I love listening to the Atomic Geeks podcast, and a topic they return to fairly often is the deserted island concept. So, to blatantly rip them off, here is this week’s assignment for the League of Extraordinary Bloggers: — You are stranded for 10 years on a deserted island. You can take with you the […]
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The League has spoken: Comic Books
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers was asked to write about comic books. Sure, it was a broad topic, but those are the ones that usually generate the most interesting results and the highest number of contributions. The League did not disappoint. Check out this incredible response… Nerd Rage Machine Toyriffic Fortune and Glory (Days) Traveling […]
New additions from the Cosmic Ark!
FedEx delivered this huge box of goodies yesterday, straight from my pal, John (AKA jboypacman), at the Revenge from the Cosmic Ark. We worked out another trade and I’m pretty sure we both got what we wanted, which is always the goal of a good trade! This Pac-Man tabletop arcade game from Coleco was the […]
Book Report: “Marvel Comics–The Untold Story” by Sean Howe
When I was an avid reader and collector of comics, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Arthur Adams, and Frank Miller were the rock stars. I was not aware of what was going on at the corporate level–I was a kid, I just liked reading comics–but “Marvel Comics–The Untold Story” slices it all open and […]
This vintage toy collection will make you feel less than adequate
I do love a good toy collection video… WARNING! This collection will make you feel very inadequate — to give you an idea of the caliber of this collection, there’s a rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype! These videos show the personal collection of Clive Collier, the man behind Retro Toy Revivals, which sells repro boxes and toys. […]