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Tag Archives: ToyFare
Behind the Laughter
Recently, friend of the site googum went digging through his musty garage well-maintained archives and pulled out this old Twisted ToyFare Theatre strip, because why should we realistically have to wait 95 years for an abandoned copyright to expire? If … Continue reading
Posted in comics, Marvel
Tagged Captain America, Dr. Strange, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Inhumans, Iron Man, Mego, Namor, Spider-Man, ToyFare, Universal Monsters, X-Men
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Spider-Man: Morlun addendum
Today's review of Morlun said the character was part of one of ToyFare magazine's memorable jokes. Here it is: That's from the story "Up and Adamantium," in issue #106. And if you want to read all about Wolverine's very busy … Continue reading
Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73
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
Posted in DC Direct, Hasbro, Lego, NECA, Palisades, Playmates, Rustin's Spoils of the Week
Tagged Avengers, Buffy, Green Lantern, Minimates, Muppets, TMNT, ToyFare, Universal Monsters
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ToyFare's Darth Maul prank
In today's Darth Maul review, yo said that the only thing he can't do is split in half. Well, Hasbro did once release a Darth Maul that could do that - it was in 2000, in the "Power of the … Continue reading
Geek Speak: the Death Tax
No, we're not talking about what rich a-holes call the "death tax"; this is something more specifically about toys. And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #177 Flippin' through Previews - August '14 Why so serious? Because it's … Continue reading
The end of Wizard magazine
So I woke up this morning to the news that industry mainstay Wizard magazine was cancelled, and it's hard to decide whether the news was shocking or inevitable. Wizard was founded in 1991, well before the rise of the internet … Continue reading
OAFE in ToyFare (sort of)
Shortly after our founding in 2002, I sent an email to ToyFare magazine, answering a question they asked in their "FanFare" letters column (they wondered about what body was beneath Anya's bunny suit - if you also wonder, the answer … Continue reading
Tri-Klops addendum: The Guardians of Grayskull
In today's new review of Masters of the Universe Classics Tri-Klops, I (very) briefly mentioned the fact that the figure came with a human-size ring, and that the ring was an update of one from the '80s. All true, but … Continue reading
yo - hey, DC Direct! Stop ignoring your fans!
This month's ToyFare published a letter from one Joe Lindsey of Fort Worth, TX. He wrote in with a whole list of questions, but here's the one that caught my eye: "I read the argument over less or more articulation … Continue reading
Gareb Shamus vs. The Gutters
Let me start this post with one word: "allegedly." Because if this story is true, then Gareb Shamus, former head of the Wizard empire, is a small, petty man who will gladly use his withered connections to other industries to … Continue reading →