Yearly Archives: 2002

OAFE Update for Thursday, December 26

Hope everyone had a merry solstice.  Me, I made out all right.  So far.

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Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition review

Whenever Hollywood produces a film based on a book, it never seems to take long for someone to snidely point out that the book was better than the movie. Books can take a more leisurely pace to tell their tale, … Continue reading

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Alien & Predator addendum: The Ultimate Battle

In today's review of the Movie Maniacs 5 Alien & Predator box set, yo compared the set to Kenner's Aliens vs. Predator two-pack. As a fun treat for you, here's the the mini-comic that came with Kenner's set, Aliens: Space … Continue reading

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OAFE Update for Friday, December 13

Well, well, we're back at last!  Did you miss us? Between Thanksgiving, ice storms, vacation, and ice storms, things sure have been hectic.  As evidenced by the fact that today's not even Thursday! Not to worry; we've still been writing, … Continue reading

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OAFE Update for Thursday, November 28

I hope you like robots, because that's what we've got for you. I'm filling in for Poe once again, because while he's got a family who loves him and wants him to be happy on Thanksgiving, I was hatched.  At … Continue reading

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Trapjaw addendum

In today's review of Trapjaw, I said his color was based on the old minicomics. For those of you who haven't held onto every piece of garbage you've acquired since childhood, we offer proof. And now, some more OAFEry:Christians vs. … Continue reading

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OAFE Update for Thursday, November 21

Anyone here read Tony Millionaire's "Sock Monkey?"  Remember how the little Drinky Crow would tip back a little brown bottle and "glug glug glug" all his troubles away until his eyes became two little X's? Yeah, well, Poe won't be … Continue reading

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Action figure dogma

In this month's ToyFare (#65), film maker and comic shop mogul Kevin Smith announced his plans to create a line of "inaction figures" based on the characters in his View Askew films (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and … Continue reading

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McFarlane bids adieu to Toy Fair

Once again, McFarlane Toys has bucked the industry trend. As announced in a news article on their site last Friday, McFarlane will not be attending Toy Fair 2003. They give two reasons: first, that Toy Fair has become "a public … Continue reading

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Toy Karma

I believe in karma. Toy karma.

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