Category Archives: Toy Fair

ATFC '12 - Day 3: Lego

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>DC Bombshells Mystery Minis - Poison Ivy review Flippin' through Previews - February '12 Minimate Mini-Review #27 - Batman & Clayface Comic covers re-created in Lego Hasbro announces SDCC exclusive online sale details

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ATFC '12 - Day 2: Playmates

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Sewer Mutation Warrior Alien addendum The Cardback Quandry BST AXN Jennika addendum April O'Neil x Bride of Frankenstein addendum Rustin's Spoils of the Week #149

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ATFC '12 - Day 2: Mattel

Here's our live feed of Mattel, again in two parts: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - June '12 Soon Forget: Savage World Mad Max Rustin's Spoils of the Week #29 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #86 Good news, … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday, Barbie

March 9 is officially Barbie's birthday, because that's when the doll debuted at the 1959 American International Toy Fair in New York. So in honor of Barbie Day, rock out to a classic: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Even Sith Lords … Continue reading →

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Do 7-Year-Olds Want to be a Geriatric College Professor?

This is a guest article submitted by a reader named John Charles. We've never run guest pieces before, but this seems like an interesting and unique perspective. I attended Toy Fair last week in NY. That's where all the toy … Continue reading →

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New Point of Articulation column

Since nobody ever notices when we post a new POA, we're taking the opportunity to pimp it here. Read yo's "What I miss about Toy Fair" now!

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Soon Forget: McFarlane's Hellraiser

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is the Movie Maniacs Pinhead. Yes, there really was going to be such a thing. A prototype was glimpsed … Continue reading →

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McFarlane Toys at Toy Fair 2002

A video review of McFarlane's Toy Fair showing in in New York, February of 2002 in which the Spawn message board members were invited to attend. This ended up being the last Toy Fair McFarlane ever held in New York. … Continue reading →

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