MOTUC & ThunderCats Panels Missing From Mattel's SDCC Line-Up

The coffin in Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line and possibly ThunderCats as well seems one step closer, as neither brand appears to have a significant presence at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Mattel has released their panel schedule for the event and both the traditional Masters of the Universe Classics and Mattypalooza panels are missing from the line-up. These panels in the past traditionally showed off the upcoming product for the MattyCollector.com lines for the coming year. Rumors in recent months have been swirling that Mattel plans to cancel both ThunderCats, which only just got started and Masters of the Universe Classics. In fact the entire MattyCollector.com project has been rumored to be shutting down soon. Here is a list of panels Mattel has planned for San Diego.

Thursday, July 21st

Mattel & WWE Fan Panel
1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m., (Room 5AB)
Join The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods) along with AJ Styles & Becky Lynch, for a fun-filled hour that definitely won’t be sour! Get your recommended daily value of positivity, unicorn magic and action figures in this gluteus-free panel featuring never-seen-before Mattel figure reveals along with a Q&A session moderated by NXT Color Commentator Corey Graves.

Friday, July 22nd

Mattel’s DC Comics Collector Figures: The Rebirth of Multiverse
11:00a.m. – 12:00p.m. (Room: 25ABC)
Mattel Designers (Bill Benecke, Steve Redinger, Jason Langston), Four Horsemen Studios Principles (Jim Preziosi, Eric Treadaway, Eric “Cornboy” Mayse), and Warner Bros. VPs of Global Toys (Julian Montoya) discuss the design and creation of DC Comics Multiverse collector figures. Panelists will partake in a Q&A session moderated by Daniel Pickett (Action Figure Insider).

Saturday, July 23th

Mattel Presents: Monster High 2016
11:30am – 12:30pm (Room 5AB)
Welcome to Monster High! This is a panel for Monster High fans of all ages. Be the first to experience exclusive scenes from upcoming movies with new character introductions and real-time commentary from the creators! The panel is hosted by “Draculaura” (voice actress Debi Derryberry) and also allows for fan Q&A with our toy and packaging designers, and content creators. There will also be fan costume contest with fantastic prizes for the winners!