Mattel Q & A for February 2008

News on The Batman, Collect-To-Connect Figures, and More...

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We continue our monthly Q & A with Mattel this month, with your questions. Be sure to submit other questions in our forums FORUMS.

SuperHeroTimes.com What other JLA characters will be joining the currently released figures in the stylized "The Batman" line?
Mattel: Superman, Martian Manhunter, Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman will join The Batman line this spring.

SuperHeroTimes.com When can fans expect to see 6" "Batman Begins" figures and who can we expect to see in the 6" Hyper "The Dark Knight" figure line?
Mattel: We will be announcing more details at New York Toy Fair including which characters are in the first wave.

SuperHeroTimes.com Will "The Dark Knight" line include a build a figure and, if so, who or what?
Mattel: The Dark Knight Movie Master line will not have a Collect and Connect figure, but it will have a very cool collector pack in. This will be revealed at NY Toy Fair.

SuperHeroTimes.com Metamorpho was an amazing "Collect to Connect" figure for DCU:Classics Series 1, but some fans were disappointed he was the same size as the other figures. When will Mattel release a larger "Collect to Collect" figure and who will it be?
Mattel: The wave 2 Collect and Connect figure Gorilla Grodd and the wave 3 figure Solomon Grundy both stand much larger. Grundy is about 8 inches tall and looks amazing.

SuperHeroTimes.com What new villains will be joining The Penguin and Harley Quinn in the DCU: Classics line?
Mattel: Sinestro and Deathstroke will be the next villains. Both characters ship in Wave 3 out this spring.

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