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Alex Ross's Captain Marvel

Posted on November 5, 2023 by OAFE

A few years ago, Alex Ross did a small pitch for Kurt Busiek's then-upcoming The Marvels comic. And now, some more OAFEry:Spoilers on toys Rustin's Spoils of the Week #147 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #180 Fortnite: the Nexus War … Continue reading →

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Wake up, it's Friday the 13th!

Posted on October 13, 2023 by OAFE

Ch-ch-ch-ch, ah-ah-ah-ah! (via) And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #163 Flippin' through Previews - September '15 Horror Classics Mystery Minis - Freddy vs. Jason reviews Rustin's Spoils of the Week #212 Flippin' through Previews - December '15

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Alex Ross' Iron Man

Posted on September 25, 2023 by OAFE

Here, direct from 1991, is Alex Ross' original design for Iron Man, which eventually became the "Heroes Return" armor:

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Shredder's colors

Posted on August 24, 2023 by OAFE

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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Spider-Verse Jessica Drew addendum

Posted on August 14, 2023 by OAFE

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. And now, some more OAFEry:Flippin' through Previews - … Continue reading →

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Re-creating Uncanny X-Men #275

Posted on July 26, 2023 by OAFE

In honor of today's Retro Collection Wolverine review, here's the comic that inspired him and both "Strike Force" box sets: And now, some more OAFEry:Professor X Minimate addendum X-Men Legends addendum: More Morph Xevoz Series 5: Ursa Khan Rustin's Spoils … Continue reading →

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GI Joe: Outback addendum

Posted on July 21, 2023 by OAFE

Outback may not have appeared on the cartoon, but he did appear in animation: as a way around advertising restrictions, Hasbro produced a handful of commercials for the GI Joe comicbook, including this one for issue #65, "Divergent Paths": Also … Continue reading →

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Kid Omega's non-omega costumes

Posted on July 8, 2023 by OAFE

Oof. You dodged some bullets there, Quentin. And now, some more OAFEry:DCSH Brainiac addendum Minimate Mini-Review #15 - Storm & Colossus Superman goes for a flight Rustin's Spoils of the Week #39 Minimate Mini-Review #86 - '90s Beast & '90s … Continue reading →

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Fangverine

Posted on July 2, 2023 by OAFE

Here is what Fang looked like when he was introduced in 1977's Uncanny X-Men #107: He, of course, was based on the Legionnaire, Timber Wolf, introduced in 1964: And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #21 Rustin's Spoils … Continue reading →

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Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3

Posted on June 27, 2023 by OAFE

Surprise! Part 2 wasn't the end of the race after all. Part 3 may not have been ready when Crasher went up, but now we finally get one: Vision-Impaired Transcript: Page 1 Panel 1: Apparently crossing the finish line in … Continue reading →

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