretended to not know what they were talking
about. 7. Since King Grayskull was twice the size of He-Man,
does He-Man have all of the power of King Grayskull or only
half his power? A. Apparently there was a lot of debate internally
of how King Grayskull and He-Man compare. King Grayskull was
based around the original barbaric concept of He-Man. And
discussions took place about how Prince Adam would handle
the power of He-Man when he hadn't killed or hurt anyone in
battle, where it was implied that King Grayskull probably
did. The passing of power was Adam's destiny and part of his
lineage. It was also stated how future plans hoped to include
things dealing with He-Man's twin sister (Adora). Ian Richter's
knowledge of He-Man played a big role in shapping the story
of the MYP He-Man cartoon.
Mattel then asked of the audience liked the new prototype,
to which they responded with a cheer. 8. Will the new series on DVD have a mural that ties into
the mural on the classic DVD sets? A. Mattel only said that they were still talking with
BCI about DVD plans. 9. Was the Sorceress going to be killed as part of Teela's
destiny to become the Sorceress? And if so, was Teela going
to have her classic green Goddess costume, or more like the
Sorceress' or Veena's costume? A. The episode Ties That Bind teased at Teela's destiny.
And that in the future, the Sorceress would probably have
been killed. 10. Why did things end so suddenly with the revamp? A. Mattel didn't offer any reasons for why, but said
the focus now was on the future movie and what feedback they
got from the fans there at the con. 11. What would be the extra features on the upcoming DVD,
and would there be a King Grayskull toy? A. Mattel asked fans if they wanted a King Grayskull
toy, to which they cheered. As far as the DVD, they said they
were currently working on a list of what would be on the set. 12. When can we expect news about the movie? A. Mattel only revealed how it was still in development. 13. Would there be any direct-to-DVD movies to continue
the new cartoon? A. It depends a lot on how well the DVD does collecting
the 200x He-Man series. 14. Any hopes of releasing the previously unreleased classic
He-Ro and Eldor toys? A. Mattel has discussed them and is aware of fan interest.
Mattel offered up some possible trivia of how they believed
Eldor started off being called Mentor. 15. Are there any comic books planned to tell the stories
from the new cartoon that were not developed. A. Mattel asked fans if they'd be interested in comic
books about these stories, to which the audience cheered. 16. If they rereleased He-Man, would there be any new
characters? A. Mattel is still determining what their plans are,
and once again said a lot of it would be dependent on what
happened with the movie. 17. Would there be an High Definition release of the DVD
series? A. Mattel said they are still working on that. 18. Did the new cartoon stories depend on how Mattel wanted
to portray the toys? A. Toys were never an issue. The primary concern was
to tell good stories. 19. Was there any personal ideals that writers wanted
to uphold in the stories they told? A. Ties That Bind was cited as an example of a story
featuring the connection between a mother and her daughter.
Power of Grayskull was cited as an example of discovering
one's inner power. 20. Is the new movie animated or live-action? A. Mattel stated again how it was still in development,
but their assumption is that it would be live-action. 21. Are there any actors they wanted to play various roles
in the movie? A. After a couple of jokes, Mattel said how the movie
had not gotten to that stage yet. 22. Would there be more technology surrounding Hordak,
since he was presented as just magical in the new show? A. Mattel said more characters would have been shown
that presented the technological element. But, that they wanted
to keep things centered around magic to emphasize Hordak's
ties to Skeletor and the mythos on Eternia dealing with magic. 23. Will there be any cartoon marathons? A. Mattel said there are no plans right now, but perhaps
in the future. 24. Would the DVD set include bonus features similar to
BCI's classic MOTU releases? A. Mattel once again said they are still working on
what would be included on the DVD. Mattel revealed how so
much of the development material for the classic show and
cartoon had been lost or destroyed. But these days, they have
a large archive of everything that is done so there will be
a large selection of things to choose from for the new DVD
sets. 25. Are the Four Horsemen continuing the Mini-Statue line,
asked due to the lack of Mini-statues shown at Comic-Con. A. It was stated how they were behind schedule at
the moment and they are currently trying to catch up. 26. Are there any prototypes fans don't know of from the
classic toy line for unreleased toys? A. Mattel gave a bit of history on the toy creation
process, but nothing indicated that any unknown prototypes
exist.
