Author Archives: Poe Ghostal

Fortnite: Skye & Ollie addendum

In today's review, yo said, "Let's hope Hasbro has plans to make a tall fight stand at some point." I may not follow Fortnite, but I do enjoy a good display stand, so this caught my attention. The good news … Continue reading

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The Piraka Rap (Extended)

And now, some more OAFEry:Masks of Power - Take 2! Xevoz Series 5: Rocka Huna Tag yourself - I'm "Jayko Cards Circus" The Makuta of Mushroom Nui A Bionicle flashback

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen two-pack review

It's been a week since Into the Spider-Verse opened, and while we won't be getting into spoilers today, I think we can all agree the film is fantastic. However, when it comes to toys, things are rather lacking. And now, … Continue reading

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Castle Grayskullman addendum: interview with creator Daniel Benedict

In preparation for today's Castle Grayskullman review, I conducted a brief interview with CGM creator Daniel Benedict. And now, some more OAFEry:Flippin' through Previews - June '12 Flippin' Through Previews - March '11 Up in Smoke Shocka: the latest Mattel/He-Man … Continue reading

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Poe Ghostal's "Top 10" votes

All month we've been naming the best toys of the past 10 years. And now we're going to show you how everybody voted. Here are Poe's rankings:

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Tomorrow is sale day on Matty Collector. To which we say, "good luck": And now, some more OAFEry:Todds R Us Rustin's Spoils of the Week #107 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #65 Flippin' through Previews - January '14 Minimate Mini-Review … Continue reading

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Conflicts of interest in reviewing

There's an article on Forbes today that's about the controversial Mass Effect 3 ending and the state of videogame reviewing. It's an interesting read, even if you're not a gamer, because it raises a lot of interesting questions about the … Continue reading

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Robocop addendum

In honor of today's review of the new NECA Robocop, here's a picture of the man himself taking down a Terminator: That is all. And now, some more OAFEry:Imaginext Blind Bagged Figures Series 8 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #32 … Continue reading

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MOTUC Shadow Beast addendum

In today's review of the MotU Classics Shadow Beast, I raised the question of how this figure could so obviously be based on the old Filmation designs, when those are reportedly off-limits for the characters. Here's what Mattel had to … Continue reading

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Duke Nukem addendum

Around 1993 or so, my dad finally bought a new computer to replace our family's aging IBM Compatible. While I had played a few computer games on that machine, almost all of them were adventure games like King's Quest, Police … Continue reading

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