Category Archives: Art Asylum

Madballs at Five Below

Posted on October 15, 2025 by OAFE

Remember the Target Madball knockoffs? You can now get them - and several others - at Five Below: It's still a mix of stolen designs and more original work, but if you missed them before, you now have a second … Continue reading →

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Madballs at Target

Posted on September 28, 2025 by OAFE

Okay, they're not technically Madballs, they're "Mutant Monsters"... which are just knockoffs of Madballs. The green one is Slobulus (from Amtoy in the '80s) and the blue one is Repvile (from Art Asylum in the '00s), and the red one … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: The Mummy Minimates

Posted on June 26, 2022 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is The Mummy Minimates four-pack. This set would have been part of Series 3 of the Universal Monsters Minimates … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #400 - The Governor & Bruce & Jaw Zombie

Posted on October 31, 2020 by yo go re

#400 - The Governor/Bruce <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Scarlet Witch addendum: Multiverse of Madness Series 2 The homagiest cover to ever homage Walking Dead Mystery Minis: Rick Grimes review Walking Dead Mystery Minis: Michonne, Mike & Terry reviews Minimate Mini-Review … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #399 - Hooded Michonne & Gabe & Crawling Zombie

Posted on October 17, 2020 by yo go re

#399 - Hooded Michonne/Gabe/Crawling Zombie <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Maximum Zombies civilian Shaun of the Dead in Lego form Vitruvian HACKS 2020 Deluxe Advent Calendar review - Day 6 Flippin' through Previews - August '15 Marvel Zombies Mystery Minis - … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #398 - Prison Lori & Shoulder Zombie & Alice

Posted on October 3, 2020 by yo go re

#398 - Alice/Shoulder Zombie/Prison Lori <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Walking Dead Mystery Minis: Carl review Soon Forget: Zombie Hulk Hogan Vitruvian HACKS 2020 Deluxe Advent Calendar review - Day 12 Flippin' through Previews - June '14 Zombie Lab: Zoe (E006) … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #397 - The Undead Cartographer

Posted on September 19, 2020 by yo go re

#397 - Undead Cartographer Happy "Talk Like a Pirate" Day! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>At least they'd be affordable? Zombie Lab: head sculpture set Need, want, have Rustin's Spoils of the Week #146 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #7

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Minimate Mini-Review #396 - Spider-Slayer

Posted on May 24, 2020 by yo go re

#396 - Spider-Slayer <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #380 - Maximum Carnage & Demogoblin Eventually Disney will own - and combine - everything Truth in Journalism Marvel Legends addendum: dat body! Geeks for Tots: Win Stuff and Help Kids!

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Minimate Mini-Review #395 - Mysterio & Hydro-Man

Posted on May 16, 2020 by yo go re

#395 - Mysterio/Hydro-Man <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #364 - Sinister Six Iron Spider & Sinister Six The Spot On the topic of the new Spider-Man suit Spider-Man Homecoming: Vulture's wings were made wrong Minimate Mini-Review #51 - Classic … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #394 - Black Costume Spider-Man & Kraven the Hunter

Posted on May 10, 2020 by yo go re

#394 - Black Costume Spider-Man/Kraven the Hunter <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Avengers vs. the Transformers How far has toymaking come in 10 years? Minimate Mini-Review #360 - Spider Sense Peter Parker & Chameleon Flippin' through Previews - February '14 Life … Continue reading →

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