- At this point, the audio became too soft to make out, but
the last three questions seemed to deal with classic toys
and some of the history behind how things were created, and
about the creative writing process for the new cartoon series.
At
Mattel's booth in both San Diego and Chicago, they had a survey
for fans to fill out with various questions about MOTU.
We hope to get a copy of that survey and the questions soon.
And
check out the prototype He-Man that was on display (thanks
to photos from He-Fan CowboyGuy and twinAJ1),
which turned out to be sculpted by the Four Horsemen:
July
18
Mattel has sent some news about the panel they'll be hosting
at San Diego Comic con that we mentioned on June 27th.
They will have special guests Dean Stefan
(lead writer of the 2002 show), the Four Horsemen,
and several Mattel designers including Marin Arriola
who was a lead designer on the original 1980's line.
There will also be some surprise guests that they have yet
to announce.
Sounds like a great panel to attend!
July
10
Have you ever been curious about how packaging illustrations
go from concept to finished product?
Then you should check out the tutorial posted by Kinart.
It shows how Emiliano Santalucia produces the awesome illustrations
found on the mini-statue packaging from NECA and the Four
Horsemen!
It's in Italian, but at least we can see the cool step-by-step
photos. Check
it out!
July
7
More big news has come our way about the 200x Mike Young Productions
MOTU cartoon coming to DVD!
And we felt is was so cool, that we had to get our good friend
and fellow He-Fan, JohnnyC, to work his voice-over
magic on a special audio news update! Click
here to hear the big DVD news! (may take
a few minutes to load)
And be sure to click
here to check out more about the amazing JohnnyC!
June
27
Huge DVD news!
The 200x Mike Young Productions cartoon series for He-Man
and the Masters of the Universe is making its way to DVD!...
finally!
And to top it all off, this news came straight from Mattel!
The specifics are still being kept under wraps. We don't know
who is releasing the DVD, when, what will be on it, etc.
But apparently those details will be revealed at the San
Diego Comic Con this July!
Will there be more news than just the MYP series coming to
DVD? It's quite possible!
You won't want to miss out during a special panel that's taking
place at the con.
On Saturday, July 28th - from 2:30pm to 3:30pm – in
Room 10.
Masters of the Universe DVD release! At long last the popular
2002 MOTU animated series is coming to DVD! Come help celebrate
this release with a special screening of episode 35 –The
Power of Grayskull and learn the secret origin of the most
Powerful Man in the Universe- HE-MAN! Q&A with Mattel
toy designers to follow. Click
here to see what other fans have to say about this major news
announcement!
June
22
The cover and info for She-Ra: Princess of Power Season
2 on DVD has been revealed!
The last volume that completes the She-Ra collection, along
with the spine mural that spans across all the MOTU, NA and
POP sets, will contain:
Episodes
66 thru 93, completing the classic She-Ra cartoon series
A
new documentary entitled "The Story of She-Ra: Part
3" directed by Andy Mangels
Commentary
tracks for both episodes 83 and 85
Image
Gallery
"Loo-Kee's
Fun Facts" and Trivia
DVD-Rom
with 28 scripts, model sheets, and the script and storyboards
for the never-produced episode "Silaxian War"
Artcards
by Colleen Doran and Leinil Francis Yu
Ink
& Paint Trailors for other cartoons available from BCI
Check
out the images of the cover and the sales sheet.
We'll post preorder info as soon as it's available!
