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Recommended music: Bear McCreary – The Power of Grayskull
It’s #MastersMonday, and it’s been just a bit over a year since Masters of the Universe: Revolution was the top animated TV show on Netflix!
This Masterverse Revelation Moss Man is a fun figure with interchangeable hands to help him snag things with his viney appendages. Unfortunately, he does not smell like Pine-Sol like the vintage version of the character.
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Recommended music: Bear McCreary – Skeletor, Lord of Destruction
It’s #MastersMonday, and it’s been about a year since Masters of the Universe: Revolution was the top animated TV show on Netflix.
This Masterverse Revelation Skeletor is a fun figure with a simple soft goods cape, and really fits the look of the character. Also, Mark Hamill nailed the role as the Lord of Destruction!
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Recommended music: Bear McCreary – He-Man Transforms
It’s #MastersMonday, and it’s been just over a year since Masters of the Universe: Revolution was the top animated TV show on Netflix!
This Masterverse Revelation He-Man from Mattel sports a custom head I picked up at #PowerCon a few years back and a power sword I chromed for some extra shine.
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Recommended music: Lady Gaga – Poker Face
For the foremost #MastersMonday post, I had to go with this vintage Masters of the Universe Man-E-Faces.
Debuting with the second wave of MOTU figures in 1983 and having a unique face-changing action feature led to him being a favorite of mine as a kid. After shortsightedness caused me to sell off my childhood figure, this was the very first figure I re-acquired after discovering eBay in the late 90s.
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Recommended music: Jordin Sparks – Battlefield (You know, because of the battle and the armor)😄
Happy Monday! We’re back this #MastersMonday with another blast from the past. From the vintage Mattel Masters of the Universe toy line, it’s Battle Armor Skeletor!
This was also one of the first figures in my childhood MOTU collection. (Possibly even THE first). I received this one for my 3rd birthday, as seen in the photo below.
Despite this design for Skeletor not used in the Filmation animated series or in the mini-comics included with figures, the Battle Armor was seen in a handful of books and packaging art for about a dozen different vehicles and 2-packs with the figure. The cardback art above was done by Errol McCarthy.
Like Battle Armor He-Man, the chest features the same “damaged” design until you roll it back to “repair” it. I think it still looks excellent for the character all these years later.
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Recommended music: The Filthy Souls – Immortal Hero
Happy Monday! This #MastersMonday, we’re moving on from 1983 and looking at 1984 releases from the vintage Masters of the Universe toy line, starting with Battle Armor He-Man!
This was one of the first figures in my childhood MOTU collection. It could have even been THE first. I received one for my birthday at the ripe old age of three. 😄 (The photo exists somewhere.) Even though this armor breastplate look for He-Man was not used in any mini-comics or the Filmation animated series, it was used in enough books and packaging art to become my preferred look for He-Man.
The action feature in the chest is a three-sided drum that rolls to reveal more damage until you roll it back to “repair” He-Man to full strength. This feature was only reused once for Battle Armor Skeletor, but it remains a fun and unique aesthetic forty-one years after its US release date.
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There you have it, my Top 10 Action Figure releases for 2023 and also some honorable mentions, including:
Saurozoic Warriors Triax Skiver
Saurozoic Warriors Ceratopsian Guard
EPIC H.A.C.K.S. Pirate Skeleton
EPIC H.A.C.K.S. Gladiator Skeleton
EPIC H.A.C.K.S. Grim Spectre Skeleton
EPIC H.A.C.K.S. Barbarian Skeleton
Mythic Legions Lord Bushotee / Pelvicus
Mythic Legions Peteorionn / Uuwitt
Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Marvel’s Mantis
Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Bespin Security Guard Isdam Edian
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Bespin Security Guard Helder Spinoza
Star Wars The Vintage Collection Saelt-Marae (Yak Face)
Star Wars The Vintage Collection Admiral Piett
Star Wars The Vintage Collection Court Denizens (Ree-Yees, Taym Dren-Garen, Tessek, Velken Tezeri)
Star Wars The Vintage Collection Boba Fett’s Throne Room
Star Wars The Vintage Collection The Modal Nodes
Plunderlings Plunderlong Cursed Cayo
Plunderlings Plunderlong Tinker Rusty
Masters of the Universe Masterverse Motherboard (Revolution)
Masters Of The Universe Masterverse Man-at-Arms 2.0 Duncan (Revelation)
Masters of the Universe Masterverse Sorceress (Revelation)
Back to the Future Ultimate Doc Brown (Hazmat Suit)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Ultimate April O’Neil
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Accessory Set
Sesame Street ReAction Bert
Sesame Street ReAction Count Von Count
Sesame Street ReAction Ernie
Sesame Street ReAction Yip Yip Martians
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