Tag Archives: SDCC 2013

Rustin's Spoils of the Week #114

Welcome.... TO SELECTASTROPHE I!!! I figured I've done one, two, three Legomageddons so it's time to branch out to other disasterous high volume collections. In our inaugural edition for all things from DST's "Select" brand we'll look at the eight … Continue reading

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Albino Predator addendum

I recently had the good fortune to meet up real-life-style with a fellow OAFE, who was in town for business. Rustin Parr and I met up at a local comicshop to talk toys and whatnot, and fun times were had … Continue reading

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GI Joe and the Transformers #7

In today's review of the Jetfire Skystriker set, we said that the packaging was styled like a comicbook, pretending that the GI Joe and the Transformers comic ran for more than four issues. And just like last year, we wanted … Continue reading

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #106

So we've spent a couple weeks looking at my haul from San Diego Comic Con 2013, now it's time to get to the GOOD STUFF - the exclusives! These are pretty much 80% of why I keep going and subjecting … Continue reading

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Movie Masters Superman vs. Zod addendum

In today's Superman vs. Zod review, I said that there was no way millions of people died in Man of Steel. Go-go-gadget math skills! And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #159 Superman goes for a flight Battle-Armor … Continue reading

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #105

I am in a constant battle to save money, and while I probably spent less on non-exclusives this year than in the past five, I still couldn't help but buy many a toy. Part of the fun of conventions, like … Continue reading

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #104

Comic Con 2013 - a more wretched hive of toys and collectibles you'd be hard pressed to find. I did my best to "spend wisely" as money is an ever-decreasing excess of mine, but despite that intent I still loaded … Continue reading

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Hasbro being sued over SDCC exclusives

No, not because the massive fustercluck that was their distribution this year; something much stupider. And now, some more OAFEry:Poe - Top Ten Toys of All Time GI Joe Kre-O Zarana review BotCon box set part 3 - Breakdown Transformers … Continue reading

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SDCC 2013 - Day 5: Sunday 7/21

After little more than four hours of sleep it was time to finish packing up the multitude of purchases, load up the old Rustin-mobile and get down to the Convention Center before parking disappeared. Turns out I didn't need to … Continue reading

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SDCC 2013 - Day 4: Saturday 7/20

What a morning - I walked in to see nothing but an "End of Line" sign at the Hasbro ticket distribution table. I was able to walk right up and get a ticket with absolutely zero wait! Before I left … Continue reading

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