June
14
Wave
6 Stactions Revealed!
Fans of Masters of the Universe have been waiting quite a
while since hearing about the upcoming MOTU Mini-Statues Wave
6 from Four
Horsemen Studios and NECA.
Their patience has finally paid off as the 4H reveal the first
images of this spectacular new wave!
Up first is one of Skeletor’s many minions: the evil
swordsman, Jitsu!
Packed with an amazing array of weapons, this dark warrior
also sports his massive chopping hand ready to take down the
toughest of opponents!
- Next is the vile and disgusting underling of Hordak: the
vampiric Mosquitor!
This Evil Hordsman is not only ready to drain his adversaries
dry with his dart-like proboscis, but he also wields his infamous
Blood Blaster!
- Rounding out the 6th wave of MotU Mini-Statues is a character
that true He-Man fans have been clamoring to see return for
years. The most powerful man in the universe returns, armored
up and ready for war armed with the amazing Power Sword and
his war shield! Battle Armor He-Man!
The release date for these bad boys is not yet set in stone,
but expect to see them hitting shelves and online retailers
later this year. All of the following images are pending licensor
approval.
As soon as we have preorder info from AFX, we'll be sure to
post it.
As a reminder, also coming from Four Horsemen Studios and
NECA is their latest summer conventions exclusive: Classic
Colors He-Man! Decorated in the classic colors you
remember from your childhood, He-Man also sports his massive
shield, dangerous battle axe, and an updated version of the
classic Power Sword!
Classic Colors He-Man will be available at both the 2007
San Diego Comic Con, and Wizard
World Chicago 2007! Quantities will be extremely limited,
so be sure to be there or you’ll miss out!
2007
Staction exclusive revealed!
This limited edition Mini-Statue from NECA and Four Horsemen
Studios is decorated in the classic colors you remember from
your childhood! Classic Colors He-Man also sports his massive
shield, dangerous battle axe, and an updated version of the
classic Power Sword!
Classic
Colors He-Man will be available from NECA’s booth at
both the 2007 San Diego Comic Con, and Wizard World Chicago
2007! Quantities will be extremely limited, so be sure to
be there or you’ll miss out!
May
12
DVDs
around the world.
More great DVD news for international fans! MOTU and POP will
be released on DVD in Mexico, Brazil and Italy.
In Mexico: Zima
Entertainment has announced that its first She-Ra box
set, the Mexican version of the BCI Eclipse POP S1V1, will
be released in June.
According to the info on their website, this boxset will have
30 episodes; not the 32 that the Region 1 set has.
In
Brazil: Focus
Filmes has announced the release of MOTU S1V1 and the
Best of She-Ra with a tentative release date May 23, 2007
for both.
"He-Man - 1ª Temporada - Volume 1" will have
the same packaging and extra features as the BCI edition along
with a Portuguese audio track in Dolby Digital 2.0 and Dolby
Digital 5.1 subtitles.
"O Melhor de She-Ra" will also have the same packaging
and extra features as the BCI edition along with a Portuguese
audio track in Dolby Digital 2.0 and Dolby Digital 5.1 subtitles.
In addition to the above, Focus Filmes is also releasing a
special collector set: an awesome metal box that inlcudes
both "He-Man - 1ª Temporada - Volume 1" and
"O Melhor de She-Ra", featuring a great combination
of the He-Man and She-Ra artwork for the packaging!
The box will also contain an exclusive poster and t-shirt!
And
if that wasn't enough, preordering one of those sets from
one of the following on-line stores will entitle you to receive
one exclusive keychain featuring He-Man, Orko, She-Ra or Skeletor.
Unfortunately, you can't choose which keychain you'll receive. 2001
Video (metal box set) Submarino
(He-Man set) Submarino
(She-Ra set)
In
Italy: Dolmen Home
Video has recently signed a deal with ER for DVD distribution
of both MOTU and POP series.
The first boxsets will be released in the fall.
