by Thoul » Wed Aug 13, '14, 12:21 am
Heh, yeah, I was a HUGE fan as a kid. Couldn't get enough of it. I had every figure they made, up until the feature film came out. If I remember right, the first toy I ever picked out for myself was a Skeletor figure (and from the first wave of figures, which was before the cartoon started I think, at that).
One of my favorite things was the little comic books that came with each figure. I still have all of those tucked away where I can get to them easily. That added a lot of fun to them, creating a nice set of backstories for each character. World Building at its finest, until it got convoluted with multiple canon reboots. Fun fact: the first reboot? The cartoon. Before it aired, all the characters had a totally different origin and Prince Adam did not exist. He-Man was just He-Man (and essentially a Conan copy).
I've picked up a few of the multi-episode DVDs I've seen around for a low price in the past years, too. The show holds up better than I expected - granted, there's some cheese there, but it's still good.