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GI Joe Classified Retro Series: Gung-Ho exclusive review

He blue. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>GI Joe Pursuit of Cobra: Jungle-Viper addendum Get ready to watch the Toy Wars GI Joe coming to Fortnite? GI Joe: Cobra Missile Command Headquarters Flippin' Through Previews - August '09

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Shredder's colors

Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 was published, in all its black and white glory, in 1984. For such a foundational comic, it's no surprise companies have taken any excuse they can to reprint it. Often that excuse involves … Continue reading →

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The Young Bucks appear on WWE

As mentioned in today's review, Matt and Nick Jackson, the Young Bucks, received a WWE tryout, but didn't end up getting a contract. That doesn't mean they never worked with the company, though. While the team of Miz and John … Continue reading →

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Spider-Verse Jessica Drew addendum

As mentioned in today's review, here is one of the earlier designs for Jessica Drew, before it was decided to make her black: You can really see the Kris Anka influence there. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Geeks for Tots: Win … Continue reading →

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We want this, NECA!

How do you make the Lawson Turtles better? Less Mirage, more Playmates: This amazing work is by Oscar Cano. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Children of the '90s Try to Explain '80s Cartoons Middle-Age Mutant Dayjob Tortoises Sculpting Toys with Scott … Continue reading →

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Recondo Down Unda

When GI Joe was exported from America, it didn't really make sense for them to be "A Real American Hero" anymore, so Action Force took the Joe characters and simply gave them different birthplaces. For example, GI Joe's Flint was … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends Reavers

Donald Pierce Lady Deathstrike Skullbuster Pretty Boy Reese Bonebreaker Lady Deathstroke wasn't technically a member of the Reavers, but she hung around them often enough to make her inclusion make sense. The team won't really be complete until we get … Continue reading →

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Indiana Jones: Adventure Series Marion Ravenwood review

Congratulations to the Indiana Jones Adventure Series on being the first toyline to hit clearance before it even hit shelves! That's right, my Target doesn't have anything but the exclusives yet, but they've yellow-tagged the pegs where the standard line … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Nickelodeon Zog

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' TMNT Zog. In 2015, with the Nick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toyline continuing along, Walmart got a … Continue reading →

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Re-creating Uncanny X-Men #275

In honor of today's Retro Collection Wolverine review, here's the comic that inspired him and both "Strike Force" box sets: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>X-Men Legends: House of X Charles Xavier review Secret Wars standees Marvel Legends Emma Frost addendum … Continue reading →

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