Yearly Archives: 2005

Marvel Legends Ultron addendum

Posted on December 5, 2005 by OAFE

In today's review of "Legendary Riders" Ultron, yo really disparaged the figure's original design. But if you look at the actual control art, you can see that things might not have been so bad. And now, some more OAFEry:Venom Marvel … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Playmates Queen Slug-For-A-Butt

Posted on October 30, 2005 by OAFE

We conclude our Horror Month tour through the cancelled Earthworm Jim Series 2 figures from Playmates with the villain to have, Queen Slug-For-A-Butt! No idea how they were planning to get that big ol' butt ["hell yeah!" --ed.] into a … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Playmates Clutch

Posted on October 22, 2005 by OAFE

Week 4 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is Clutch. Clutch is technically not an Earthworm Jim character. He was created by Playmates specifically for the toyline - he never appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Playmates Doc Duodenum

Posted on October 16, 2005 by OAFE

Week 3 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is Doc Duodenum. Your duodenum is the first part of your intestine right after your stomach. Doc Duodenum was the boss in the original EWJ … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Playmates Professor Monkey-For-A-Head

Posted on October 8, 2005 by OAFE

Week 2 of our look at the remaining unreleased Earthworm Jim toys. Our subject today is the memorable "Professor Monkey-For-A-Head". One of the major recurring villains in the cartoon, Playmates probably thought holding Professor Monkey-For-A-Head back for Series 2 would … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Playmates Chuck & Fifi

Posted on October 2, 2005 by OAFE

Since October is Horror Month, let's get gross and look at all the remaining Earthworm Jim figures from the unreleased Series 2. Check back every week all month to see another! Chuck, proprietor of the New Junk City scrapyard, and … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Spoiler Shaak Ti

Posted on September 30, 2005 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Hasbro's Shaak Ti. You may be surprised, since we just reviewed Shaak Ti back in July, so clearly … Continue reading →

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ToyFare #99

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Just a quick note - I wrote a very small sidebar piece for this month's ToyFare (#99). It's the "What's In Store" section on page 111. I'm scheduled to write this section for a while (or at least the next … Continue reading →

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The Great Muppets Send-Off

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Shocka

It's lasted for a couple of years now and and like all good things, it must come to an end. Its come time to send off one of the greatest action figure lines ever made - The Muppets. And now, … Continue reading →

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Invader Zim blues

Posted on September 4, 2005 by Shocka

I absolutely adore Invader Zim, the off-the-wall Jhonen Vasquez cartoon that was cut painfully short by an insane Nickelodeon, who clearly had no idea what they were asking when they got the man behind Johnny the Homocidal Maniac and Squee! … Continue reading →

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