Remember Fang Man?

Well, now Clamp Champ has joined the "Sub Exclusive club". Mattel's "Subscribe or Die" approach is becoming less subtle now...

Hey Matty and MOTUC fans!

Just  got in final package samples of July's Clamp Champ figure! Note that while this is a monthly figure, like Fang Man, Clamp Champ here will not have any "day of" stock for 2013. So the only way to get him in July is if you are a subscriber! (hey, Club Eternia has its benifits!)

We are all so pumped for SDCC right around the corner, but until then, here is a new packaged shot and bio to feed your MOTUC needs!

See you in San Diego!

Matty 

I find this funny... not in a Ha Ha! Funny mind you, that Conveniently now that Mattel is pushing the sub and on SDCC Month we get a figure that has no Day of Sale Access.
I'm not going to comment much on the rift between fans (Subbers vs DOS folks) but some subscribers are acting like the Day of Sale folks kicked their dogs and killed their families.

Yes, I understand that Mattel "Needs" the Subscriptions cause they painted themselves into a corner.
But here's the thing:

(hey, Club Eternia has its benifits!)

Yes, it does... For the amount that  the Day of Sale people pay for the 12 Monthly Figures + the Extra Items in one year, the Subscribers get the 12 Monthly Figures, the Extra Items AND a "FREE" Subscription Exclusive.
Before you reply that "We have to pay for the sub exclusive, so it's not really free" reread what I said:
Yes, subscribers pay a $25 Fee for subscribing (paying for the Sub Exclusive.)
I'm going to use the 2014 items as reference.

$27 x 12 = $324 on the monthly figures vs the $25 x 12 = $300 from the Subscribers
The Quarterlies: $27 + $40 +$40 + $42 = $149*  vs the $141 from the Subscribers
There is also the "Holiday Item" $37* vs the $35 from the Subscribers.
*=(Price may be higher for the larger items. I'm using a + $2 increase like on the normal figures)

So let's see:
$324 + $149 + $37 = $510
$510 is what a Non-subscriber has to pay for the entire year... Without counting the Shipping costs.

A Subscriber has to pay
$476 for the 12 Figures, The Quarterly Extras and the Holiday Item. This Means that Subscribers are saving $34 dollars that cover the $25 Subscription Fee (The Exclusive Figure) AND that still leaves $9 that can be used on Shipping. So, for what the Non-subscriber pays in one year, the Subscriber GETS a "Free Figure".

Not to mention Early Access, which allows the subscriber an earlier chance to get reissues and other non-subscription items.
Thinking of Strobo and Kool-Aid Hordak here. Then there's the Early Access for SDCC Items (If you're going to SDCC), and there is a possibility that Matty's SDCC Sale in August will have Early Access for Subscribers. There's also the Extra Early Access for Spirit of Hordak and Possibly Strobo.

Aren't those enough benefits? Now here's the thing: This "Making Monthly Figures into Sub Exclusives" not only "punishes" the Non-Subscribers. It also punishes the Subscribers who want extras of certain characters. Clamp Champ was a character perfect for Customization. The Body is perfect for a Generic black character. (Dekker has the tunic which is a bit troublesome and ZodaK has the tattoos and the Special Loincloth... These two require a moderate to advanced customizing Skills.) Then Some may have used his armor to repaint it for Fisto. Now those plans are not possible... Because Clamp Champ has become an artificial Rarity...

I'm sure it'll happen again after the Subscription period is over... as a "Grim Reminder" of the "Sub or Die" But seriously, Mattel thought that they would sell more Karattis than Clamp Champs? WTF!?

I don't see them doing it with Castaspella or Mantenna... Probably the Second October Figure will have no DOS...

Purposely making Monthly Figures into "Sub Exclusives" is a jerk move, but if we want MOTUC; we must adhere to Mattel's rules.