Monthly Archives: May 2007

This week in comicshops - 05/16

Posted on May 14, 2007 by OAFE

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

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Soon Forget: Total Justice Blue Beetle

Posted on May 11, 2007 by OAFE

Last week we told you about how the four figures planned for Total Justice Series 4 were eventually released as two-packs. So technically Blue Beetle isn't really a cancelled toy, but there is still something missing: the follow-up lines did … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Update for Thursday, May 10

Posted on May 10, 2007 by OAFE

The OAFEnet Email Update is considering a water-horse.

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yo - small minds

Posted on May 9, 2007 by yo go re

Pardon me as I editorialize for a moment.

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This week in comicshops - 05/09

Posted on May 7, 2007 by OAFE

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

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You'd better kiss your mama at the bus stop...

Posted on May 6, 2007 by OAFE

Today yo reviewed Mattel's new Steel figure in the DC Superheroes line, and declared it to be part five of "Mattel schools DC Direct," a continuing comparison of the ways in which even an old company set in its ways … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Total Justice Series 4

Posted on May 5, 2007 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Kenner's Total Justice line. In 1996, Kenner created the first DC Comics toyline since the awful 89/90 ToyBiz … Continue reading →

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yo - Blue Beetle addendum

Posted on May 4, 2007 by yo go re

So in today's review of the excellent Blue Beetle figure from DC Direct, I said BB has "a long and surprising history." Let's take a look: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - May '15

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OAFEnet Update for Thursday, May 3

Posted on May 3, 2007 by OAFE

Stuck in the midst of a 139-hour download, it's the OAFEnet Email Update.

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Flippin' Through Previews - May '07

Posted on May 2, 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>The wonders of an advertising budget Rustin's Spoils of the Week #105 A Real American … Continue reading →

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