Monthly Archives: February 2011

This week in comicshops - 03/02

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

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GI Joe Movie Watch 2 - recasting the Joes?

So, the script has writers, the director has been chosen, and the producer is pushing right ahead. But what about the actors? And now, some more OAFEry:GI Joe Movie Watch: A study of Scarlett On the subject of the GI … Continue reading

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And you know that notion just crossed my mind

A few months ago, when I reviewed the Knight Morpher Commander, a few of the alt tag jokes referenced the song "Casey Jones" by the Grateful Dead. One confused reader thought we were trying to refer to Casey Jr., which … Continue reading

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GI Joe Movie Watch 2 - Jon M. Chu is in

So it was just the other day that we told you Never Say Never's Jon M. Chu was on the short list to direct GI Joe 2. Well, that list just got a lot shorter, because Deadline is reporting that … Continue reading

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New Thundercats trailer

So hey, this was on Cartoon Network tonight: Bad. Ass. And now, some more OAFEry:When toys could make you immortal A live-action Thundercats trailer ATFC '12 - Day 4: Mezco Protecting a Third-Earth that hates and fears them Illusion is … Continue reading

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Soon Forget: Rocky Horror Picture Show

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Today we look at two figures, Riff-Raff and Dr. Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. These made it as far as … Continue reading

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, February 24

Tuck your tail between your legs - here comes the OAFEnet Email Update.

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BotCon final reveal: Motormaster

Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip, Wildrider and Motormaster. We're all done now! The original Motormaster was the leader of the group, and everybody else hated him. Now a lot of fans hate this one, because they wanted Wreck-Gar as the … Continue reading

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The Blues Brothers addendum

In today's review, yo mentioned that there was a fictional origin for the Blues Brothers. Here, straight from the liner notes of their first album, Briefcase Full of Blues, is their story:

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #6

I travel quite frequently for work. Sometime it takes me to tedious and uninteresting locales, but other times I get bursts of exotic romanticism. Much is the case with my current predicament which found me in London for a week, … Continue reading

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