Our own Emiliano Santalucia, who is consulting on the project
in his native country, assured us that everything looks great
thus far and Dolmen will do whatever is posible to present
all the episodes with their original Italian audio tracks.
As soon as more info is available, we'll post it here and
on our sister Italian site Masters
Unbound and its forums.
May
11
Server
blues.
Some folks out there still cannot access the updated He-Man.org
server. We heard there was some funky stuff going on with
DNS propogation on the net for Org sites. But, what
we know for certain is the problem lies with the user's Internet
Service Provider's (ISP) name servers. And only that ISP can
fix it.
Unfortunately, this means that some fans still cannot get
to this site.
If you know someone who is having this problem,
or if you are user who can access the site at one location
but not at another,
we recommend switching to OpenDNS.
We
won't bore you with the technical details of what OpenDNS
is (you can find out everything you need to know on their
site's FAQ).
The bottom line is that this is a free service that anyone
can use that will guarantee you can access this site from
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There's no software to install, it won't affect your current
internet services, there's no tricks or gimmicks, it's easy
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Heck, it's even recommended
by Adam Tyner, the founder of He-Man.org!
If you are interested, click
here to find out how to set it up. Once that site loads,
just click on the operating system that applies to you in
the orange Get Started box on the right side of the screen
and follow the instructions.
May
10
Movie
Rumors...
As some of you may know by now, there are more rumors floating
around about a He-Man movie.
This time, in the form of Brad Pitt favored to play the part
of He-Man.
Well, as you know by now, we don't care to post rumors. So
let us put this one to rest.
The reality is a He-Man movie hasn't even been green lit for
production. So casting is not going to happen until that occurs.
Gossip and movie news sites post anything and everything when
it comes to cinema. Rumors are news too, and they are fun
to discuss.
By all means, please have fun discussing the rumors. But please
don't report them to us as fact. We're waiting for official
announcements. The
Celebrity Truth.com helped put the kibosh on the rumor.
Thanks to Tallstar for his ever vigilant
tracking of movie news and gossip!
And as always, you can join in the discussion of movie rumors
and news with other fans on the forums! Check
out the on-going thread!
Amazon
also has many new and used for even lower prices
on their site if you follow those links.
May
7
NECA
has posted
news about their 2007 convention exclusives, which includes
info on the MOTU Staction exclusive!
From their site:
"Masters of the Universe "Classic Colors
He-Man." Also coming from Four Horsemen Studios
and NECA is their latest Masters of the Universe Mini-Statues
summer conventions exclusive – Classic Colors He-Man!
Decorated in the classic colors you remember from your childhood,
He-Man also wields his massive shield, enormous battle axe,
and an updated version of the classic Power Sword!"
Check out what other fans have to say about it.
And thanks to user Flor2099 for the info!
We'll post photos and more info as it become available.
May
6
Things
have been quiet!
But that's really because we've had some server trouble all
month of April.
Things started to get buggy and problems starting popping
up because of it.
It's since been fixed and we're back in business...better
than before!
News updates for the main page will be coming soon!
Check back day to day.
First, a few items of business.
For fans trying to register to the forum, the e-mail notification
was down all April.
So if you tried registering, but never got your confirmation,
that is why.
All unregistered accounts have been cleared out, so please
try reregistering. And our apologies for any inconvenience.
Also, thanks to all you fans out there who click on our Amazon.com
links first prior to ordering anything at Amazon. You are
really helping to keep this site going from month to month.
Just that extra effort you put into coming here first goes
a long way.
And for those who don't know what we're talking about,
if you want to order anything from Amazon, please
visit this same main page of He-Man.org and click on one of
our links to MOTU DVDs before ordering.
As long as you click on a link from this site to go to Amazon,
then anything you order once you are there during that visit
to Amazon.com... even if it's not that DVD and you search
for something else... goes towards helping He-Man.org.
It doesn't cost you anything extra.
We appreciate your support!
March
27
The second volume of the New Adventures of He-Man
on DVD officially hits stores today!
