It’s been a looooong time since I’ve done one of these, but I’ve watched so many great movies and shows lately, that I just had to write up something. Needless to say, I spoil everything so be warned. Kong: Skull Island Yes! They didn’t screw it up! This was such a great big monster movie, and […]
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A belated new year’s greetings
Man, it’s been too long since I’ve written anything! When I don’t show up around here, it’s actually because I’m busy with work, which is a GOOD thing, or I’ve been hit by a bus, which is NOT so good. I own my own graphic design business, and the work load is constantly ebbing and flowing. When […]
Here there be monsters
This week’s Pop Culture League challenge is all about monsters, so I wanted to show a few of the beasts that live among me in the cave. If you grew up watching the Addams Family, you remember the Thing. This bank is basically a big black plastic box. When you put a coin in the […]
Jack Davis art up for bid at Profiles in History
The pop culture community lost another legend recently, with the passing of artist Jack Davis, known for his illustrations in Tales from the Crypt and MAD Magazine, and also for his numerous efforts in magazines, advertisements, and movie posters. I grew up idolizing his style and knack for skewering society with his pen and ink, and […]
A is for Apes
I was alerted to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge by Cal up north in his Canadian Cave of Cool yesterday. The idea is that every day in April, you write a blog post with each day’s topic based on a letter of the alphabet. You skip Sundays, which leaves you with 26 days. The […]
Collect icons for future ROI
Last weekend, while visiting a local toy show, I was surprised to see some vintage character items with really low price tags. One example was a Popeye game with awesome graphics from the 50’s that was selling for less than an unboxed Masters of the Universe vehicle that was sitting next to it on the same table. This got […]