Category Archives: DC Direct

yo - hey, DC Direct! Stop ignoring your fans!

Posted on November 18, 2007 by yo go re

This month's ToyFare published a letter from one Joe Lindsey of Fort Worth, TX. He wrote in with a whole list of questions, but here's the one that caught my eye: "I read the argument over less or more articulation … Continue reading →

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Booster Gold, changing history

Posted on May 26, 2007 by OAFE

DC doesn't operate on the same kind of timeline that Marvel does. In the Marvel Universe, if you travel back in time and change something, you create a new alternate reality that then has no bearing on your own. In … Continue reading →

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You'd better kiss your mama at the bus stop...

Posted on May 6, 2007 by OAFE

Today yo reviewed Mattel's new Steel figure in the DC Superheroes line, and declared it to be part five of "Mattel schools DC Direct," a continuing comparison of the ways in which even an old company set in its ways … Continue reading →

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yo - Blue Beetle addendum

Posted on May 4, 2007 by yo go re

So in today's review of the excellent Blue Beetle figure from DC Direct, I said BB has "a long and surprising history." Let's take a look: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Wendy's DC Heroes 2025 Set 5 exclusive review Flippin' through … Continue reading →

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yo - I created Elseworlds

Posted on March 30, 2007 by yo go re

Now, Rustin hates this story. It infuriates him every time I tell it (which, admittedly, will only be three times, counting this one). He says I'm insane, though he doesn't dispute the facts - just my interpretation of them. Here … Continue reading →

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Posted on July 24, 2006 by yo go re

The Special Edition of the Daily Planet that's packaged with Perry White is, amazingly enough, an actual newspaper. That is, it's not plastic and it has more than just squiggly lines printed on it. The accessory is actual paper with … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow's a "school" day

Posted on May 30, 2006 by OAFE

Tomorrow we're going to post a review of the new DC Superheroes Doomsday from Mattel. Since DCD already made a Doomsy of their own, this may be another installment of "DC Direct schools Mattel," a continuing comparison of the ways … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - The Final Product

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Sometimes I have to wonder... do toy companies actually care about their final product? It seems like more and more companies are focusing on how nice their prototypes look. Do these people actually see their final product? DCD to me … Continue reading →

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DIE, articulation!

Posted on April 23, 2006 by yo go re

I hate balljoints. No really, I do. If you've read any of my reviews (and you really should have, by now - go read one at random, odds are good I wrote it), then that's probably a pretty shocking statement. … Continue reading →

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DC Direct Batman "Hush" Huntress addendum

Posted on July 16, 2004 by yo go re

Like we said, Huntress's new costume did eventually get explained. Take it away, Gail: Hey, we just promised an explanation, not a good explanation... <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #219 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #177 … Continue reading →

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