Category Archives: commentary

A heavily detailed post about The Hunger Games

Posted on February 28, 2012 by yo go re

Hi, folks, yo here. I found NECA's Hunger Games figures today, so this seemed like a good opportunity to share with you everything I know about the series.

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How Mattel Can Fix MOTUC

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Monkey Boy

Full disclosure: I'm not the biggest Mattel fan. And I'm even less a fan of their Masters of the Universe Classics (aka MOTUC) line. I used to collect Mattel's various DC lines, and I bought the Ghostbusters II set on … Continue reading →

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Why we support the fight against SOPA and PIPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by yo go re

To begin with, read this article about a hip-hop website that got taken down by the government for completely fraudulent reasons, and the headache they had to go through to get reinstated. And then this one, which shows why GoDaddy … Continue reading →

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood addendum

Posted on January 8, 2012 by yo go re

Today we reviewed NECA's Player Select Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Unhooded Ezio (Legendary Assassin) exclusive. Here, enjoy the Zero Punctuation review of the game: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - March '07 Flippin' through Previews - September '12 Rustin's … Continue reading →

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Gareb Shamus vs. The Gutters

Posted on December 5, 2011 by yo go re

Let me start this post with one word: "allegedly." Because if this story is true, then Gareb Shamus, former head of the Wizard empire, is a small, petty man who will gladly use his withered connections to other industries to … Continue reading →

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Posted in comics, commentary, Hasbro | Tagged | 4 Comments

"Adult toys" for tots

Posted on December 4, 2011 by OAFE

This story recently appeared on The Huffington Post: Pleasures, an Alabama adult toy store with a drive-thru window, is holding a charity drive to benefit Toys For Tots and the Save the Ta-Tas. As incentive, persons who donate a toy … Continue reading →

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Stupid woman complains, Sam's Club pulls Bible from shelves

Posted on November 26, 2011 by OAFE

You may already be familiar with The Brick Testament - the site's been running since 2001, so you've had plenty of time to find it (or have it shown to you by friends).

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Posted in commentary, Lego, news | 5 Comments

Binge Opening

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Compulsive behavior is a significant part of many people's collecting habits, certainly mine included. This manifests itself not only in what and how we collect but what and how we deal with those collections. One such rut I can get … Continue reading →

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The Cardback Quandry

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Every figure has one, most of the time they are specific to the toy and can certainly be a hot-button design issue, but what do you do with them? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Creepy realistic Ninja Turtles Soon Forget: Playmates … Continue reading →

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Posted in commentary, DST, Hasbro, Playmates | Tagged | 7 Comments

R.I.P. Spawn Message Board

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Last Friday, with little fanfare, the Spawn Message Board shut down permanently. While not wholly surprising it is still a significant personal loss to some of us here at OAFE. 1997 - 2011

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Posted in commentary, McFarlane, news | 15 Comments