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Top 10 Harry Potter toys NECA should have made

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Shocka

One of the key differences between J.K. Rowling's fascinating, popular franchise Harry Potter and other fads born from children's franchises, like, say, Twilight, is that Harry Potter is actually really good. Rowling created a world of fascinating characters, both likeable … 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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Top 10 Valve action figures NECA should make

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Shocka

Last week E3 happened, and there were lots of people going nuts over the unveiling on Nintendo's new console, and a new Halo, and blah blah blah. The real announcement is that everyone's favourite toy company, NECA, has acquired the … Continue reading →

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The BotCon box set - Part 1

Posted on June 11, 2011 by yo go re

BotCon 2011 was last weekend, and this year's theme was all about Transformers: Animated. The figures, the comic, the guests, the cosplayers... it was heavy with Animated presence. And as a huge fan of Animated, I hated missing out. But … Continue reading →

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NECA's making Robocop - now here's what I want.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by yo go re

So yesterday, NECA quietly revealed that they'll be making a Robocop figure: Now, we've already had a really quite good Robocop figure in the Movie Maniacs line, but NECA has a reputation for upping the quality of figures that McFarlane … Continue reading →

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Lights, camera, ACTION (figures)!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by OAFE

Today yo reviewed the George Lucas in Stormtrooper Disguise figure, and mentioned that he's just one of several directors who have their own action figures. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>C2E2 2017 Minimate Mini-Review #337 - Bruce Banner's Hulkbuster & The … Continue reading →

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Integrating Marvel Select

Posted on January 31, 2011 by OAFE

As toy fans, we want to mingle our collections. Collectors want to make displays of all their favorite characters, and sure, sometimes those displays are themed strictly by company or even by character (all the Iron Men in one place, … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern Week headers

Posted on December 30, 2010 by OAFE

Day One Arkillo Day Two Kyle Rayner Day Three Black Hand Day Four Black Lantern Abin Sur Day Five Mongul Day Six Maash & Low Day Seven Manhunters

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Marvel Week headers

Posted on November 17, 2010 by OAFE

Day One: Valkyrie & Hulk Day Two: Age of Apocalypse Day Three: Deadpool & Warpath Day Four: New Mutants Day Five: Ghost Rider Day Six: Black Widow & Winter Soldier Day Seven: Captain America Through the Ages

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The Top 10 toys of 2009

Posted on June 21, 2010 by OAFE

No, this isn't our ToY Award - that's different. This is an AP article about toys being shipped from China. Panjiva, a company that tracks international trade, looked at the 40 biggest films from the past 18 months, then checked … Continue reading →

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