Tag Archives: ToyFare

Flippin' Through Previews - May '07

Posted on May 2, 2007 by OAFE

It's time once again to thumb through the toy section of this month's Previews, and see what goodies we can uncover. And now, some more OAFEry:Vitruvian HACKS 2020 Deluxe Advent Calendar review - Day 11 Spider-Man is headed to the … Continue reading →

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News Item: Hasbro Legends 2

Posted on November 27, 2006 by OAFE

Reacting to the hugely negative reaction to their previous ML2 pictures, ToyFare has released the new official press shots of Hasbro's second Marvel Legends series. Most of the problems from the old shots have been fixed, though there are still … Continue reading →

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ToyFare #99

Posted on September 20, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Just a quick note - I wrote a very small sidebar piece for this month's ToyFare (#99). It's the "What's In Store" section on page 111. I'm scheduled to write this section for a while (or at least the next … Continue reading →

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Who's seen Robot Chicken?

Posted on March 8, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

I finally caught a couple of episodes of Robot Chicken, the new Adult Swim show starring action figures. The show is a joint effort between Seth Green (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Austin Powers fame) and Tom Root, one … Continue reading →

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Action figures + cartoons = good

Posted on February 17, 2005 by yo go re

This Sunday, cartoon's Network's [adult swim] debuts a new show, Robot Chicken. It's basically stop-motion animation performed with action figures instead of clay. Thanks to a screener copy, here's an advance review: And now, some more OAFEry:Transformers Bumblebee: Studio Series … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Stargods Ra

Posted on February 1, 2003 by OAFE

Since we're dubbing February "Old Toys Month" at OAFE, we've decided to take a look at the past of our hobby - specifically, the part of the past that doesn't exist. This is the first in a series (of indefinite … Continue reading →

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Action figure dogma

Posted on November 19, 2002 by Poe Ghostal

In this month's ToyFare (#65), film maker and comic shop mogul Kevin Smith announced his plans to create a line of "inaction figures" based on the characters in his View Askew films (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and … Continue reading →

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