What have we here? Apparently, Kenner was thinking about a Planet of the Apes line of action figures to coincide with the Tim Burton atrocity of 2001 — huh? This prototype figure is being offered at auction and it’s not too shabby — kind of a superhero/He-Man ape. Of course, Hasbro ended up releasing a line of figures for […]
Blind boxes for Pop Culture League members
Last week, the Pop Culture League was talking about blind boxes and mystery packs. Well, it just so happens that I am in the process of paring down my collection a bit, and am offering up some mystery boxes of vintage toys and ephemera to anyone who has ever taken part in the League at the […]
Now entering stalker territory
In response to this week’s challenge from the Pop Culture League, my singular man-crush is taken to the next level. The League asked which life-like wax figure would you want to add to your collection. Sure, a Jessica Rabbit, Lara Croft, or Harley Quinn would be quite tempting, but I don’t think that selection would go over well with my […]
My earliest arcade memories
Being an Army brat, my family moved around a lot, and when I was in the fifth grade, we were stationed just outside of Seoul, South Korea. The housing community was commonly known as “RGH” — short for residential government housing. Three-story cinderblock buildings painted bright green and white was what we and dozens of other […]
I’m just the best. Really.
I’ve always held the philosophy that it’s better to be good at a lot of things than great at just one thing, but with age comes experience, and with all the years I’ve spent sucking up oxygen on this fine planet of ours, I’ve become fairly adept at a few things. For example, I can build LEGO Battlebots […]
King Kong Posters on the Auction Block
This week, emovieposters.com is holding their 3-part “August Major Auction,” featuring some of the best movie posters in their stock. There are some truly amazing items in these lots, including an ultra rare Mad Max Australian one-sheet and a beautiful 1/2-sheet for the Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, but my eyes were immediately drawn to […]