Mattel Hopes to Make a Big Showing at San Diego Comic-Con John Pallister July 17, 2022 Mattel announced this week its return to San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) from July 21 to July 24. The brand’s presence at the highly… Continue Reading
Pride Pandering: Mattel’s Transgender Barbie Made Where Gays are Beaten Todd Fisher June 1, 2022 In celebration of transgender actor Laverne Cox and “Pride month,” Mattel has produced a new transgender Barbie doll. But a cursory look at the… Continue Reading
Kevin Smith Unveils Plans for His He-Man Anime Netflix Series John Pallister August 24, 2019 Deadline reports that Kevin Smith has taken a metaphorical Power Sword to help bring about a new animated series based on He-Man. The Jay and Silent Bob… Continue Reading
“Get Woke, Go Broke” is Confirmed Yet Again Itchy Bacca June 26, 2019 Back in the 1980s, Mattel learned the hard way that when they began pushing She-Ra toys to young girls, that young boys were no longer interested… Continue Reading
Why is Hasbro’s Stock Down, But Mattel’s is Up? Itchy Bacca February 9, 2019 Toy sales have continued to grow overall despite claims that kids don’t play with toys any more, (except for Star Wars). Action Figure sales have… Continue Reading
RFTM: Masters of the Universe & Origin Mini-Series Reviews Robert Willing January 20, 2019 After the outrage I had last night from reading Bendis’s ongoing Superman series, I’m going back to something I enjoy so I can calm down…… Continue Reading
Reviews from the Multiverse: He-Man/Thundercats Robert Willing January 17, 2019 I LOVE the 80’s! Probably helps I was BORN during that time but even growing up my parents got me the Toys, I watched all… Continue Reading