From the Big Screen to the Auction Block – Transformers get their own Live Auction! More than 25 years ago, the Hasbro Toy Company forever changed the face of Action Figures with the introduction of the Transformers brand of converting toys. Because of the unique engineering and styling of these toys, kids no longer had […]
Star Wars and Transformers on Display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
One of the great things about living near Washington, DC is all the Smithsonian museums. They are all free and mostly located downtown, but my favorite one is the Air & Space Museum Annex in Dulles, Virginia. Why is it my favorite? Because it’s just ten minutes from my house. I took the kids this […]
Detective Comics #27 Proof Pages up for Bid at Heritage Auctions
[PRESS RELEASE] First ‘Bat-man’ comic proof pages – saved from the trash in Queens – highlight comics event at Heritage Auctions The original 1939 production proofs for pages 2-6 of Detective Comics #27, otherwise known as the first appearance of “The Bat-Man,” perhaps the closest the world will ever get to the original art for […]
Mondo HellBoy Poster Arrived!
I love it when the mail man leaves a giant cardboard tube on my doorstep with Mondo’s “M” on the end cap. Here are some close-up shots of the Hellboy poster by Florian Bertmer. As I suspected, the red on this poster jumps out and punches you in the nose — I love it! The […]
Awesome John Hughes Tribute Posters from Studio 88
Studio 88 has an incredible thing going — they exhibit artwork that focuses on pop-culture. Places like this will turn even the likes of me into a patron of the arts. Their latest offering is an exhibit titled, The Road to Shermer, which honors the late great John Hughes. (Remember, Shermer is the fictitious town in […]
Some More Mexican Lobby Cards with Monsters!
For your viewing enjoyment today, here are some more images from the batch of Mexican lobby cards I received earlier this week. There are thousands of lobby cards out there, so when I choose the ones for my collection, I try to select posters and lobby cards that would look amazing framed on the wall […]