Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe is a media franchise created by the toy company Mattel.
==History==
Masters of the Universe started as a toyline in 1982 with a comic series released along side it. The following year a cartoon series titled He-Man and the Masters of the Universe began with the goal of boosting toy sales, which it accomplished.
Masters of the Universe has since had several series' and reboots over time. These include:
* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
* She-Ra: Princess Of Power
* Masters of the Universe (film)
* The New Adventures of He-Man
* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
==Notable Characters==
* He-Man/Prince Adam
* Skeletor
* Teela
* She-Ra/Adora
* Hordak
* Catra
==Fandom==
Some fans of the original series have since helped the fandom evolve to have a strong collector focus. In addition to collecting the original toyline and related merchandise a new wave of Masters of the Universe Classics was released in 2008 that was aimed primarily at the adult toy collector market. The first new action figure, King Grayskull, was released at San Diego Comic Con and many others were often only available only through subscriptions to MattyCollector.
ND Stevenson, the showrunner of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, noted how archive focused the Masters of the Universe fandom is:
Masters of the Universe also has a strong LGBT fanbase. Many gay men identified with Prince Adam in the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as he was was shown to be a kind, soft-spoken man who wore pinks and lavenders but could transforms into a muscular barbarian. Princess Adora was also held with similar admiration as Melendy Britt, the voice actress for the original for She-Ra, noted that she often heard from gay men who grew up watching She-Ra as well as He-Man.Catching Up With the Voice of She-Ra, Melendy Britt. out.com. September 27 2010. 
Mailing lists such as GayHe-Fans began in 2001 and became a popular discussion area for fans. The 2018 reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power further expanded MOTU's apply to queer women as the show was designed with inclusivity in mind.
==Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
===Fanart===
* Masters of the Universe: Sibling Edition by grantgoboom
* Masters of the Universe by davidjcutler
* Masters Of The Universe by cocoaspen
* Masters by ChrisFaccone
* Masters of the Meowniverse by HillaryWhiteRabbit
* Masters of the Universe - He-Man and She-Ra v2 by Killersha
==Further Reading==
* A thorough oral history of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, the game-changing '80s toon at syfy Wire
* Why one expert says He-Man is the 'gayest show ever' at syfy Wire
==Archives & Fannish Links==
===Archives===
* Masters of the Universe & Related Fandoms fanworks at AO3
* He-Man Tales Fictinuum
* Mysteries of Greyskull fanfction
* He-Man at FFN
* She-Ra: Princess of Power at FFN
* He-Man and the Masters of the Universe fanworks at AO3
* She-Ra: Princess Of Power fanworks at AO3
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power fanworks at AO3
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power fanfiction at FFN
===Fansites===
* He-man.org 
* He-man World 
* Vaults of Grayskull
* The Good Old Days
* Mysteries of Greyskull
* Wiki Grayskull
===Communities===
* GayHe-Fans - Gay Fans of He-Man and She-Ra
* /MastersOfTheUniverse at reddit
==References==
Category:Masters of the Universe
Category:animation