Category Archives: addendums

Retro Collection Spider-Man addendum: power and responsibility

Posted on November 20, 2020 by OAFE

Today's Retro Collection Spider-Man review talked about how Uncle Ben's famous catchphrase wasn't initially his catchphrase. While it wasn't attributed to him in the comics until 1987, it did appear earlier somewhere else. In 1972, Ron Dante (the producer behind … Continue reading →

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Scary Godmother: Bug-A-Boo addendum

Posted on October 28, 2020 by OAFE

In honor of today's review, here's this:

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Marvel Legends Hellfire Club addendum

Posted on October 26, 2020 by OAFE

As mentioned in today's review, here's the reverse of the Inner Circle's group portrait, with a letter taped to it: And now, some more OAFEry:A second Easter surprise Rustin's Spoils of the Week #183 How obscure is ML? Spider-Man Marvel … Continue reading →

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Alien: Ripley addendum

Posted on October 24, 2020 by OAFE

Today's review of NECA's Alien 40th Anniversary Ripley action figure touched briefly on the use of photo-realistic paint for the figure's likeness. On the left, the original 2015 release; on the right, the 2020 release. The difference is quite apparent, … Continue reading →

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Profit Director Destro addendum

Posted on October 16, 2020 by OAFE

Today's review introduced you to a totally wild Destro exclusive who took his inspiration directly from the original '90s "Pimp Daddy Destro." But it might not have, if Hasbro had chosen one of artist James White's other potential colorschemes: Do … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends X-Men: the packaging

Posted on October 12, 2020 by yo go re

In today's review of the new X-Men movie Wolverine action figure, yo briefly mentioned the packaging. Let's take a look: The comparison in the review to Marvel Studios and Marvel 80th Anniversary was apt, because this line is also sold … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man Retro Collection: Kingpin review

Posted on September 21, 2020 by yo go re

The Peter Parker figure we reviewed today isn't the only Retro Collection release to be inspired by a figure from Series 2 of the 1994 animated Spider-Man line. The rest of the lineup for that series was Kraven, Vulture, Alien … Continue reading →

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Snap Ships: Dawn of Battle

Posted on September 6, 2020 by OAFE

Today we answered your requests and reviewed the Snap Ships K.L.A.W. Scarab. PlayMonster has an entire video series to promote the line:

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An aerial view of Cobra Island

Posted on September 4, 2020 by OAFE

Today we reviewed GI Joe Classified Baroness. The figure is part of the Target-exclusive "Special Missions: Cobra Island" subline, which features a big fancy image on the back of the packaging that shows Cobra Island and highlights several strategic targets. … Continue reading →

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Decoding GI Joe Classified

Posted on August 21, 2020 by OAFE

We've previously discussed the GI Joe Classified Series packaging design, but there's something that's been left unmentioned. While the right side of the box has the neat art, the left side has these strange symbols. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's a sound … Continue reading →

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