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Mattel Celebrates 2014 San Diego Comic-Con with Hot Collectibles and Fan-atic Festivities
SAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)--
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) brings fans of all ages the hottest in San
Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) on-sale collectibles and star-studded celebratory
events. Visit booth #3029 or Mattycollector.com
for the latest SDCC news, event schedules and on-sale product
information.
Hot Wheels® Star Wars™ Darth Vader vehicle (Photo: Business Wire)
Mattel SDCC Fan Firsts:
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Max Steel the Movie: Talent Autograph Signing: Cast and
creative team from Dolphin Films & Mattel's new superhero film Max
Steel will be on hand for autograph signings Friday, July 25th.
Come and meet Max Steel theatrical writer Chris Yost (Thor: The
Dark World and Thor 3, Marvel, DC, Image Comics), film director
Stewart Hendler (Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, H+) and Max Steel
theatrical leads Ben Winchell (Max McGrath) and Ana Villafañe (Sofia
Martinez). Fans can also receive a limited edition movie poster, and
enjoy an exclusive display of exciting props and imagery from the
movie including the public debut of the Max Steel and Dread armored
suits! Check out @MaxSteelMovie on Twitter (News - Alert) and Instagram.
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Hot Wheels® Star Wars™: The collaboration of two epic
forces begins! Hot Wheels® and Star Wars™ celebrate an all-new
line of vehicles and playsets due out later this year in an exclusive
SDCC display. See amazing Star Wars™-inspired Hot Wheels®
character cars and a world of replica diecast starships and playsets.
And don't miss the reveal of the life-sized, fully operational Hot
Wheels® "Darth Vader Car" happening on Wednesday, July 23rd
at the Mattel booth!
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WWE® Superstar Autograph Signings: WWE Legend Hulk Hogan™ and
WWE accompanied by Superstar Daniel Bryan® will be on hand for
autograph signings on Thursday July 24th. In addition, WWE Continuing
the autograph Smackdown, large and in-charge Superstar Big E™ will
also be conducting fan signings on Friday July 25th -all happening at
booth #3029.
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DC Universe Classics: One of the most demanded figures in the DCU
Classics Signature Series-Doomsday-finally arrives! On-sale at
SDCC, this massive 9" tall maniac had the ultimate face-off with Superman™ in
the best-selling issue of Superman #75. For the first time
in toy history, Doomsday sports his signature containment suit!
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Ever After High: For the first time, the teenage sons and
daughters of famous fairytales join the SDCC party. To spellebrate the
occasion a unique student, Cerise Wolf, daughter of The Big Badwolf,
will be on sale. Get your paws on her fast as pre-sale units sold out
in only 28 minutes! Visit the Ever After High Booth for photo
opportunities and be there Friday at 2:00m for a signing with Shannon
Hale, author of two Ever After High New York Times Youth bestselling
books.
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Mega Bloks Collectors Series Call of Duty® & Halo®: Mega
Bloks will be giving away limited edition exclusive micro action
figures at booth #3351, featuring first-time interchangeable armour
and augmented pose-ability! Visitors can also witness the reveal of
the world's first Mega Bloks Call of Duty Signature Series set and
visit the make-and-take station to build their very own unique SDCC
souvenir.
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Minecraft First Look: Get ready to dig in to the world of
Minecraft! Teaming with Mojang AB, Mattel debuts a line of
Minecraft-inspired items that bring the game to life in ways you've
never seen before. Join on Sunday, July 27th for autographs
and photos with the one and only iHasCupquake!
Mattel Celebratory Events & Panels:
Wednesday, July 23rd-Sunday July 27th She-Ra's
30th Birthday Celebration
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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic action starts
of the 80's - She-Ra Princess of Power! Swing by the Mattel booth to
pick up our SDCC Etheria Invasion Hordak, the first ever released of
She-Ra's arch enemy in animation colors, including his sidekick Imp
and EXCLUSIVE to SDCC, as a free gift with purchase receive Imp
disguised as a Treasure Chest free! Also join us for an incredible
She-Ra Cos-Play contest, collect She-Ra buttons and much more!
Thursday, July 24th Mattel and WWE:
over-the-top action! 10:15a.m. - 11:15a.m. (Room: 6DE)
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Two of the world's top global entertainment companies have teamed up
for the ultimate panel at SDCC. WWE Superstars and Mattel designers
will talk about the all-new WWE Network and give exclusive sneak peeks
of Mattel's upcoming WWE figure releases! Incredible guest
appearances: Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Michael Cole™, Paul Heyman™ and
you never know who else may drop by. This is a panel you won't want to
miss, brother!
Friday, July 25th Mattel Presents:
Mattypalooza 2014 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. (Room: 25ABC)
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Celebrating its 6th year at SDCC, come get the inside scoop on your
favorite collectable toys from Mattel: Masters of the Universe®, DC
Comics™, Ghostbusters™ and more! Plus be there to hear the latest news
on the future of MOTU Classics! This panel will also include an
insightful Q & A with Mattel Marketing Manager Scott "Toy Guru"
Neitlich, Mattel Toy Designer Brandon Sopinsky, Digital Content
Strategist Eve Orio and special guests The Four Horsemen. If you go to
one Toy Panel at SDCC, make it Mattypalooza!
Saturday, July 26th Mattel Presents:
Monster High 2014 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. (Room 5AB)
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We are Monster High! Don't stop rockin' your right to fright-we are
Monster High! Rally with the coolest ghouls and mansters of Monster
High to get a freak peek at exclusive scenes from the newest Monster
High DVD, Freaky Fusion (this Fall from Universal Studios Home
Entertainment), a never-before-seen webisode, and more! Plus, a live
performance from the freaky talented Monster High voice actors,
including: Erin Fitzgerald (voice of Abbey, Spectra, Scarah &
Rochelle), America Young (voice of Howleen & Toralei), Ogie Banks
(voice of Clawd), Paula Rhodes (voice of Sirena & Iris), and Stephanie
Sheh (voice of Jinafire & Boolittle). Moderated by Emmy-Award winning
Executive Producer of Monster High, Audu Paden. But that's not all…
our Monster High team is just DYING to share more secrets lurking the
halls of Monster High! Garrett Sander, Rebecca Shipman, Natalie
Villegas, Glenda Chiu, Ivy Bleser, and Scott Wilger (Monster High Toy
Designers) and Eric Hardie (Monster High Copywriter) will reveal
uhhh-mazing new Monster High ghouls and how they came to un-life!
About Mattel
The Mattel family of companies (Nasdaq: MAT)
is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys
and family products. Mattel's portfolio of best-selling brands includes
Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever produced, Hot
Wheels®, Monster High®, American Girl®,
Thomas & Friends® and Fisher-Price® brands,
including Little People® and Power Wheels®, MEGA®
Brands, including MEGA BLOKS® and RoseArt®, as
well as a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. In 2013,
Mattel was named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by
Ethisphere Magazine and in 2014 ranked No. 5 on Corporate Responsibility
Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list. With worldwide
headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel's companies employ nearly
30,000 people in 40 countries and territories and sell products in more
than 150 nations. At Mattel, we are Creating the Future of Play.
Visit us at www.mattel.com,
www.facebook.com/mattel
or www.twitter.com/mattel.
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