Article Archive for July 2008

Hasbro Mighty Muggs: Comic Con 2008 Update
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mobile, Toys, TV on 28 July 2008
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Yea, just a little bit of info at the Comic Con in regards to Mighty Muggs … so until my brain starts functioning again, how about just some photos to tide you over … Got a chance to talk to Jerry who heads up Mighty Muggs and Chris the Mighty Muggs designer – great guys […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Matty Collector’s Club – Live Update
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Design, Film, Financial, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 28 July 2008
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Launching today, Mattel is going to give fans from all around the world a chance to own the SD Comic Con Lightning Storm McQueen (as well as some other figures sold at the SD Comic Con). The site, www.MattyCollector.com, goes live at 11 AM Pacific Time US … which when my brain is functioning correctly […]

Mattel Disney Pixars CARS: Darth Mater-CAAF Dream Auction 2008
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, Uncategorized on 28 July 2008
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Every Halloween, Mattel pulls together their creative talents to create special one-of-a-kind items to benefit the Children With AIDS Foundation (CAAF). Last year, they created this amazing display (along with 70 CARS) signed by John Lassetter which was won in an auction for $13,000 by the President of ToysRUs. Last year’s was hard to top […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: The Motor Speedway Number Letter
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Financial, Marketing, Mattel, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys, TV on 27 July 2008
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After Comic Con, May 2008 feels like a year ago … the Hot Wheels Red Line Club has finally scrapped together an envelope and some hologram stickers to complete the Motor Speedway set. As some of you might recall, they pointed out the set would be number 1 of 1,000 and then forgot to sticker […]

Back From Comic Con … The Mattel Story.
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, comics, Design, Film, Financial, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys on 27 July 2008
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Before going much further, let me again thank NascarBroncoFan, & Monica for essentially mounting a hostage rescue situation … except they didn’t have any weapons other than what they could muster with their bare hands (push carts and rolling carts were banned). For anyone not at Comic Con 2008 … I will try to capture […]

SD Comic Con – The Hallway Update
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Posted in CARS on 25 July 2008
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Hello All. Um, it’s crowded, I don’t really mind crowds and I don’t really mind the CC crowd, everyone is interested in all the same things but it’s hard to get any work down whether you’re here seriously to buy or just to look around. And yea, some of the buying lines are crazy … […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Lightning Storm McQueen – The Box
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Posted in Advertising, CARS on 23 July 2008
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News if you’re in line & reading this … the limit to buying varies from a few cases in the early morning to later in the day. Mattel has limited storage so they move most of the inventory in the morning pre-show. BTW, the LS McQ is NOT numbered on the CAR itself. There is […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Collector’s Club URL
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Posted in Advertising, CARS on 23 July 2008
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Guess what the URL is: Preview Tomorrow – Site Live Monday, the 28th. Updated POST of Launch here.

SD Comic Con – In: More to Come
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Posted in Advertising, CARS on 23 July 2008
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In. Hope the Wifi holds 🙂

See You at the Con! (The Comic Con)
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, comics, Film, Internet, Magazine, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Video, Video Games on 21 July 2008
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Here’s a schedule of things to do. Um, no way to see or do it all so pick and choose and as noted, sometimes the people in the room are not leaving so you might not get into everything. Eat lunch early or late but do not eat lunch between 11:45 and 1:15 … everyone […]