The Toys of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
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- Create Date：2021-04-15 05:31:23
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Val Staples
- ISBN：1506720471
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Summary
A massive， 700-plus-page， full-color hardcover chronicling the quintessential toys of He-Man， She-Ra， and the other Masters of the Universe！
In the 1980s， the Masters of the Universe toy lines shook the world of children's entertainment to its foundations。 Now， YouTube influencer Pixel Dan Eardley and He-Man historian Val Staples have worked with fans worldwide to cultivate this incredible volume that contains in-depth overviews of every item in several complete toy lines， including: 1982's Masters of the Universe， 1985's Princess of Power， 1989's He-Man， 2002's Masters of the Universe relaunch， and 2008's Masters of the Universe Classics！ In addition to expertly-researched documentation of the toys' development and unique variants， each entry also includes photographic reference of the heroic figures and playsets from decades of development。 This phenomenal tome also features never-before-seen interviews and designer commentary from the toys' creators， offering keen insights into the genesis of a product that inspired millions of young imaginations。
With over 700 pages of lovingly assembled content， this compendium is the perfect addition to any Masters of the Universe fan's collection。 By the power of Grayskull， you have the power！
In the 1980s， the Masters of the Universe toy lines shook the world of children's entertainment to its foundations。 Now， YouTube influencer Pixel Dan Eardley and He-Man historian Val Staples have worked with fans worldwide to cultivate this incredible volume that contains in-depth overviews of every item in several complete toy lines， including: 1982's Masters of the Universe， 1985's Princess of Power， 1989's He-Man， 2002's Masters of the Universe relaunch， and 2008's Masters of the Universe Classics！ In addition to expertly-researched documentation of the toys' development and unique variants， each entry also includes photographic reference of the heroic figures and playsets from decades of development。 This phenomenal tome also features never-before-seen interviews and designer commentary from the toys' creators， offering keen insights into the genesis of a product that inspired millions of young imaginations。
With over 700 pages of lovingly assembled content， this compendium is the perfect addition to any Masters of the Universe fan's collection。 By the power of Grayskull， you have the power！
Reviews
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/Perhaps best characterized as a reference book， this 700+ monstrosity is one of the best books on collecting that I have ever read。 Roughly 95% of the book is simply listing the various action figures， vehicles and playsets for the countless incarnations of the MOTU: One page for each， with beautiful pictures of the toy and the box it came in， verbal description of what the toy can do and additional pieces of insight。 More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/Perhaps best characterized as a reference book， this 700+ monstrosity is one of the best books on collecting that I have ever read。 Roughly 95% of the book is simply listing the various action figures， vehicles and playsets for the countless incarnations of the MOTU: One page for each， with beautiful pictures of the toy and the box it came in， verbal description of what the toy can do and additional pieces of insight。 The volume of how many toys are listed is staggering， and the level of detail applied to each and every one shows immense dedication。 I loved MOTU when I was young and still own around 30 action figures， some vehicles and a Snake Mountain （none in collectible condition though）。 Thus， going into the book I thought I knew quite a bit about the subject， or at least the original run as I had never really paid attention to the revivals。 Turns out I know very little。 There are a lot more toys than I knew of， and even for the ones I have I learned something new。 While the book is probably best suited for a hard-core collector， it worked great for me as a trip down memory lane。 It has been nearly 30 years since I played with these， but going through pages in the book I had constant moments of recollection - from the toys themselves， snippets of the box art or sometimes even the ads for other figures that I used to obsess over。 （Also a lot of "Hey I used to have that， where'd it go？"）。Interwoven into the toys are short interviews with various designers， artists and other notables from the creators of the toys。 If you've watched the Netflix show "The Toys that Made Us"， then perhaps 50% is repeated but still enjoyable。 Of course all the sections on the newer toys are completely new information。In addition to He-Man， the book also details She-Ra， which is very interesting right now due to the highly successful Netflix remake。 I did not know that most of the characters in the remake had an origin already in the 1985 toy set， and it was much fun to see what the original appearance was， and how the characters were portrayed back then。All in all， this is an excellent book for any fan of MOTU and if you're a collector it's a must。 Highly recommended。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Sarah
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