Yearly Archives: 2009

Joe Friday: Skyduster addendum

Posted on April 3, 2009 by yo go re

In today's Joe Friday review of StarSkyduster, I said that I was pleasantly surprised by the other two figures in the set with him. Impressed, but not enough to review them. So here, for your edification, two mini reviews of … Continue reading →

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We're taking over!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by OAFE

We, the girlfriends, wives, and other distaff counterparts of the OAFEs have had enough. We constantly get ignored in favor of toys, and we're sick of it. No more will we be dragged silently along while the boys (and Artemis) … Continue reading →

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NECA TMNT Series 2: just wind in sails?

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Poe Ghostal

The TMNT & Other Strangeness blog has an interview with Ninja Turtles writer Steve Murphy (who as of late has become depressingly doom-and-gloom about the world due to his belief that the environment is already screwed). Anyway, here's the relevant … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday, Barbie

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Poe Ghostal

March 9 is officially Barbie's birthday, because that's when the doll debuted at the 1959 American International Toy Fair in New York. So in honor of Barbie Day, rock out to a classic: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>He's just Ken … Continue reading →

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Some cool MOTU artwork

Posted on March 8, 2009 by yo go re

Nothing much to say, here; I was doing an image search for something to go on our front page, and found these beauties, so I thought I'd share: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #196 If Evil-Lyn … Continue reading →

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Fight for freedom, wherever there's trouble

Posted on March 6, 2009 by OAFE

Remember when we told you about the Transformers Wiki? Well apparently it was mostly unknown and neglected until it got a mention somewhere and suddenly exploded. Well, there's another useful wiki that's mostly unknown and neglected, and we wanted to … Continue reading →

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Transformers Tuesday: City Commander instructions

Posted on March 3, 2009 by OAFE

In today's TFX-01 City Commander review, we said that in order to change it between modes, you had to disassemble everything, then put it back together. We didn't bother explaining the steps, because the folks who made the upgrade kit … Continue reading →

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GI Joe: The Plague

Posted on February 27, 2009 by OAFE

In the excellent World War III storyline that wrapped up the Marvel/DDP GI Joe continuity, a new threat was introduced to the Joe team: the Plague. The idea was pretty cool: frustrated by his constant losses to the Joes, Cobra … Continue reading →

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This week in comicshops - 02/18

Posted on February 16, 2009 by OAFE

Find out what toy-related items you can get at your local comicshop this Wednesday.

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A real-life GI Joe - more or less

Posted on February 13, 2009 by yo go re

In today's review of the GI Joe Plague Troopers vs. Steel Brigade set, you learned that one of the figures, Red Zone, was based on a real-life fan. Luke Ellison entered a contest in FHM magazine (yes, I know the … Continue reading →

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