Category Archives: SDCC

Why I'm not excited about Hasbro's SDCC sale

Posted on August 12, 2018 by yo go re

Tomorrow at some indeterminate time, Hasbro's Comic-Con exclusives will go up for sale on their site. And honestly, it's a little hard to care. Let's look at some of the more interesting offerings: And now, some more OAFEry:Transformers Kre-O Blast … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #207

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Rustin Parr

Well, it's the common-calendar year of Two-Thousand and Eighteen, and this week is the annual nexus of pop culture what is San Diego Comic-Con International, more colloquially known by the abbreviant: SDCC!!! To celebrate, lets take a jump back to … Continue reading →

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Mattel's stupid SDCC 2018 plan

Posted on June 30, 2018 by OAFE

Mattel has always been the #1 name in bad decisions, especially when it comes to their convention exclusives. But this year, they really seem to have reached new heights of idiocy. Or is that depths? Here are the official instructions … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends "Battle for Asgaard" addendum

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Shocka

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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Soon Forget: the Gobbledy Gooker

Posted on November 23, 2016 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Mattel's Gobbledy Gooker. If you're unfamiliar with the Gobbledy Gooker, Cracked, Mental Floss and even TV Tropes have … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #307 - Daredevil & Punisher

Posted on August 13, 2016 by yo go re

#307 - Daredevil/Punisher There will soon be Minimates four-packs based on the Marvel TV Daredevil and Jessica Jones series, but SDCC '16 offered us a sneak peek with this two-pack based on Daredevil Season 2. And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate … Continue reading →

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Mattel rips off a fan design

Posted on May 24, 2016 by OAFE

Mattel has announced their SDCC exclusives, including this Barbie-sized (11") She-Ra: It comes with lots of different outfits and accessories to create her various looks, from cartoon to toy. But look at this: And now, some more OAFEry:Goodbye, Skeletor Poe … 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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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: Zombie Hulk Hogan

Posted on July 24, 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 Mattel's Zombie Hulk Hogan. Revealed a few weeks ago at SDCC, Hogan wasn't definitely scheduled for release: showing … Continue reading →

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