Monthly Archives: July 2012

SDCC 2012 Panels - Star Wars: Collectibles Update

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Despite Saturday being the semi-official "Star Wars Day" at SDCC Friday morning is host to back-to-back Star Wars Collectible panels. First up is Star Wars: Collectibles Update featuring the myriad of not-Hasbro companies producing SW collectibles - Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Following the Indie Toymakers panel I headed over to Ballroom 20 for the Comic-Con doc panel. I have a very love/Hate relationship with depictions of "nerd culture" as it pretty much just leaves me with a huge chip on my … Continue reading →

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SDCC '12 - Day 2: Thursday 7/12

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rustin Parr

I started the day right early, early, so that I could be sure to get into town and score a parking spot with relative ease. Thus it was that I, for the first time in my life, entered the San … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - DC Collectibles

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rustin Parr

DC Direct was the first toy company to hold a panel at SDCC and was a major fixture for its several years of recurrence. Actually, yo go re and I first unknowingly encountered one-another at the DCD panel (when he … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Independent Toymakers Roundtable: Turning Characters into Toys

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Rustin Parr

This panel grabbed my attention by including the simple three letter word "toy" and billed many Indie Toymakers as panelists (though I barely recognized any of the names) so I figured, what the heck - let's make this happen! <i>And … Continue reading →

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SDCC '12 - Day 1: Wednesday 7/11

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Comic-Con 2012 has officially begun! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #159 Squashing the rumors about NECA's Balrog Alien: what's wrong with NECA's motion tracker? Flippin' Through Previews - August '07 Alien vs. Predator mini-comic tribute

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, July 12

Posted on July 12, 2012 by OAFE

The OAFEnet email is crowded into a room with 140,000 other sweaty nerds. And it's too many! Okay, here's what you want first: Rustin's SDCC reports. You can find them all just by following the SDCC 2012 tag.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2012

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Rustin's coverage of the 42nd annual San Diego Comic-Conventional International and our reviews of the multitude of fine collectibles bought there within!

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Book review: "Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture"

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rustin Parr

I can always tell when Comic-Con is near because my inbox starts filling up with floods of Press related emails. Usually these are generic "come to our booth" or "check out this indie film" press releases but every once in … Continue reading →

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The Hero Project

Posted on July 10, 2012 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Illusion is the ultimate weapon Flippin' Through Previews - September '10 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #154 Joe Friday: Skyduster addendum Mounties vs. Werewolves

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