Category Archives: ToyBiz

Soon Forget: ToyBiz Husk

Posted on December 27, 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 ToyBiz's Husk. Paige Guthrie, Cannonball's little sister, would have been part of the Generation X line, though how … Continue reading →

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Venom Legends Phage addendum

Posted on November 15, 2020 by OAFE

Today's Venom Legends Phage review said the Life Foundation Symbiotes all got their names from old toys. Let's take a look. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #119 Enjoy 10 hours of Venom's yule log Spider-Man Marvel … 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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Keep those masks on tight

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Poe Ghostal

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: Spider-Man Beetle repaint Rustin's Spoils of the Week #191 Flippin' Through Previews - March '07 Selectively stocking at Toys "Я" Us Marvel Legends addendum: dat (big) body!

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The Evolution of the Living Laser

Posted on June 7, 2019 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's Living Laser review, the toy we got is the modern look, not the classic. Here, as proof, is what he looked like as a human: (That's not his first costume, but it is his best-known.) <i>And … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Marvel's Dire Wraith

Posted on October 10, 2017 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 Dire Wraith. Today's Revolution box set featured IDW's version of the Dire Wraiths, but ToyBiz almost made … 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? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Behind the Laughter Wolverine seeing Daken wear all his old costumes … 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 2028. <i>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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