Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Sketchbook Series Skeletor Figure Revealed

You can certainly see the design lineage there! Thanks for the info!

19 hours ago, Faceless said:

It actually was a different character named Paladin "Paladin was actually first intended by Mark Taylor for the never-produced Rob-N & the Space Hoods toyline. When that line failed to be green-lit, the character (eventually named Man-At-Arms) was reused for Masters of the Universe."

Nice knowledge drop there mate!

On 3/15/2026 at 9:09 PM, Admiralty_Entertainment said:

I have never seen any concept art of Man-E-Face like this but I love him! The whole Sketchbook series would be great to collect. If the brand were more active, I'd say they should just be putting these out as new characters in the first place.

It actually was a different character named Paladin "Paladin was actually first intended by Mark Taylor for the never-produced Rob-N & the Space Hoods toyline. When that line failed to be green-lit, the character (eventually named Man-At-Arms) was reused for Masters of the Universe."

They're overflowing because I think they order too much and once everyone who wants the figure gets it, the rest just sit there. It can be so bad that it can kill a line that otherwise sells well. The Simpsons line is probably dead because of the massive amount of series 1 and 2 from both scales at Walmart. Everything after series 3 flies off shelves and can't be kept in stock both at retail and online. If you know where to go to get them online for retail price then it's not an issue, but even those sell out eventually. I know there's a yet to be released Moo Moo Homer placeholder on Amazon and the character list(s) for wave 7 of both scales are online, but if they never get released then I'm blaming it on Walmart. I was able to find almost everything at Target and Gamestop, in person, including the both the deluxe 5" Kong Homer and the more in scale Kong Homer that's closer to 12", but if Walmart only offers early waves and never puts them on clearance to make room for newer figures then that's a huge problem for any line.

I'm curious to see if the helmet is removable, and if so what he looks like under it.

On 3/15/2026 at 10:09 PM, Admiralty_Entertainment said:

I have never seen any concept art of Man-E-Face like this but I love him! The whole Sketchbook series would be great to collect. If the brand were more active, I'd say they should just be putting these out as new characters in the first place.

Sketchbook series have been overflowing at my targets, that's all i ever see over there that's motu these days. I think they should switch and make these exclusive to mattel creations and have regular motu releases show up at target.

On 3/10/2026 at 6:40 AM, toynewman said:

Shown below is the new Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Mark Taylor Man-E-Faces Figure is listed online on Target.com but not yet available to order.This MOTU Sketchbook Series Man-E-Faces figure is inspired by inspired by Mark Taylor concept art from the 1980s which has never previously been used for Origins action figures. This Masters of the Universe toy of the Heroic Warrior is designed at 5.5-inch scale with the modern posability of 16 movable joints. He comes with a bold, textured poncho that is removable and an elaborate scepter. His multi-faced turnable visage consists of 3 new faces. The packaging is also inspired by the original concept sketch and is display-ready. Suitable for MOTU fans 6 years and older. Colors and decorations may vary.

I have never seen any concept art of Man-E-Face like this but I love him! The whole Sketchbook series would be great to collect. If the brand were more active, I'd say they should just be putting these out as new characters in the first place.

On 3/9/2026 at 2:14 PM, toynewman said:

The Mattel Masters of the Universe 200x Deluxe Ram Man Figure is marked down to $18.99 on Amazon.

Nice, but I have preordered all of these already. Sadly, I already lost out on Samurai Armor He-Man due to stupid Walmart cancelling it for no reason... not losing out on the rest when this has been the toyline I waited for since ages!

Shown below is the new Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Mark Taylor Man-E-Faces Figure is listed online on Target.com but not yet available to order.This MOTU Sketchbook Series Man-E-Faces figure is inspired by inspired by Mark Taylor concept art from the 1980s which has never previously been used for Origins action figures. This Masters of the Universe toy of the Heroic Warrior is designed at 5.5-inch scale with the modern posability of 16 movable joints. He comes with a bold, textured poncho that is removable and an elaborate scepter. His multi-faced turnable visage consists of 3 new faces. The packaging is also inspired by the original concept sketch and is display-ready. Suitable for MOTU fans 6 years and older. Colors and decorations may vary. Masters of the Universe Origins Sketchbook Series Man-E-Faces is designed at 5.5-inch scale with 16 articulated joints for battle-ready and Power of Grayskull-invoking poses The multi-faced Heroic Warrior, inspired by a vintage Mark Taylor sketch, has a unique look with a boldly colored removable poncho, white boots and belt and an elaborate scepter His signature turnable head features three never-before-produced faces The packages black-and-white sketch design combined with color graphics is inspired by the original concept art and is ready for display!

The Mattel Masters of the Universe 200x Deluxe Ram Man Figure is marked down to $18.99 on Amazon.