Yearly Archives: 2017

This week in comicshops - 07/26

Posted on July 24, 2017 by OAFE

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

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Soon Forget: Secret Wars Dazzler

Posted on July 24, 2017 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Mattel's Dazzler. Looking to build a flanker brand for their Masters of the Univrrse, in 1984 Mattel got … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #337 - Bruce Banner's Hulkbuster & The Leader

Posted on July 23, 2017 by yo go re

#337 - Bruce Banner's Hulkbuster/The Leader <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Here's to Sam Elliott! Minimate Mini-Review #129 - Iron Man & Arthur Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Minimate Mini-Review #291 - Iron Man … Continue reading →

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Lego Batman Minifigures: Tarantula review

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Artemis

This lady is no itsy-bitsy spider! A former FBI agent, Catalina Flores took up the mantle of an old-timey hero to become the new Tarantula. Although her plan was to be a superhero, her extreme methods have often made her … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: Funko Fridays!

Posted on July 21, 2017 by OAFE

Now that we've reviewed all the Vitruvian HACKS figures and there is still no GI Joe product on shelves to go back to, we need a new theme for our Friday reviews. And given the appeal of the alliteration, Funko … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, July 20

Posted on July 20, 2017 by OAFE

Dance like the OAFEnet Email Update isn't watching. But it is. And judging you.

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This week in comicshops - 07/19

Posted on July 17, 2017 by OAFE

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

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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" Movie Series: Spider-Man review

Posted on July 17, 2017 by yo go re

Marvel and Sony have both said that the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel will not feature the number "2" in its title, and will instead continue the naming convention of Spider-Man: (subtitle). Personally, we're hoping for Spider-Man: Prom. When crime hits the … Continue reading →

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I seem to recognize your face - Martin Landau

Posted on July 16, 2017 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of pieces pointing out odd action figures of unlikely actors. People known more as character actors than action stars, and thus unlikely candidates for plastic representation. Our honoree … Continue reading →

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Lego Batman Minifigures: Zebra Man review

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Artemis

He may look a little silly, but this super-villain's powers pack a real kick! Zebra-Man's body was irradiated by super-science, giving him both a wild pattern of stripes and the ability of diamagnetism. Now he can use his control belt … Continue reading →

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