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Curse you, Toyman!

Guys, we told you: Walmart is fine, but you want to aim for the things that are overpriced, not the things that are correct. (via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - December '06 Real flying Lego Superman Transformers … Continue reading

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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. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>What do you see? Minimate Mini-Review #11 - Superman & Lex Luthor Toys vs. Toys in an epic stop-motion showdown Minimate Mini-Review #244 - Wolverine (Prisoner) & Kenuichio Harada … 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: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Walking Dead Mystery Minis: Hershel Greene review Soon Forget: Total Justice Supergirl Vitruvian HACKS 2020 … Continue reading

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Happy Pride Month!

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Indiana Jones: Adventure Series Walter Donovan review Uhh, George? Rustin's Spoils of the Week #112 Da Vinci's Flying Machine addendum - GameStop Minimate Mini-Review #69 - Motorcycle Cop T-1000 & Battle Damaged Sarah Connor

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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." <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Here's to Sam Elliott! Flippin' through Previews - June '16 First trailer for The Lego Movie Flippin' … 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: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - May '14 Handheld gaming at Toys R Us A totally Smashing toy display!! "Transformers: Prime" … 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) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Lego Batman: The Animated Series Batman vs. Batman Rustin's Spoils of the Week #213 DC Bombshells Mystery Minis - Supergirl 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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