Category Archives: Mattel

Horde Prime addendum

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Shocka

So, today we reviewed the new MOTUC Horde Prime, a figure with a secret. A secret face. A face that no one saw until the figure shipped and they opened the blister and took the helmet off for themselves. So … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Behind the Plastic

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Every year Dan "Julius Marx" Pickett hosts a panel titled "Behind the Plastic" featuring a veritable "who's who" of Action Figure makers which it makes it one of my most anticipated panels of the Con. By this point, everyone has … Continue reading →

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SDCC Panels 2012 - Mattel & DC Comics: A Heroic Partnership

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Egads, where to start... there were a lot of technical difficulties surrounding getting their computer linked up to the projector, so the flow was fairly off. Since Scott Nietlich had already announced all of the "big DC news" at the … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Mattel: Mattypalooza 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rustin Parr

It was a mad dash from the Hasbro/SW Panel that basically gave me five minutes to get between two Panel Rooms that were literally as far apart as possible (7AB & 25ABC). <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>DKR Mutant Leader addendum … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #68

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rustin Parr

This week I once more found myself in the splendid metropolis of New York City. It was a quickie trip, but even with limited time one must always make some space for the Times Square Toys R Us and the … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #67

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Just in time for my need to conserve funds for Comic-Con Toys R Us goes and gets in a bunch of new Minimates and cuts the MIB3 prices in half - what's a man to do but buy buy BUY!? … Continue reading →

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Vintage '80s MotU Draego-Man

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Shocka

Today we reviewed the Four Horsemen's new Masters of the Universe character, Draego-Man. Since he was invented for the MotU Classics line, he doesn't have a vintage equivalent to compare him to. But if you're wondering what he may have … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #63

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Strap in OAFErs - I've got some lost time to make up for so this is another long one. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #70 Kick-Ass: Colonel Stars & Stripes addendum Rustin's Spoils of the Week … Continue reading →

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Serial killer Barbie

Posted on May 19, 2012 by OAFE

Maybe this is why she became a hoarder: to throw authorities off the track. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Joe Friday addendum: Still preoccupied with 1985 How to keep toys on their cards while still playing with them. Flippin' through Previews … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #59

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Rustin doesn't have super powers. But what he does have is the ability to review any collectible, no matter how small or trivial. That's all he does, but he does it better than anyone else in the history of the … Continue reading →

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