Monthly Archives: July 2015

SDCC 2015 - Diamond Select Toys Round-up

Once more DST gets the unenviable task of a Sunday panel - not only the last day of the show, but two hours before the end of it as well. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>SDCC 2015 - Day 1 (Wednesday) … Continue reading

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Minimate Mini-Review #247 - Superior Spider-Man & Ultimate Electro

#247 - Superior Spider-Man/Ultimate Electro <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #304 - Aleksei Sytsevich & Alistair Smythe Somebody's confused Fiction meets Fiction Toys spark joy Flippin' through Previews - May '14

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SDCC 2015 - Day 4 (Saturday)

Saturday ended up being nutty. I had planned on waiting in line Friday night to get into Hall H for Saturday but decided against it after the horror story related to me by my friend who waited Thursday for a … Continue reading

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SDCC 2015 - Minimates Mini-Figures: From Ant-Man to Zombies

The annual Minimates panel rolls back around with some fun pictures and a surprisingly engaged Q&A (though not much "news" came from it) but not a whole lot of product reveals, alas. Still, it's always fun to spend some time … Continue reading

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SDCC 2015 - Hasbro Marvel

Over the last year I've gotten back into Marvel Legends in a big way so this was one of my more anticipated panels for Comic Con 2015, and fortunately it didn't disappoint!

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SDCC 2015 - Day 3 (Friday)

Woke up at 5:00am, gathered my gear, headed over to the Convention Center and ultimately got in line at 6:00am. This is the game we must now play in order to get toys. And what terrible fun it is.

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SDCC 2015 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Toys and Action Figures

Playmates hosted a panel for their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, and it was kind of awful. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #164 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #192 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #93 A … Continue reading

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SDCC 2015 - Mattel Collector: Mattypalooza!

Mattypalooza was at the exact same time as Hasbro's Star Wars panel (which was a real dick-move by SDCC to fans) but the allure of a Toyguru-less Matty outweighed the general assumption that Hasbro couldnt say much about The Force … Continue reading

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"Batman: the Animated Series" toys get advertised

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - April '11 Spoilers on toys Rustin's Spoils of the Week #224 Minimate Mini-Review #16 - Batgirl & Bane Rustin's Spoils of the Week #111

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SDCC 2015 - Day 2 (Thursday)

I decided to sleep in a bit and hit the show a little after it opened to skip the fun of line-waiting, as there is so very much of that at SDCC these days, so I grabbed a quick breakfast … Continue reading

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