Yearly Archives: 2012

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>Fall of Cybertron Bruticus addendum Rustin's Spoils of the Week #153 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #163 Flippin' through Previews - August '13 Flippin' through Previews - December '13

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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! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>SDCC 2012 Panels - Solomon Kane Rustin's Spoils of the Week #70.5 SDCC 2012 … Continue reading →

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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>John Carpenter's "The Thing" 1982 toy commercial Rustin's Spoils of the Week #230 Marauder Task Force Gaming Figures GI Joe Swamp-Viper addendum Flippin' through Previews - July '11

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This week in comicshops - 07/11

Posted on July 9, 2012 by OAFE

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

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Flippin' through Previews - July '12

Posted on July 8, 2012 by OAFE

It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in September. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>You say you want a He-Man Christmas sweater? Walking … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #62 - Cyberdyne Assault

Posted on July 7, 2012 by yo go re

#62 - Cyberdyne Assault exclusive Here's a first: we've never done one of these quickie blog reviews on a con exclusive before. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #169 Flippin' through Previews - April '14 Toys vs. … Continue reading →

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