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SDCC 2015 - Mattel Collector: Mattypalooza!

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Rustin Parr

Mattypalooza was at the exact same time as Hasbro's Star Wars panel (which was a real dick-move by SDCC to fans) but the allure of a Toyguru-less Matty outweighed the general assumption that Hasbro couldnt say much about The Force … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2015 - Day 2 (Thursday)

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Rustin Parr

I decided to sleep in a bit and hit the show a little after it opened to skip the fun of line-waiting, as there is so very much of that at SDCC these days, so I grabbed a quick breakfast … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2015 - JAKKS Collector Toys: Star Wars, DC, TMNT, Nintendo, Warcraft and More!

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Rustin Parr

Next up was Jakks' first Comic-Con panel ever, no doubt a result of Scott "Toy Guru" Neitlich recently joining their team. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: Zombie Hulk Hogan SDCC 2015 - Diamond Select Toys Round-up

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SDCC 2015 - DC Collectibles

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Rustin Parr

DC Direct had the unenviable task of being the first toy manufacturer panel of the Con, hosting their presentation just one paltry hour after the Exhibitor Hall doors opened and when most folks are still seeing the sights and attempting … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2015 - Day 1 (Wednesday)

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Rustin Parr

And we're off! After learning, again, that Southern Californian traffic can not be trusted I made it my business to hit the road early. While I did avoid traffic in San Diego, I still got stuck in some very annoying … Continue reading →

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San Diego Comic-Con 2015

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Rustin Parr

Your one-stop shop for all of OAFE's coverage of the 2015 San Diego Comic Convention!

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The long-lost BotCon 2011 script reading

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Sprocket

Well well well, look what's finally surfaced! That's the professional voice-actor (and Vangelus) reading of The Stunti-Con Job, which FunPub has been promising for years now that they would eventually release. Thankfully someone has gotten sick of waiting, because the … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Mad Max vehicles

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Poe Ghostal

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our selection today is N2 Toys' Mad Max: The Road Warrior vehicles. Before being shamed into changing their name due to their … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #146

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Rustin Parr

SDCC has been a bit of a mixed bag for shopping the last couple of years, but Comic-Con 2014 turned out to be remarkably fortuitous for me. I think that's mainly because I had held off on certain lines or … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Madballs Series 3 and 4

Posted on October 12, 2014 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Basic Fun Inc.'s third series of Madballs. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Madballs Blind Bags - Wolf Breath review … Continue reading →

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