Make sure to get your copy. It's loaded with extra features.
Plus, isn't about time you gave the New Adventures of He-Man
a second chance? Click
here to preorder it now at Amazon.com for the low price of
27.99!
March
26
Savebyart.com is holding a He-Man
& She-Ra Silent Art Auction & Exhibit.
Proceeds from the auction go to the SickKids
Foundation, which is a very worthy cause.
The auction is on Thursday, March 29th in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
Tickets are 5.00 in advance, 10.00 at the door.
A bunch of talented artists are donating their He-Man and
She-ra themed artwork to the cause. If you are in the area,
we hope you'll stop by the show.
More info is available at their site, and on the flyers below:
March
23
A glimmer of hope for a new He-Man movie? You be the judge.
While you should still be very weary of any fan-posted info
you find on IMDB.com, Adam Rifkin (attached writer to the
now defunct He-Man / John Woo project) gave up some interesting
info at a Q&A over at moviehole.net.
He-Man user Tallstar asked Rifkin if he had any info about
the MOTU movie, he responded with:
"Legally I’m not allowed to say much concerning
HE-MAN, however I can say this: HE-MAN is a movie that’s
definitely going to be made! Where and with whom are all pretty
top secret at present, but when the shroud of mystery is finally
lifted I can promise you, HE-MAN fans will not be disappointed."
This
raises some eyebrows, considering the company Rifkin was previously
hired to write the screenplay for has publicly stated the
rights for the movie have reverted back to Mattel. Mattel
has also stated nothing is currently in development in regards
to the movie.
Perhaps it's wishful thinking on Rifkin's part to keep He-Man
alive, maybe it's a ruse, or maybe he knows something we don't!
Anything is possible at this point.
In
all seriousness, if the new Transformers movie does well then
the odds are extremely high for a new MOTU movie. And with
buzz already strong on Transformers, it will probably at least
open strong, which will turn movie studio eyes to 80s-based
properties for live-action movies. So it's not a stretch for
anyone to claim a new He-Man movie is coming... the chances
are pretty good for something to happen if you think
about it logically.
If we know anything concrete, we'll keep you posted!
Keep those fingers crossed!
May
7
NECA
has posted
news about their 2007 convention exclusives, which includes
info on the MOTU Staction exclusive!
From their site:
"Masters of the Universe "Classic Colors
He-Man." Also coming from Four Horsemen Studios
and NECA is their latest Masters of the Universe Mini-Statues
summer conventions exclusive – Classic Colors He-Man!
Decorated in the classic colors you remember from your childhood,
He-Man also wields his massive shield, enormous battle axe,
and an updated version of the classic Power Sword!"
Check out what other fans have to say about it.
And thanks to user Flor2099 for the info!
We'll post photos and more info as it become available.
May
6
Things
have been quiet!
But that's really because we've had some server trouble all
month of April.
Things started to get buggy and problems starting popping
up because of it.
It's since been fixed and we're back in business...better
than before!
News updates for the main page will be coming soon!
Check back day to day.
First, a few items of business.
For fans trying to register to the forum, the e-mail notification
was down all April.
So if you tried registering, but never got your confirmation,
that is why.
All unregistered accounts have been cleared out, so please
try reregistering. And our apologies for any inconvenience.
Also, thanks to all you fans out there who click on our Amazon.com
links first prior to ordering anything at Amazon. You are
really helping to keep this site going from month to month.
Just that extra effort you put into coming here first goes
a long way.
And for those who don't know what we're talking about,
if you want to order anything from Amazon, please
visit this same main page of He-Man.org and click on one of
our links to MOTU DVDs before ordering.
As long as you click on a link from this site to go to Amazon,
then anything you order once you are there during that visit
to Amazon.com... even if it's not that DVD and you search
for something else... goes towards helping He-Man.org.
It doesn't cost you anything extra.
We appreciate your support!
