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Check Out Those Ads! – The Spectre #1

I originally planned to showcase ads from the Shadow of the Bat issue #1 for this installment, but when I looked through the comic the ads were less than memorable. I guess a good story

High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix

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High Score, a new documentary series on Netflix covers the history of video games from the early days of the arcade video games, through the console wars of the 1990’s and onto the next level

Check Out Those Ads! – Ghost Rider #15

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Over on the Wizards Podcast, Adam and Michael will occasionally extoll the virtues of comics with gimmick covers from the 90’s. I thought I’d dig out one such comic and see what the ads looked

The Greatest Summer of Movies 2: Electric Boogaloo

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I’m back with part 2 of the Greatest Summer of Movies! This time we are talking August 1985. As good as July 1985 was for movies, August was even better. The new 5-screen movie theater

Check Out Those Ads! – The Fury of Firestorm #22

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In the last article we looked at ads from an issue of The Flash published in 1977. For today’s article we’re jumping ahead a few years to 1984, looking at another DC title, The Fury

Check Out Those Ads! – The Flash #256

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For today’s comic book ad we are jumping back to one of the infamous dirty dozen comics I received from a friend of my dad. This week we’ll look at The Flash #256 from 1977.

Check Out Those Ads! – Alf #8

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There’s been a lot of Alf material on The Retro Network lately. On a recent episode of Wax Pack Flashback Jason opened a set of Alf trading cards and over on RD’s Retro Detention Alf

The Greatest Summer of Movies: Part I

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Everyone has ‘their’ year for movies. For me it’s a combination of two years. It starts with the release of Footloose in Februray of 1984 and doesn’t end until the screen goes dark on Enemy

Check Out Those Ads! – The Savage She-Hulk #9

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Comics have been a part of my life since early childhood, 5-6 years old. I started out with Bugs Bunny comic books and other ‘kid’ friendly titles. It was a few years later when I

Total Recall: Dreaming of a New Reality

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Total Recall hit the silver screen 30 years ago and the debate as to whether it’s a dream or reality started immediately. It’s based on the short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”

This is Starcade!

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When I was a kid game shows were a key part of my TV viewing experience. Whether it was a sick day from school, vacation or summer break, if I was home during the day

Retro Bowl Review: The Sports Fix You Need Right Now

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I found out about Retro Bowl last week and installed it on my phone to give it a try. It is a modern take on Tecmo Bowl from the 1990s and it does a great

Missile Command: Recharged – A Modern Remake of a Classic Game

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In Missile Command, the 1980 arcade hit, you play a missile base commander fighting to save your cities against an onslaught of incoming ballistic missiles. I never played the arcade version of Missile Command. My

Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E7 “Nepenthe”

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Follow our weekly journey as The Retro Network reviews Star Trek: Picard only on CBS All Access. Reviews are posted the day after each episode premieres with spoilers!!! Start your free trial of CBS All

Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E6: The Impossible Box

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Follow our weekly journey as The Retro Network reviews Star Trek: Picard only on CBS All Access. Reviews are posted the day after each episode premieres with spoilers!!! Start your free trial of CBS All Access

Picard S01E02: “Maps and Legends” Recap and Review

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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Star Trek: Picard S01E02: “Maps and Legends” Good Morning Plastic People Picard episode 2, “Maps and Legends” opens in 2385 (14 years in the past) at the Utopia

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Action Movie Fan

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It’s Christmas time once again, decorations, shopping, carols, Santa Claus and lots of Christmas movies. When it comes to Christmas movies everyone has their favorite. Most are the more traditional films; It’s a Wonderful Life,