As Monster High seems to have lost popularity, I wasn't certain if anyone saw these. They were a Comicon Exclusive, but they are up on Amazon. I'm hoping to tempt someone into purchasing them so they will share with the rest of us.
She's so shiny!!! And he's just plain out awesome. I think he's the first of this body type? (at least I don't recall any other strapping male molds) As a bonus: she appears to have all of the old articulation! Did I mention how shiny she is?
amazon link: for those of us who have some extra cash lying around.
https://www.amazon.com/Exclusive-Monste ... ecca+steam
More images, since the Amazon link doesn't have close ups:
http://news.mattycollector.com/blog/201 ... ster-high/
As for other MH new or up and coming releases: they seem to be hit and miss. Some still have full body articulation, some appear to skip the knee joint, and others are the new annoying stiff limbed bodies. The knee joints on those that have them seem to have been updated. Going off of the images, they look a bit more sturdy.
There seems to be complaints about quality with even the more delux versions, but that's not really anything new for MH, especially when it comes to hair issues.
BUT, maybe the collectors can hold onto a little bit of hope, seeing that it's not going to be all stiff-limbed, generic looking dolls forever.