Monthly Archives: May 2012

Minimate Mini-Review #55 - Classic Iron Man & AIM Soldier

#55 - Classic Iron Man/AIM Soldier And now, some more OAFEry:"Avengers 2" Movie Series: War Machine review Iron Man's Hall of Armor Rustin's Spoils of the Week #202 Minimate Mini-Review #178 - Avengers vs. X-Men Whip It Out And Measure … Continue reading

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Serial killer Barbie

Maybe this is why she became a hoarder: to throw authorities off the track. And now, some more OAFEry:"Do you guys ever think about dying?" What if GI Joe were a romance comic? Z-"art"-an IDW leads the way to Hasbro's … Continue reading

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Soon Forget: GI Joe Adventure Team Dino Hunters

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Hasbro's two attempts to blend GI Joe and dinosaurs. Between 2009 and 2011, Hasbro had the Jurassic Park … Continue reading

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, May 17

The OAFEnet Email Update makes it in just under the wire!

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #61

My employer was kind enough to return me, for a week, to my beloved yester-home of Chicago. Whence there I, of course, made short business of re-acclimating myself to m'old hunting grounds. Unto me fell some reasonable luck and unto … Continue reading

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Godzilla vs. The Transformers

OAFEnet fun fact: due to his love of both Godzilla and Grimlock, this image is Poe Ghostal's tramp stamp. And now, some more OAFEry:Transformers BotBots Tamale Mal review Transformers BotBots Stinkosaurus Rex & exclusive Bum Sprout reviews The biggest properties … Continue reading

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This week in comicshops - 05/16

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

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Live the life of a Lego Master Builder

What if you got paid to play with Legos all day? That's what Lego master builder Erik Varszegi gets to do at the Lego headquarters in Connecticut. Grace Helbig checks out the facilities for an exclusive tour - and gets … Continue reading

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Minimate Mini-Review #54 - Origins Wolverine & Agent Zero

#54 - Origins Wolverine/Agent Zero And now, some more OAFEry:Soon Forget: ToyBiz Husk X-Men Legends addendum: More Morph "Secret Wars" #2 variant Flippin' through Previews - November '14 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #15

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Joe Friday addendum: Still preoccupied with 1985

Though it had begun three years earlier, 1985 was when GI Joe really got big. The cartoon began in earnest, and a lot of memorable, popular characters were introduced. With the release of Footloose, we now have one of the … Continue reading

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