I was settling in to finally watch Godzilla the other night, when I heard an unfamiliar sound — splat, splat, splat. My cave is always filled with strange new sights, but rarely strange new sounds, so I went to investigate and found one of the ceiling lights had water dripping from it. Let me tell […]
Amiibos are creating toy collectors
I found this PBS video to be fascinating. Toys like Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Amiibos are turning “ordinary” people into toy collectors — without them realizing it, bwahaha! Maybe the stigma of toy collecting will be lessened as a result, who knows? Anyway, I thought it was interesting…
Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice (retro remix)
Some of you were looking for a higher quality version of this trailer after it was leaked last week. Here you go… Fixed it!
Planet of the Apes – 8″ retro figure by NECA
Well, this guy FINALLY arrived at my local Toys R Us. I’ve been hunting for one of these NECA Soldier Apes for months, and had almost given up hope of ever finding one, but last night, there were a half dozen of them on the shelf. I’ve never been big fan of the original Mego […]
Book Report — Art of the Modern Movie Poster
The bargain bin at Barnes & Noble has always been one of my favorite stops. Earlier this week, I picked up this massive collection of modern movie posters. I would say this is a coffee table book, but your table had better have good legs, because this book is HEAVY. Art of the Modern Movie […]
The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
The Masters of the Universe toys of the 80’s probably had the greatest artwork of any toy line ever, and that’s saying something, because there was plenty of amazing packaging art put out in that decade. The Art of he-Man and the Masters of the Universe is the first book to gather all that art into […]