Category Archives: ToyBiz

So it'd be $7.50 for a half Cogan, then?

Posted on June 15, 2022 by OAFE

And now, some more OAFEry:Transformographagizers 4: Age of Oreo-Bot A tour of Toys R Us in 1991 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #70.5 A boy and his dinosaur Goldberg addendum

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Soon Forget: ToyBiz "Fat Bat"

Posted on October 30, 2021 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is ToyBiz's "Fat Bat." This character, designed in 1995 by Marvel mainstay Ron Lim, would likely have been part … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: DC Multiverse "ToyBiz" Riddler

Posted on July 18, 2020 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Mattel's Riddler. This figure, shown off at Toy Fair 2019, is fundamentally identical to the DCUC16 Riddler, just … Continue reading →

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X-Men: Juggernaut addendum

Posted on February 13, 2017 by OAFE

Today we reviewed the classic X-Men Series 1 Juggernaut figure from ToyBiz. Do you remember that ToyBiz actually produced a TV commercial for this line? And now, some more OAFEry:X-Men Legends: House of X Magneto review "Secret Wars" #7 variant … Continue reading →

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X-Men Legends 2: Brown Costume Wolverine addendum

Posted on August 8, 2016 by OAFE

This picture of Wolverine is like the summer Olympics or the US presidential race: it happens every four years. Click on any of those to see their individual reviews, and we'll see you again in 2024. And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Homemade Heroes

Posted on April 24, 2016 by OAFE

In today's review of the Amazing Heroes Blank Slate figure, yo said that while other companies have made similar things in the past (a company called Spherewerx, for instance, seems to trade almost exclusively on this idea, with their "Create … Continue reading →

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Superposeable Spider-Man addendum

Posted on February 8, 2016 by OAFE

Today we reviewed the figure most commonly known as "McFarlane Spider-Man," though ToyBiz insists it's based on the art of J. Scott Campbell. yo says he's inclined to believe them, but not all of us are so sure. Here's a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on toy prices

Posted on August 22, 2015 by OAFE

As mentioned in our big birthday post the other day, we're continuing to work our way forward from the beginning of the site, updating old reviews so they look more modern. Reviews like Marvel Select "Origin" Wolverine. Updating these reviews … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #246 - Rescue & Robot Hulk

Posted on July 4, 2015 by yo go re

#246 - Rescue Armor Iron Man/Robot Hulk And now, some more OAFEry:"Thor: Ragnarok" Comic Series: Nine Realms Warriors (Odinson) review The Hulk: David Banner addendum "Avengers 2" Movie Series: War Machine review Do 7-Year-Olds Want to be a Geriatric College … Continue reading →

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Marvel's forgotten mutants

Posted on December 8, 2014 by yo go re

In today's review of Silver Samurai, I once again reiterated that the easiest way for a mutant to avoid the power-stripping effects of M-Day to not be someone people thought of as a mutant. Here's a (partial) list of those … Continue reading →

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