Category Archives: Mattel

DC Universe Classics 17: Star Sapphire Wonder Woman review

Posted on July 25, 2011 by yo go re

Wonder Woman has always been a warrior and a peacemaker. After Nekron seized control of her, converting Wonder Woman into one of his Black Lanterns, a Violet Power Ring found her and severed her connection to the forces of death. … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2011 - Day 3, Saturday

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Saturday, O Saturday. You used to be the most dreaded day of the con, but now thanks to the massive siphoning power of A-List panels and their three-hour lines you are now just another day. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>DC … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2011 - Behind the Plastic panel

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Rustin Parr

One of the familiar highlights of the last decade have been Julius Marx's toy industry panels. This year was another strong lineup featuring: Jesse Falcon, Jason Lenzi, Scott Neitlich, Mike Schultz, David Vonner, Chuck Terceira and Jean St.Jean. As always … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2011 - Day 2, Friday

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Friday began not with a bang but with a whimper. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #193 Ghostbusters addendum Masters of the Universe meet King Ghidorah SDCC 2011 - DC Direct Panel Soon Forget: DC Multiverse Green … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2011 - Preview Night

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Comic-Con (you know which one) kicked off tonight in a blaze of ... stuff <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Green Lantern vs. Predator addendum Revisiting the 2009 Marvel Legends Concept Case Minimate Mini-Review #55 - Classic Iron Man & AIM Soldier … Continue reading →

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Integrating MotU Classics and 200X

Posted on July 11, 2011 by OAFE

As Rustin and yo have said since the Masters of the Universe Classics line started, the biggest drawback is the large size and the fact that they can't integrate with any other figures: they're too big to mix with anything … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #24

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Out on the road for another two weeks, these are a mix of the things I could find, needed to buy to stay sane, and were gifted by my Boss when i jokingly asked for Thor and Green Lantern toys. … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #23

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Back from travel and back to store shopping where I found a slew of good things, as well as more Minimates I'm not crazy about but compulsively bought in order to support the format. We'll also look at a couple … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #21

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Freshly returned from three weeks of travel I had quite a stellar find at Toys Я Us. Once more as the only major retailer to carry Minimates it proved to be a major hauling ground for one of my most … Continue reading →

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MOTUC Shadow Beast addendum

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Poe Ghostal

In today's review of the MotU Classics Shadow Beast, I raised the question of how this figure could so obviously be based on the old Filmation designs, when those are reportedly off-limits for the characters. Here's what Mattel had to … Continue reading →

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