This awesome Friday the 13th poster will be available from Mondo at a random time tomorrow. I’ve been a fan of Francesco Francavilla’s pulp noir style for a while, and hopefully, this poster will find its way onto my wall. It takes a skilled hand to capture an entire film with a single image–many try, but […]
Report from the Steel City Con
Mike Bartley, a friend of Cool & Collected, wrote up this awesome recap from his visit to last weekend’s Steel City Con. This past weekend was the event that my family and I (my wife may not fully agree with this, but for the article, let’s say she’s on board) feel is the start of […]
Book report — Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration
Do you know who’s birthday it is? That’s right, the original vine-slinging, chest thumping, lord of the jungle himself! This year marks the one hundredth year since Edgar Rice Burroughs took us on a journey to the dark jungles of Africa and introduced us to Tarzan. Titan Books has published a massive book that archives […]
Toy Hunter — Southern Space Chase episode recap and review
Toy Hunter’s Jordan Hembrough is searching for toys in Florida with his good friend, Steve. Their first stop is at the home of Shirley, who has been collecting toys for 45 years. Now, here’s a site we don’t often see on shows like this… I had no idea that toy collectors could be so neat […]
Book Report — Awakening: The Art of Halo 4
I may have mentioned this one or two (hundred) times, but I am a huge fan of the Halo video game franchise. Not only do I love the games, but I also devour the mythos and backstory of the Halo universe, so when a new art book comes out detailing aspects of the game, you […]
Book Report — “The Great Showdowns” by Scott Campbell
Just in time for Christmas, Titan Books has released this awesome book of illustrations by Scott Campbell. The Great Showdowns compiles some of the most epic confrontations in pop culture history, in the cutest way imaginable. Gandalf vs. Balrog — adorbs. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — try cute, cuter, and cutest. Carol […]