Category Archives: DC Direct

DC quality control issues

Posted on December 16, 2014 by OAFE

Have you had trouble with DC Direct products, lately? Broken joints, bad paint, etc.? They want to hear from you. Any recourse for a broken ankle on my brand new DC Collectibles Batman Animated Series figure, @DCComics? pic.twitter.com/lODPMhjSSE — Brandon … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #145

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Rustin Parr

And we're back! Let's cut the chit and skip the chat cause it's time to dive into yet another year of Epic Haluage thanks to the world (in)famous San Diego Comic Con 2014! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2014 - Day 2 (Thursday)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Rustin Parr

I got downtown at 7am to find remarkably high traffic for that earlier on the first full day of the convention - a foreboding sign. I hoofed it down to the Convention Center to find a big line wrapping out … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #141

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Rustin Parr

This is week your faithful author is subjecting himself, yet again, to the annual agony and ecstasy of San Diego Comic-Con, so it's no better time to take a look back at my Comic Con haul from two years ago. … Continue reading →

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From clay to Clayface

Posted on January 25, 2014 by OAFE

Phil Ramirez talks about the upcoming Arkham City Clayface figure: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Batman offers Catwoman a ride Lego Batman Minifigures: Orca review Marvel Monday: Black Widow Gone Wild Rustin's Spoils of the Week #170 ATFC '16 - Day … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #106

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Rustin Parr

So we've spent a couple weeks looking at my haul from San Diego Comic Con 2013, now it's time to get to the GOOD STUFF - the exclusives! These are pretty much 80% of why I keep going and subjecting … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #92

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rustin Parr

WonderCon Anaheim 2013 came and went in the final weekend of March and I was just barely able to slip in a day there at the end of a busy travel schedule for the ol' day job. I did a … Continue reading →

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ATFC '13 - Day 4: DC Direct

Posted on February 12, 2013 by OAFE

All the big, beautiful photos are right here. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #336 - Gotham Series 4 Box Set Real flying Lego Superman There is no Kenner Super Powers Catwoman Soon Forget: DC Multiverse Ninja Joker New reviews

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Two big things happened this week - my friend and colleague took me to a collector store in his home town and Toys R Us slapped me in the face with a load of new arrivals. The collector store was … Continue reading →

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SDCC 2012 Panels - Behind the Plastic

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Every year Dan "Julius Marx" Pickett hosts a panel titled "Behind the Plastic" featuring a veritable "who's who" of Action Figure makers which it makes it one of my most anticipated panels of the Con. By this point, everyone has … Continue reading →

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