In September 1990 a red streak of heroism zoomed across TV screens nationwide. In the wake of Tim Burton’s Batman, comic book adaptations were now a viable entertainment gamble and CBS was betting that The CONTINUE READING…
It’s a known fact that comic books in the 1990’s were celebrated more for the artists drawing them, than any groundbreaking storytelling within. Though it was an era where a foil-embossed or hologram sticker cover CONTINUE READING…
When Mighty Morphin Power Rangers exploded in popularity during the early 90s, dominating children’s programming and toy sales, it was just a matter of time before Saban Entertainment tried to catch lightning in a bottle CONTINUE READING…
Cartoons were inescapable in the 1980’s. Saturday mornings, weekday afternoons and even on cable TV, colorful animated characters were everywhere we looked. While the majority were shoddy productions conceived as part of carefully constructed marketing CONTINUE READING…
Were you there for the avalanche of comic book mania that rolled onto the scene in the early 1990’s? In case you missed it, somehow word got around that comic books were a good investment CONTINUE READING…
It’s 1988, you’re a kid who loves playing with G.I. Joe: Real American Hero and Transformers. Suddenly while browsing the aisles at Toys R Us you lay eyes on what is sure to be the CONTINUE READING…
When October rolls around each year, movie fans start putting together their playlists of spooky films they hope will bring a creepy atmosphere to their cobweb and candy corn laden festivities. But just as not CONTINUE READING…
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of NBC pushing the start button on the Nintendo series, Captain N: The Game Master as part of their Saturday Morning lineup. CONTINUE READING…
Recently on The Retro Network I participated in an awesome TRN Talk: VHS Collecting podcast discussing the art of VHS collecting with Jason (@RD80s) and the always enthusiastic Chad Young from the Horror Movie BBQ CONTINUE READING…
Netflix recently released GLOW Season 3 for the internet to consume and comment on. Full of 1980’s nostalgia and laughs, GLOW has become a phenomenon of streaming media, but how many viewers who love Alison CONTINUE READING…
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