Category Archives: commentary

Minimate Mini-Review #389 - Strong Guy

Posted on April 4, 2020 by yo go re

#389 - Strong Guy <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - August '11 X-Men Retro Collection: Rogue exclusive review Rustin's Spoils of the Week #229 Marvel Legends Storm addendum Fangverine

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You are not the world's biggest Transformers fan

Posted on October 15, 2019 by OAFE

Or at least not the biggest sucker, because it's bad form on our part to equate "fandom" with "blind willingness to spend money." Anyway, some bloke spent $150,000 on the Transformers: Earth Wars game. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Some clever … Continue reading →

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Nighthawk Begins

Posted on June 9, 2019 by OAFE

As you learned today, Nighthawk takes his name from a fandom hoax. At least, that's the story Roy Thomas tells: Richard Kyle had once pulled a fandom hoax by making fanzine-publishers Don and Maggie Thompson print a piece about an … Continue reading →

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Geek Speak: the Wolverine Corollary

Posted on April 1, 2019 by OAFE

As posited in today's review, a female character wearing a specific costume will always look better than her male counterpart wearing the same thing, as currently evidenced by Laura Kinney as the All-New Wolverine. Sorry, Logan, but Laura just looks … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends: Captain Marvel review

Posted on March 1, 2019 by yo go re

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: Marvel Legends Blade (and Deadpool) Marvel Legends Fans' Choice poll ML11: Vision review "Avengers: Endgame" Comic Series: Union Jack review Infinity War trailer made with toys

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

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Poe Ghostal

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. <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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Two-- no, THREE surprising pieces of Toys "R" Us news

Posted on October 2, 2018 by OAFE

First, The Washington Post reported that two of the three owners of TRU have set aside money to give the ex-workers severance pay: Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts - two of the three firms that bought Toys R Us … Continue reading →

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Why I'm not excited about Hasbro's SDCC sale

Posted on August 12, 2018 by yo go re

Tomorrow at some indeterminate time, Hasbro's Comic-Con exclusives will go up for sale on their site. And honestly, it's a little hard to care. Let's look at some of the more interesting offerings: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Transformers: Legends Class … Continue reading →

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Mattel's stupid SDCC 2018 plan

Posted on June 30, 2018 by OAFE

Mattel has always been the #1 name in bad decisions, especially when it comes to their convention exclusives. But this year, they really seem to have reached new heights of idiocy. Or is that depths? Here are the official instructions … Continue reading →

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A quick look at the Toys "R" Us website

Posted on June 16, 2018 by OAFE

From someone on Twitter: I just saw this and I swear I cried. I don't think it's really hit me, even though I got to visit my childhood TRU. This just wrecked me. "Thanks to each of you who shared … Continue reading →

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