Author Archives: Poe Ghostal

Target Minimates

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

In today's new review of the Classic Spider-Man Minimates box set, yo mentioned that you could get all but one of the figures in that set by buying two-packs at Target. Jigga-huh? See, Target is getting an exclusive series of … Continue reading →

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Gears of War

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

Like many gamers, I first encountered the first-person shooter genre with Doom. As an adolescent who grew up playing Predator in the backyard, I was immediately mesmerized by its blend of science fiction, monsters, and blowing the crap out of … Continue reading →

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A horror-related question

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

I just have to say - do Jason, Freddy and Leatherface really sell as well as they seem to, judging from the way toy companies go after the license? They've had toys from McFarlane and NECA, and even had several … Continue reading →

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Evil Dead: Regeneration

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

I became a fan of the Evil Dead films around age 15, when the films were so obscure my parents had to buy used tapes from a Canadian video store to get me them for Christmas. By the time I … Continue reading →

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Living Dead

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

In 1968, a relatively unknown filmmaker named George Romero made a little film called Night of the Living Dead. Though relatively low-budget, it became one of the earliest cult films and spawned an entire sub-genre of horror movies that continue … Continue reading →

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Poe - Top Ten Toys of All Time

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

There are no new reviews since last time, so I thought I'd throw this up - it's a list of my (current) top ten toys of all time. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #156 The homagiest … Continue reading →

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New reviews

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

Now that yo go re has vented his spleen with a rant and an unprovoked calumny on Rustin's and my sentiments on articulation (and while Rustin has a definite "sculpt is more important than articulation" angle, I've always been a … Continue reading →

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New reviews

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

It's Goblin Week at OAFEnet - we always like to have a theme - and we've put up a few reviews since the last post: yo go re's review of Mr. Freeze from The Batman; yo's review of Batgirl from … Continue reading →

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The Search for Supes I

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Poe Ghostal

First off, an introduction - I'm Poe Ghostal, a founder of OAFEnet, where I still write the occasional review every other year. For instance, check out my review of the DC Superheroes Superman - my first review since October 2004!

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ToyFare #99

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Just a quick note - I wrote a very small sidebar piece for this month's ToyFare (#99). It's the "What's In Store" section on page 111. I'm scheduled to write this section for a while (or at least the next … Continue reading →

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