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Wendy's DC Heroes Set 1 exclusive review

Fast food premiums generally aren't as involved as they used to be. Remember in 2001 when McDonald's had a whole set of unique Bionicle villagers? You don't see stuff like that anymore. But this time last year at Wendy's, you … Continue reading

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Kid Omega's non-omega costumes

Oof. You dodged some bullets there, Quentin. And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #7 - Colossus & Wolverine Marvel Legends Book of the Vishanti exclusive addendum Rustin's Spoils of the Week #179 Minimate Mini-Review #71 - Black Panther & 90s … Continue reading

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It's a (Blue) Bird, it's a (Blue) Plane

In 2005, Sufjan Stevens released the concept album Illinoise. All the songs were inspired by the Prairie State, and the album art followed suit. Artist Divya Srinivasan combined uniquely Illinoisan imagery like Al Capone, the Chicago skyline, Murphy the goat, … Continue reading

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DCeased Supergirl addendum - Zombie Kara

As mentioned in today's review, there was only one variant cover that showed the Last Daughter of Krypton as a zombie: And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #209 - Survivor Rick & Shot Zombie Transformers BotBots Captain Cartridge exclusive & … Continue reading

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Happy Pride Month!

And now, some more OAFEry:The continuing adventures of John Hammond Flippin' through Previews - April '14 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #171, Part 2 Vitruvian HACKS 2020 Deluxe Advent Calendar review - Day 20 One last "After Life"/"Attack of the … Continue reading

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History books are edited by the victors

In honor of today's Homelander review: "Der Sieger wird immer der Richter und der Besiegte stets der Angeklagte sein." And now, some more OAFEry:ATFC '13 - Day 4: DC Direct Flippin' through Previews - August '16 Introducing... the Sense of … Continue reading

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A tour of Toys R Us in 1991

Okay, not so much a "tour" as a random collection of footage from the day before Thanksgiving: And now, some more OAFEry:Princess Leia with her hair down Some clever Transformers stop-motion Star Wars Gamorrean Guard addendum Trick or treat! Spider-Man: … Continue reading

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Crisis of Wasted Potential

The toy license Todd McFarlane has: The toy license Todd McFarlane thinks he has: (via) And now, some more OAFEry:Lego Batman Minifigures: March Harriet review Tomorrow's a "school" day Rustin's Spoils of the Week #72 Lego Batman Minifigures: Tarantula review … Continue reading

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Soon Forget: DC Direct DCeased

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is DC Direct's DCeased line. Last month we finished up looking at all the DC Comics figures Mattel left … Continue reading

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Imaginext DC Blind Bagged Figures Series 6

The Imaginext Bind Bag series are things I really, really enjoy but I've found them increasingly tough to find over the last several waves series. Fortunately, this sixth series of the DC ones seemed to be a return to ample … Continue reading

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