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Hi, folks. Hope you don't mind a quick OEU this week, but we're totally jammed up on time due to Toy Fair this week. Have some fast links:
- JOE FRIDAY! This is the second Snake-Eyes in the Pursuit of Cobra line packaged in the "Desert Battle" theme. The first, a decent figure in its own right, was originally planned as an Arctic figure, but was recolored as a more generic SE and shoe-horned into the desert. While this second...
- Power Rangers was all about questionably powered teenagers fighting monsters who came from a dumpster on the moon. Yeah, whatever, the plot doesn't matter. The important part of that was "monsters," because those make for the most interesting toys. For instance, whatever the hell this this is...
- MARVEL MONDAY! Blink was created by Scott Lobdell and Joe Madureira for the "Phalanx Covenant" story - they were introducing Generation X, and needed someone to die to show the threat was real. Unfortunately, they hadn't counted on her becoming the breakout star of the series in the few issues...
- TRANSFORMERS TUESDAY! Wow, that's an incredibly long bio, isn't it? Intensely interesting, sure, but also about a thousand more words than you'd expect. It's a nice change from all the "he's a good leader and a brave warrior" stuff everybody else seems to have. Which is actually kind...
- WWEDNESDAY! When Jakks Pacific lost the WWE license to Mattel, they wasted no time in picking up the TNA license from ToyBiz. So far, their TNA toys have followed the same pattern as their WWE toys: a couple lines of current stars, and one line of old favorites. TNA Legends of the Ring...
Remember, there's a lot more new stuff on out blog: blog.oafe.net You'll find links to our Armchair Toy Fair Coverage, Rustin's Spoils of the week, and the first part of a new ongoing review series. So go, enjoy, and know that we're working hard to bring you even more awesome stuff. We're not done talking about Toy Fair yet, so keep checking back and look for the "ATFC" headers.
