Category Archives: SDCC

Transformers BotBots Latte Spice Whirl & Coffeemus Prime reviews

Posted on October 1, 2019 by yo go re

It's fall, and you know what that means: pumpkin spice time! You can get it at the coffee place, you can get it at the doughnut shop, you can get it at the grocery store, you can get it pretty … Continue reading →

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Transformers BotBots Scribzilla exclusive review

Posted on September 17, 2019 by yo go re

Hasbro brought a Transformers BotBots exclusive with them to San Diego Comic-Con this year: the "Con Crew" set, which features 'bots from three different factions: the Line League, the Fantastic Fuelers, and the Meet n' Greets. And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Hasbro announces SDCC exclusive online sale details

Posted on August 14, 2019 by OAFE

The various Comic-Con exclusives will be released in waves, rather than all at once. Dates are subject to change, of course, but here's the current plan: Friday, August 16: My Little Pony, Disney Princess, Trolls, UglyDoll Wednesday, August 21: Overwatch … Continue reading →

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 Movie) addendum

Posted on August 18, 2018 by OAFE

In today's review of NECA's San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 Movie) Action Figure Box Set exclusive, yo mentioned that the set included a pizza box from "Tile Game Pizza." He also sent along a bunch of … Continue reading →

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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:Life-size Transformers, made … 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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Marvel Legends Havok addendum

Posted on January 30, 2017 by OAFE

The figure reviewed today was not Hasbro's first attempt at making a Marvel Legends Havok. As seen in a display case at SDCC 2009, they were working on a version of him in his Tron suit, based on the Bullseye … 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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