Tag Archives: Voltron

Flippin' through Previews - September '14

It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. Scheduled to start shipping in November. Transformers on the cover this month. Nice to see. And now, some more … Continue reading

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Children of the '90s Try to Explain '80s Cartoons

This was a Buzzfeed article. But since Buzzfeed just lifts its content from other sites, it's time for other sites to lift content right back. So you don't need this link to read the entire thing. Just click on the … Continue reading

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Vehicle Voltron addendum

Here, if you've never seen it or can't remember it, is the opening animation of Vehicle Voltron: And now, some more OAFEry:Voltron: Legendary Defender: Yellow Lion addendum Voltron: Legendary Defender: Red Lion addendum Christians vs. He-Man Voltron vs. Megazord Voltron: … Continue reading

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Retro Con Optimus Prime

This Sunday, there's a toy and memorabilia show called Retro Con happening in Philadelphia. It's dedicated to all the properties of the '80s that nerds like us love, as you can tell from the Retro Con logo on this Optimus … Continue reading

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The biggest properties of the '80s

You'll want to enlarge this cool image by J. Scott Campbell: And now, some more OAFEry:GI Joe Classified Series: Cobra Infantry (24) review Name-brand returns Soon Forget: Micronauts Evolution Transformers Kre-O Sunstorm review Transformers 2: Studio Series Chromia/Arcee/Elita-1 (#52) review

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Mattel screws customer out of Voltron

An article posted today on Consumerist once again highlights the idiocy of Mattel and its subscriptions. A fan signed up for "Club Lion Force," aka the Voltron sub. He was living in New York at the time, but recently got … Continue reading

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Mattel: Mattypalooza 2012

It was a mad dash from the Hasbro/SW Panel that basically gave me five minutes to get between two Panel Rooms that were literally as far apart as possible (7AB & 25ABC). And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the … Continue reading

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Garbage Pail Kids fan art

Garbage Pail Kids were big business in the '80s - everybody seemed to have a collection, and we traded them the way kids used to trade baseball cards. And because they were such a big part of our childhoods, that … Continue reading

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Voltron in Real Life - Again

Yes, we just posted a live-action Voltron clip earlier today, but this one is much different: And now, some more OAFEry:Voltron: Legendary Defender: Voltron addendum Mattel's SDCC Voltron packaging ATFC '11 - Day 2: Mattel Flippin' through Previews - June … Continue reading

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Voltron in Real Life

And now, some more OAFEry:When toys could make you immortal Mattel's SDCC exclusives revealed

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