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ATFC '13 - Day 2: Playmates

Okay, really it's just TMNT. Photography! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Ninjas will strike where you least expect Final Faction: Rumble in the Big Apple Rustin's Spoils of the Week #221 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #116 TMNT x GI Joe: … Continue reading →

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ATFC '13 - Day 2: Mattel

Photos are here! Look at unmoving images of things you saw before! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Two sides of Batman v. Superman He-Man and the Masters of the Alphabet '80s Childhood Royal Rumble Mattel's distribution woes Rustin's Spoils of the … Continue reading →

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ATFC '13 - Day 2: Bridge Direct

Pictures of a most engaging sort. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>A quick look at DST's Merry and Pippin Rustin's Spoils of the Week #117 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #39 Minimate Mini-Review #319 - Pippin & Uruk-hai Crossbowman Rustin's Spoils … Continue reading →

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ATFC '13 - Day 2: Bandai

And here are the photos! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #210 ATFC '13 - Day 4: Funko POP! Mighty Morphin Ninja Rangers Godzilla Mystery Minis - SpaceGodzilla review ATFC '12 - Day 4: Bandai

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The Greater York Toy Extravaganza 2012

Thanks, Captain Murphy! Have you ever been to a comicbook show in a hotel? You know, the kind that's scarcely more than a targeted yard sale? Or perhaps you've gone to the mall on a weekend when they're having a … Continue reading →

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Retro Con Optimus Prime

This Sunday, there's a toy and memorabilia show called Retro Con happening in Philadelphia. It's dedicated to all the properties of the '80s that nerds like us love, as you can tell from the Retro Con logo on this Optimus … Continue reading →

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GI Joe and the Transformers #6

In today's review of the Sockwave HISS, we said that the packaging was styled like a comicbook, pretending that the GI Joe and the Transformers comic ran for more than four issues. And just like last year, we wanted to … Continue reading →

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Fall of Cybertron Bruticus addendum

Like we said in today's review, Fall of Cybertron Bruticus comes in a really impressive box. The back has blocks of color to represent the Combaticons, while the front has an image of Bruticus stomping on Jazz: <i>And now, some … Continue reading →

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Batman addendum

Swamp Thing, Plastic Man, even the Wonder Twins all came in fancy, over-designed boxes. And there have been ones with play features before, like Man-Bat and Solomon Grundy, but even they don't hold a candle to this year's. The outer … Continue reading →

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SDCC '12 - Day 5: Sunday 7/15

And here we are, at the end, the finale. What mysteries of both High and Low await, what fortunes shall unfold? Only the massive horde exiting the Con, pictured below, can know for sure. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>SDCC '12 … Continue reading →

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