Monthly Archives: September 2016

Soon Forget: Hero Mashers Monsters

Posted on September 30, 2016 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Hasbro's Hero Mashers Monsters. The Monsters would have been an expansion of Hasbro's Hero Masher line, which also … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, September 29

Posted on September 29, 2016 by OAFE

There's no debating the OAFEnet Email Update.

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Marvel Legends addendum: dat (Spider) body!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by OAFE

By not sculpting the web lines onto their newest Spider-Man body, Hasbro ensured they could reuse it for any number of characters. Here's a list of everyone who uses it: Pizza Spidey Spider-Man 2099 Scarlet Spider Black Ant Superior Venom … Continue reading →

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This week in comicshops - 09/28

Posted on September 26, 2016 by OAFE

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

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Minimate Mini-Review #313 - Gandalf the White & King Theoden

Posted on September 24, 2016 by yo go re

#313 - Gandalf the White/King Theoden And now, some more OAFEry:Boromir says... Toy sculptors as toys Minimate Mini-Review #318 - Boromir & Merry Minimate Mini-Review #319 - Pippin & Uruk-hai Crossbowman Rustin's Spoils of the Week #86

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This November, there's only one choice

Posted on September 23, 2016 by OAFE

The US election is coming up soon. Clearly you can't vote for Trump, because he's a bigoted attention whore who's bankrupted every company he's ever touched and is actively courting white supremacists, and clearly you can't vote for Clinton because... … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, September 22

Posted on September 22, 2016 by OAFE

The OAFEnet Email Update is going to tell everybody your secrets, Andy.

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Get ready to watch the Toy Wars

Posted on September 21, 2016 by OAFE

Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies that Make Them, a book detailing the rivalry between Hasbro and Mattel, is being adapted to an Amazon original series starring Josh Gad. Via Deadline: Journalist and novelist … Continue reading →

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This week in comicshops - 09/21

Posted on September 19, 2016 by OAFE

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

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Minimate Mini-Review #312 - Legolas & Gimli

Posted on September 18, 2016 by yo go re

#312 - Legolas/Gimli Well, it's finally happened: I've run out of new Minimates. Luckily, these things have been around forever, and I've got an impressive backlog! And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #39 Supervillain primary debate Rustin's … Continue reading →

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