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ATFC '16 - Day 1: Hasbro - Transformers

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Sprocket

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>ATFC '16 - Day 1: Hasbro - Star Wars ATFC '16 - Day 2: Funko ATFC '16 - Day 3: DST - Diamond Select ATFC '16 - Day 3: DST - Minimates ATFC '16 - Day … Continue reading →

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ATFC '16 - Day 1: Square Enix

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Sprocket

Look, videogames: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>ATFC '16 - Day 2: Figma ATFC '16 - Day 3: Bif Bang Pow ATFC '16 - Day 3: Mattel/Mega Bloks ATFC '16 - Day 1: Hasbro - Marvel ATFC '16 - Day 2: … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: the Tomb Raider/TMNT connection

Posted on February 13, 2016 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Playmates' Casey Jones and Raphael. These figures, shown off at SDCC 2003, would have been paired together in … Continue reading →

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Vin Diesel, "Street Sharks" booth babe

Posted on January 26, 2016 by OAFE

From Toy Fair 1994: Sorry that Furious 7 didn't get that Best Picture nomination, Vin - it's just another example of the Oscars being so white this year. But take heart that you sold the heck out of those Street … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #257 - Det. James Gordon & Bruce Wayne exclusives

Posted on September 20, 2015 by yo go re

#257 - Gotham - "Before the Legend" One of the first cases Jim Gordon pulled as a Gotham City police detective was the murder of wealthy citizens Thomas and Martha Wayne. Meeting their orphaned son Bruce at scene of the … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #253 - TMNT Black & White box set exclusive

Posted on August 23, 2015 by yo go re

#253 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Black & White Box Set Originally a young boy's pets, four turtles were lost in the sewers when a canister of glowing ooze smashed their terrarium. The four ooze-covered turtles were rescued by a … Continue reading →

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Rom: SpaceKnight addendum

Posted on August 17, 2015 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here's Rom's pitch video from Toy Fair 1979: The same one was sent to Marvel, to get them on-board with the comic. Writer Bill Mantlo recalled in Comics Feature #17: [Jim Shooter] said, "Come on … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends Book of the Vishanti exclusive addendum

Posted on August 10, 2015 by OAFE

In today's review of the Book of the Vishanti, we said that the inside of the book had spells and drawings of the characters. Here they are! May the light of the Vishanti shine upon Dr. Strange... and may the … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Marvel Legends Sauron

Posted on August 4, 2015 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Hasbro's Sauron. Sauron was shown a few weeks ago in the Marvel Legends display case at SDCC, and … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show covers Toy Fair... 1999

Posted on July 29, 2015 by OAFE

If you wonder how much The Daily Show has changed during Jon Stewart's 16-year tenure, take a look at this video from his first month on the job: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #103 Rustin's Spoils … Continue reading →

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