Category Archives: Hasbro

Indiana Jones: Adventure Series Rene Belloq (Ceremonial) review

Posted on August 5, 2023 by yo go re

Sorry, everybody - I went to take a picture of the pre-stock clearance for you, and the store had finally gotten some figures in! Better... four months late than never, I guess? (Still no Indy, obviously.) <i>And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends Reavers

Posted on July 30, 2023 by OAFE

Donald Pierce Lady Deathstrike Skullbuster Pretty Boy Reese Bonebreaker Lady Deathstroke wasn't technically a member of the Reavers, but she hung around them often enough to make her inclusion make sense. The team won't really be complete until we get … Continue reading →

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Indiana Jones: Adventure Series Marion Ravenwood review

Posted on July 29, 2023 by yo go re

Congratulations to the Indiana Jones Adventure Series on being the first toyline to hit clearance before it even hit shelves! That's right, my Target doesn't have anything but the exclusives yet, but they've yellow-tagged the pegs where the standard line … Continue reading →

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Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of our own actions!

Posted on July 23, 2023 by OAFE

Oops! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: ToyBiz USAgent Rustin's Spoils of the Week #39 Flippin' through Previews - February '15 Minimate Mini-Review #307 - Daredevil & Punisher Flippin' Through Previews - May '11

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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 #59, "Divergent Paths": Also … Continue reading →

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Transformers: Legacy Evolution Crashbar addendum

Posted on July 11, 2023 by OAFE

Some alternate assemblies mentioned in Crashbar's review: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>I need help fixing a Transformer Transformers BotBots Glam Glare Fancy Flare review Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2 Transformers BotBots Avocando & Peary Peculiar reviews Garbage Pail Kids fan … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Mon*Star

Posted on June 25, 2023 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Kenner's SilverHawks Mon*Star. There was one Mon*Star toy, in his powered-up form, but only its swappable head gave … Continue reading →

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We always said Mountain Dew was Toxic

Posted on June 20, 2023 by OAFE

Someone noticed the upcoming Transformers Legacy "Toxitron Collection" seemed to have an unlikely inspiration: That's Laser Cycle as Mountain Dew Ice, G2 Mirage as Major Melon, G2 Jazz as Mountain Dew LiveWire, G2 Sideswipe as Baja Flash, and G2 Dead … Continue reading →

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Lampreys, Gyro-Vipers, BATs, Techno-Vipers

Posted on June 2, 2023 by OAFE

One more group to add to the big list of companies trying to rehabilitate their image through a bit of light rainbow-washing: First masks, now this? Cobra may be an evil terrorist organization, but they're not stupid. (via) <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Generations Nightbeat

Posted on May 30, 2023 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Hasbro's Transformers: Generations Nightbeat. Now, there was a Generations Nightbeat, under the "Thrilling 30" heading in 2014. It … Continue reading →

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