Category Archives: Marvel

Marvel Legends: Joe Fixit Hulk exclusive review

Posted on October 9, 2023 by yo go re

Joe Fixit, Bruce Banner's alter-alter-ego, trades scruples for extra intelligence, giving him the will and the way to act outside the moral boundaries of both Bruce and The Hulk. Hey look, it's that Build-A-Figure I completed, with minorly new paint. … Continue reading →

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Alex Ross' Iron Man

Posted on September 25, 2023 by OAFE

Here, direct from 1991, is Alex Ross' original design for Iron Man, which eventually became the "Heroes Return" armor:

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West Coast Avengers comparison

Posted on September 20, 2023 by OAFE

From today's review: And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #71 - Black Panther & 90s Storm Prime Ultron vs. Ultimate Ultron Spider-Man Legends Silk addendum Minimate Mini-Review #247 - Superior Spider-Man & Ultimate Electro Minimate Mini-Review #365 - Holographic Iron … Continue reading →

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"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" Movie Series: Wasp review

Posted on September 14, 2023 by yo go re

And now, some more OAFEry:Marvel Legends: Dani Moonstar exclusive review The Fourth of July meets the Avengers SDCC 2011 - the Avengers revealed Rustin's Spoils of the Week #98 Minimate Mini-Review #21 - Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver

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HasLab Giant-Man size comparison

Posted on September 8, 2023 by OAFE

In case you can't picture how big a 24" Giant-Man would be, Dwight Stall has provided a picture next to ToyBiz's Build-A-Figure: And now, some more OAFEry:Avengers vs. the Transformers I see a Warlock and I want it painted black … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends addendum: dat (Hulk) body

Posted on September 5, 2023 by OAFE

Will there someday be as many Hulks as there are Iron Men or Wolverines? Let's keep track of this body and find out. Here's a list of everyone who uses it: Marvel Comics 80th Anniversary Retro Collection (Gray) Retro Collection … Continue reading →

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They pretend you can beat him by going outside

Posted on September 2, 2023 by OAFE

And now, some more OAFEry:"Avengers 2" Movie Series: War Machine review ML11: Vision review Rustin's Spoils of the Week #161 Minimate Mini-Review #266 - Half-Masked Spider-Man & Agent Coulson SDCC 2011 - Hasbro: Marvel

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Spider-Verse Jessica Drew addendum

Posted on August 14, 2023 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here is one of the earlier designs for Jessica Drew, before it was decided to make her black: You can really see the Kris Anka influence there. And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #372 - … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: "Missile Fighters" Cable

Posted on August 13, 2023 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is a ToyBiz Cable. Reader Nance asked about this recently in relation to another set of unreleased X-Men: "Wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Re-creating Uncanny X-Men #275

Posted on July 26, 2023 by OAFE

In honor of today's Retro Collection Wolverine review, here's the comic that inspired him and both "Strike Force" box sets: And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #351 - Mojo & Spiral Rustin's Spoils of the Week #207 Kotobukiya X-Men Jean … Continue reading →

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