Tag Archives: GI Joe

IDW leads the way to Hasbro's shared universe

Posted on June 1, 2016 by OAFE

IDW Publishing has announced that their upcoming Revolution five-parter will bring the worlds of GI Joe, Transformers, Micronauts, Rom and Action Man into one cohesive whole. While the storyline will change the status quo for the titles, it's not a … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: GI Joe Retaliation Ultimate Gift Set

Posted on April 8, 2016 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is the GI Joe Retaliation Ultimate Gift Set. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>One variant cover with every Cobra ever … Continue reading →

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The long hunt of an "urban pioneer"

Posted on April 1, 2016 by OAFE

Put a toy in your commercial, get free coverage from us: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - June '12 Marauder Task Force Gaming Figures Serpentor addendum GI Jeff TMNT x GI Joe: Cobra Commander Shredder addendum

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GI Joe no more

Posted on March 15, 2016 by OAFE

Well that was a hyperbolic headline, wasn't it? The actual story is merely that, as suspected, the end of Fun Publications being in charge of the GI Joe Collectors' Club appears to mean the end of the Club as a … Continue reading →

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GI Joe - the videogame?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by OAFE

A few years back, someone made a free beat-em-up called Beats of Rage, which put SNK King of Fighters characters in Sega's Streets of Rage game. The makers then released an editor that allowed anyone to use the BoR engine … Continue reading →

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Human Alliance Sgt. Chaos addendum

Posted on January 5, 2016 by OAFE

In today's review of Icepick and Sgt. Chaos, we said that Hasbro had released bios for the Human Alliance characters on their Facebook page. But more than that, they released them in the form of GI Joe-style filecards! Here's Sgt. … Continue reading →

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Even Wolverine has his limits

Posted on November 6, 2015 by OAFE

The bit about Wolverine in today's review was a reference to this: "Listen, bub, I appreciate the faith in me, but I can't be on all the teams--" From X-Men #157. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>The GI Joe movie opening … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: What (was) UNIT:E?

Posted on October 27, 2015 by OAFE

Remember when we told you about UNIT:E, the mystery project that Hasbro was working on? Well, we finally know more about it, but don't get your hopes up. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Transformers BotBots Venus Frogtrap review I need help … Continue reading →

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GI Joe "creator" seeks to regain control of the brand

Posted on September 18, 2015 by OAFE

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a man is claiming to have created GI Joe, and is trying to regain ownership from Hasbro. There isn't much to worry about, honestly. 82-year-old Stanley Weston "created the original idea of manufacturing and selling … Continue reading →

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Popular toys of the last 145 years

Posted on September 15, 2015 by OAFE

Recognizing that a trip to the hospital is never a fun thing, Sheffield Children's Hospital decided to make things a little better by commissioning photographer Andy Brown to decorate the emergency room. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Geoffrey! What is best … Continue reading →

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