Tag Archives: Avengers

Integrating Marvel Select

Posted on January 31, 2011 by OAFE

As toy fans, we want to mingle our collections. Collectors want to make displays of all their favorite characters, and sure, sometimes those displays are themed strictly by company or even by character (all the Iron Men in one place, … Continue reading →

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Spoilers on toys

Posted on April 25, 2008 by OAFE

Action figure manufacturers are often less than diligent when it comes to restraining themselves from giving away movie plot points with their toys. Whether it's in the bio text on the back or just the existence of a particular toy, … Continue reading →

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Red Tornado addendum

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Poe Ghostal

In today's review of Red Tornado, I admitted I was largely unfamiliar with the character. If you find yourself in the same situation, maybe it will help if you realize the character is almost indistinguishable from the Marvel Comics character … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Marvel toys

Posted on September 15, 2007 by OAFE

The Hasbro Legends 2 Ultimate Wolverine joins a fairly large crowd - and no, we're not talking about all the ML Wolverines. The club in question is the ever-expanding ranks of the Ultimate Marvel Universe in toy form. Let's take … Continue reading →

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Who's your daddy?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by OAFE

In today's Quicksilver review, yo said that Magneto wasn't originally Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's dad. So who was? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Spider-Man Marvel Legends: Scarlet Spider review Marvel Legends addendum: dat (suit) body! Marvel Legends addendum: dat (medium-er) … Continue reading →

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Flippin' Through Previews - February '07

Posted on February 3, 2007 by OAFE

It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Geek speak: Waves vs. Series Star Wars: Black Series Rey & BB-8 addendum Rustin's Spoils … Continue reading →

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Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind?

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Monkey Boy

As anyone who could possibly be reading this is undoubtedly aware, there is no shortage of Iron Men (or variations on the theme) in the Marvel Legends line. For those not keeping score, here are the ones I came up … Continue reading →

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The Supervillain Shuffle

Posted on January 17, 2007 by OAFE

For all its massive, "world-changing" events, the DC Universe is a remarkably stable place. Superman has always fought Lex Luthor, Batman has always fought the Joker, and Wonder Woman has always fought Cheetah. Sure, they mix it up sometimes, but … Continue reading →

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Whose House? M's House!

Posted on January 6, 2007 by OAFE

Today's House of M box set review mentioned that ToyBiz had done a decent job of giving us characters from this big crossover - more than you might think. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>GI Joe Fury Force customs Flippin' Through … Continue reading →

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A blog-premiere review: Superhero Squad Captain America & Hawkeye

Posted on December 22, 2006 by yo go re

The first of Hasbro's Marvel toys have started to sneak out early in a few locations, and so far everything looks good. There's been no huge drop-off in quality. Of course, we haven't seen anything but repackaged Spider-Man movie figures … Continue reading →

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