Monthly Archives: February 2011

This week in comicshops - 02/16

Posted on February 14, 2011 by OAFE

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

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ATFC '11 - Day 2: Mattel

Posted on February 13, 2011 by OAFE

Today was Mattel's press event, and while we didn't Tweet it, we still have the liveblogging for you right here: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Voltron vs. Megazord Rustin's Spoils of the Week #123 Heath Ledger's "Joker" Action Figures Sell Out … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #1 - Captain America & Absorbing Man

Posted on February 13, 2011 by yo go re

So, I have a bit of a problem: I don't like to open my figures until I'm going to review them, in case I need any info from the packaging. But there are some figures that, in all honesty, we're … Continue reading →

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ATFC '11 - Day 1: Hasbro

Posted on February 12, 2011 by OAFE

So today was Hasbro's big press panel, and we liveblogged it on our Twitter page, but it's worth recapping the biggest news here, as well. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Spider-Man Marvel Legends: Spider-Man 2099 review Transformers Age of the Primes: … Continue reading →

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Toypocalypse live tonight!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by OAFE

Excerpt from the Book of Atellus, Chapter 21: It is said that the most sinister of days falls annually at dusk on the 13th of February - the eve preceding that day when all hearts profess their undying love for … Continue reading →

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BotCon reveal: Drag Strip

Posted on February 10, 2011 by OAFE

Dead End, Breakdown and now Drag Strip: A girl?! Neat! The original Drag Strip was obsessed with winning at all costs, and that's pretty gender-neutral. Let's hear it for diversity! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Transformers BotBots Wizengreen review Too much … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, February 10

Posted on February 10, 2011 by OAFE

The OAFEnet Email Update has more meat than a Taco Bell taco. Old Toys Month keeps creaking right along, with a full week's worth of new reviews. Everybody really got into the spirit, too, because even the new things we … Continue reading →

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(Very very) Old Toys Month

Posted on February 10, 2011 by OAFE

Every February we celebrate "Old Toys Month," a sort of counter-programming to all the Toy Fair hype from every other site. Today, though, we're going to go a bit "older" than we usually do - we're going back four millennia.

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #4

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Rustin Parr

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>The real reason we're sad to miss Thanksgiving next week Darth Revan addendum Larry Hama - the action figure! Meet Gar-Tan Rustin's Spoils of the Week #13

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First Transformers: Prime toys appear

Posted on February 8, 2011 by OAFE

Hasbro decided to throw fans a bone yesterday, showing off the first TF: Prime figures. of course, rather than showing them off themselves, or sending the images to fansites, the reveals were spread around on various pop-culture sites: <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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