Category Archives: Marvel

Minimate Mini-Review #345 - Skurge & Grandmaster

Walgreens' Minimates figures have, thus far, been limited to Marvel's animated series. But with the pending release of Thor: Ragnarok, they finally get to expand beyond that. Like Toys Я Us, they're getting a mix of widely available and exclusive … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #344 - Carrion & Scarlet Spider

#344 - Carrion/Scarlet Spider <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Hypno-Hustler addendum Minimate Mini-Review #266 - Half-Masked Spider-Man & Agent Coulson Flippin' Through Previews - October '10 Marvel in the '70s Superposeable Spider-Man addendum

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"Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2" Movie Series: Star-Lord review

At our standard rate of one Marvel review every Monday, I currently have enough figures waiting to carry us, unbroken, into February. So since we reviewed a Star-Lord figure today, let's review another as an addendum. <i>And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #343 - Black Bolt & Medusa

#343 - Black Bolt/Medusa <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Marvel Legends addendum: dat (Spider) body! Whip It Out And Measure It Marvel Legends: dat (tall) body Marvel Legends addendum: dat body! Marvel Legends Inhumans

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Marvel Legends "Battle for Asgaard" addendum

As promised in today's review, here are the poems on the outside of the Thor set's packaging: Set your fates, ye mortal souls And resolve them to be true For Midgard's mortal curses are naught To she whose wants are … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends addendum: dat (teen) body

Hasbro created a specific body for teen girl heroes long before creating one for boys, but now they're catching up. Here's a list of everyone who uses it: Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man (comic) Ultimate Spider-Men (animated) Nova Into the Spider-Verse … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #338 - Ms. Marvel & Kang the Conqueror

#338 - Ms. Marvel/Kang The Conqueror <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #37 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #69 "Secret Wars: Carol Corps" #1 variant "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" Comic Series: Ultron review Fantastic Four Marvel … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Secret Wars Dazzler

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Mattel's Dazzler. Looking to build a flanker brand for their Masters of the Univrrse, in 1984 Mattel got … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #337 - Bruce Banner's Hulkbuster & The Leader

#337 - Bruce Banner's Hulkbuster/The Leader <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>A reality show we'd probably watch "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Comic Series: Stilt-Man Build-A-Figure addendum Live-action Marvel Zombies Rustin's Spoils of the Week #32 Toy sculptors as toys

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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" Movie Series: Spider-Man review

Marvel and Sony have both said that the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel will not feature the number "2" in its title, and will instead continue the naming convention of Spider-Man: (subtitle). Personally, we're hoping for Spider-Man: Prom. When crime hits the … Continue reading →

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