If, like me, you were wondering why DC had recently given the blond barbarian a "New 52"-ish redesign, wonder no longer — it turns He-Man and the Masters of the Universe are coming to the DC universe in a crossover reminiscent of Supes and He-Man's first battle in the '80s. The six-issue miniseries begins in August.

I've been informed by my bosses at io9 that an article consisting of nothing but the vilest profanity I can think of is inappropriate for some reason, so let me only state the facts: For issue #4 of their Masters of the Universe comic, DC has redesigned He-Man's iconic look. Care to check it out?

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Looks like Prince Adam has been hitting the gym even harder. Deviant Artist EJ Pang has erected this massive He-Man statue from scratch. Built entirely of ham hocks (or possibly clay) this marvelous manikin is about one-fourth the size of the real He-Man. Except for his veins — those are to scale.

Due to The Avengers scaring all other movies back to 2013, Jon M. Chu — director of G.I. Joe: Retaliation — is freed up to make the much-fabled Masters Of The Universe movie (as soon as he's done converting Retaliation into 3D, that is).

He-Man certainly keeps some flamboyant company, but none were as colorful as his good friend Songster, a magical-guitar-wielding bard who was invented for the 1987 Masters of the Universe Power Tour.

He-Man has been around since 1980, and it's high time he got a wardrobe update. Illustrator Fabian Ciraolo is happy to oblige, designing new looks for the prince of Eternia and other cartoon favorites: the Thundercats, Jem, Captain Planet, and She-Ra all earn themselves a fashion makeover.