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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:Walking Dead Mystery Minis: Sophia Peletier review Rustin's Spoils of the Week #159 Marvel Zombies: … Continue reading

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Happy Pride Month!

And now, some more OAFEry:Flippin' through Previews - August '12 Predator 2: Ultimate Stalker Predator addendum Soon Forget: Dinosaucers Bonehead SDCC 2011 - DC Direct Panel Beasts of the Mesozoic Monoclonius addendum

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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:Superman goes for a flight Kingdom Come action figure poster Minimate Mini-Review #11 - Superman & Lex … 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:Real flying Lego Superman Bad toy texts TMNT Ultimates: Mondo Gecko addendum What the heck is going on at … 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:The origin of Dex-Starr Flippin' Through Previews - December '07 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #69 Rustin's Spoils of the Week … 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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Imaginext DC Blind Bagged Figures Series 2

The first series of DC Imaginext Blinds Bags was a big surprise but was, and has been, notoriously difficult to find, even after a re-release a year or two ago! So it was a great relief to find this second … Continue reading

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DC Bombshells Mystery Minis - Supergirl review

And now, some more OAFEry:Rick and Morty Mystery Minis - Mr. Meeseeks review Science Fiction Mystery Minis - Bender & Dr. Zoidberg reviews Frozen Mystery Minis - Marshmallow review Minimate Mini-Review #18 - Steel & Cyborg Superman Garbage Pail Kids … Continue reading

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