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Twisted Xmas 2: A Twistmas Carol

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

Poe sez: yo suggested yesterday that McFarlane Toys create a second series of Twisted Xmas toys, this time based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Given that it's a ghost story featuring supernatural creatures, graveyards, corpses, and Victorian-era values ripe … Continue reading →

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The Ghost of Twisted Christmas Future

Posted on December 8, 2007 by yo go re

yo sez: I was talking with Poe earlier today, and the conversation got around to the McFarlane's Twisted Christmas Snowman and how it made Poe want a line based around Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. But what would this line … Continue reading →

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The great ToyBiz market flood of 2006

Posted on October 27, 2007 by OAFE

We all know that ToyBiz went overboard in 2006, rushing tons of figures out in order to get as much out of their Marvel license before Hasbro took over. When yo did the math, it turned out to be an … Continue reading →

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The Angles of the Geometry of Dissolution

Posted on October 2, 2007 by OAFE

In today's review of Transformers Titanium Cybertron Heroes: The Fallen, yo said the character was collecting Transformers he thought represented the "angles of the geometry of dissolution." So who and what were they? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Devastator is Devastator … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Marvel toys

Posted on September 15, 2007 by OAFE

The Hasbro Legends 2 Ultimate Wolverine joins a fairly large crowd - and no, we're not talking about all the ML Wolverines. The club in question is the ever-expanding ranks of the Ultimate Marvel Universe in toy form. Let's take … Continue reading →

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yo - if we have to have variations...

Posted on August 31, 2007 by yo go re

yo sez: When it comes to toys, variations are a fact of life. Not variants, mind you, but variations. Re-releases of old characters in new costumes. In Poe's column, he adds the caveat of "completely pointless" costumes, but a variation … Continue reading →

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Transformers Tuesday: Classics Mirage addendum

Posted on August 7, 2007 by OAFE

In today's review of Transformers Classics Mirage, yo mentioned that the car is covered in sponsor stickers, but didn't have the good common sense to tell you what any of them are. So here, for your information, are the jokes … Continue reading →

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Target Minimates

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

In today's new review of the Classic Spider-Man Minimates box set, yo mentioned that you could get all but one of the figures in that set by buying two-packs at Target. Jigga-huh? See, Target is getting an exclusive series of … Continue reading →

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Hellboy: Blood & Iron - animated easter eggs

Posted on June 24, 2007 by OAFE

In today's review of the new Gentle Giant Animated Hellboy figure and the Blood & Iron dvd, we mentioned that there were a few little Easter eggs in the film. Here's what you may have missed: <i>And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Geek Speak: Transformer Size Classes

Posted on June 19, 2007 by OAFE

When you read about Transformers online, you will often see people mentioning different size classes. Without any frame of reference, terms like Leader, Deluxe and Supreme don't mean much. However, it's actually a pretty clever scheme. Hasbro divides the TFs … Continue reading →

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