Yearly Archives: 2006

OAFEnet Update for Thursday, December 28

Posted on December 28, 2006 by OAFE

On the third day of Christmas, OAFEnet gave to me/ the OAFEnet Email Update, duh. You can go find your own French Hens. Or Freedom Hens, maybe. Ah, the month is nearly over, and our goal of covering the entirety … Continue reading →

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This week in comicshops - 12/28

Posted on December 26, 2006 by OAFE

Find out what toy-related items you can get at your local comicshop this Thursday.

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Is Christmas Still Real For You?

Posted on December 25, 2006 by yo go re

So hey, it turns out I still believe in Santa Claus. Go figure.

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Movie Colossus Marvel Legend

Posted on December 24, 2006 by OAFE

Daniel Cudmore, who played Colossus in both X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, has posted a picture of an ML-style X3 Colossus. Considering that Hasbro has been putting X3 figures in their early ML lines, this looks legit. … 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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OAFEnet Update for Thursday, December 21

Posted on December 21, 2006 by OAFE

Did you hear the news? The OAFEnet Email Update was just named Time Magazine's Man of the Year! It's been another absolutely huge week at OAFEnet - another seven days, another seven reviews. Remember, all through December, we're breaking out … Continue reading →

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Captain Marvel addendum, part 2

Posted on December 20, 2006 by OAFE

When Captain Marvel debuted, he was a pretty standard hero: secret identity, supervillains, all that. He had a mildly interesting character arc, in that he came to Earth as a conqueror but was won over by humanity (like Silver Surfer); … Continue reading →

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Captain Marvel addendum, part 1

Posted on December 20, 2006 by OAFE

As mentioned in our new Captain Marvel review, Marv was created and published solely to secure Marvel Comics' trademark on the name "Captain Marvel." Neither Fawcett nor DC Comics had published a book called Captain Marvel for several years, so … Continue reading →

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Spawn...for kidz!

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Michael Crawford's recently reviewed the new "animated" Spawn line. While I guess you could call Michael Crawford "competition", I don't really have a problem with him and I enjoy his reviews. However, I have to point out how ridiculous the … Continue reading →

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New from Repro Labels

Posted on December 19, 2006 by OAFE

The folks over at Reprolabels.com have updated with several new designs, including a brand new category: retro-styled stickers for the new Transformers Classics. You love the Classics Starscream, but want him to have just a little more G1 flavor? Now … Continue reading →

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