Integration

Trivial Psychic · 12-06-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Yobuster

Speaking of 80s properties to get registered and coming back, someone please correct me if I'm wrong, Hasbro had filed for the MASK trademark and they had confirmed something was going to happen for 2016 right? They were going to show/talk about it at Toyfiar 2016 right? Or was it all just rumours?

M.A.S.K. was announced as a "new brand" and was displayed on their web page along with Micronauts as coming soon back in July of this year when Hasbro announced their second quarter reports. There have been rumors abound, but so far, they mostly center around the IDW comic properties, where M.A.S.K. is supposedly being integrated into the G.I.Joe continuity, while Micronauts will be slowly worked into the world of Transformers. M.A.S.K. in the past has been teamed with G.I.Joe (mostly in the form of the Agent Matt Trakker figure that teased co-existing universes) and it could be just what the sagging G.I.Joe line might need to revive interest. Yet again, these are all just rumors, but it could be an indication of things to come.

Another interesting note...Action Man was also announced as a new brand for Hasbro, yet, G.I.Joe was curiously left off the list of current brands. G.I.Joe was once called Action Man overseas, while there was a separate brand of 12" action figures called Action Man in the 90's, so one has to wonder, is this a re-branding of G.I.Joe, a return to 12" action figures, or an entirely new brand altogether?

As for new toys, M.A.S.K., Micronauts or otherwise, nothing has been announced or confirmed. While it's safe to say that it's always possible there could be a new reveal or announcement at Toy Fair, remember, that lots of stuff are shown off or announced at these shows that never hit the production line. Only time will tell.

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Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Yobuster Speaking of 80s properties to get registered and coming back, someone please correct me if I'm wrong, Hasbro had filed for the MASK trademark and they had confirmed something was going to happen for 2016 right? They were going to show/talk about it at Toyfiar 2016 right? Or was it all just rumours? M.A.S.K. was announced as a "new brand" and was displayed on their web page along with Micronauts as coming soon back in July of this year when Hasbro announced their second quarter reports. There have been rumors abound, but so far, they mostly center around the IDW comic properties, where M.A.S.K. is supposedly being integrated into the G.I.Joe continuity, while Micronauts will be slowly worked into the world of Transformers. M.A.S.K. in the past has been teamed with G.I.Joe (mostly in the form of the Agent Matt Trakker figure that teased co-existing universes) and it could be just what the sagging G.I.Joe line might need to revive interest. Yet again, these are all just rumors, but it could be an indication of things to come. Another interesting note...Action Man was also announced as a new brand for Hasbro, yet, G.I.Joe was curiously left off the list of current brands. G.I.Joe was once called Action Man overseas, while there was a separate brand of 12" action figures called Action Man in the 90's, so one has to wonder, is this a re-branding of G.I.Joe, a return to 12" action figures, or an entirely new brand altogether? As for new toys, M.A.S.K., Micronauts or otherwise, nothing has been announced or confirmed. While it's safe to say that it's always possible there could be a new reveal or announcement at Toy Fair, remember, that lots of stuff are shown off or announced at these shows that never hit the production line. Only time will tell. Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 12-06-2015 at 11:39 PM..