90s
Super Looney Tunes Return!
In 1991, I was 9 years old and the novelty of Happy Meal toys at McDonald’s was starting to wear thin. We had gone from Changeables and Super Mario Bros to Barbie, Hot Wheels and CONTINUE READING…
Batman
Best Of 1
Batmania: Revisiting 1989’s Batman
It might be hard today to fully grasp just how big a cultural moment it was when Tim Burton’s Batman opened in theaters thirty years ago this month. You couldn’t go out of the house without CONTINUE READING…
A2
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween takes place in the early days of Batman. It follows Batman: Year One and sets the stage for all the super villains Batman fights throughout his career. Batman: The Long Halloween CONTINUE READING…
Greatest Lists
Greatest Lists S1 #12 “Batdance” by Prince
The first season of Greatest Lists features the Top 50 ’80s Movie Soundtrack Songs and in this episode, Jason chooses “Batdance” by Prince from the movie Batman as the #12 song on the list. Listen to CONTINUE READING…
TRNTV
Wax Pack Flashback: Batman Series 2 (1989)
In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Adam opens a pack of Series 2 Batman trading cards from 1989. Each pack came with 9 cards featuring scenes from the movie and one sticker. The second CONTINUE READING…
Gnarly '90s
Wax Pack Flashback: Batman Forever (1995)
In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Adam and Jason both open a pack of Fleer Batman Forever cards from 1995. This 120-card set featured promo shots and stills from the movie. Unfortunately, there were CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: June 1997
The hot Summer months are a good time to find a cool movie theater and escape the heat while watching a good movie. June 1997 has a few good movies to choose. A good romantic CONTINUE READING…
Events
My Summer of Batman
Thirty years ago this month, Batman hit theaters and kicked off a summer of Batmania from which many of us didn’t recover. Most people I know have stories about this film and how it consumed CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: June 1992
Summer should be a time of blockbuster movies. Big action movies that capture all the money. That wasn’t the case in June 1992. Or the other summer months in 1992. June 1992 was a light CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: March 1987
Movies from March 1987 There are some good movies this month. One of my all time favorites hit the silver screen in March 1987. It started a franchise that spawned numerous sequels and a TV CONTINUE READING…
Gnarly '90s
Wax Pack Flashback: Batman Saga of the Dark Knight (1994)
In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Adam opens a pack of Batman: Saga of the Dark Knight tradingcards from 1994. Th is 100 card set by Skybox featured comic book related art from stories CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Spelljammer #15
Spelljammer isn’t my favorite Dungeons & Dragons setting. In fact it’s near the bottom of my list. I don’t know what it is about the setting but I never enjoyed playing it. I wasn’t opposed CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Outlaws #2
In the summer of 1991 movie theaters were overrun with outlaws when Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves hit the screen. It was and is a fantastic retelling of the Robin Hood story. It was the CONTINUE READING…
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Retro Pull List for October 2021
It’s spooky season once more. Will those frights in the night show up on comic book racks as well? Stock up on your body bags and boards for this extra sized pull list. For something CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Robin II: The Jokers Wild! #1
In January we looked at the first ever Robin title. It was a five issue limited series. Following the success of Robin I, DC pushed out a second Robin title in October 1991. Robin II: CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Deathstroke the Terminator #1
Slade Wilson enlisted in the Army at 16 years old. He served in Korea and Vietnam, then was selected for a super solider program. In the program Wilson was injected with an experimental drug allowing CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Hawk & Dove #25
We get another bonus edition of comic book ads this month! For the third installment this month I’m going with a favorite comic of mine, Hawk & Dove. The last edition featured Hawkworld, I’m thinking CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Armageddon 2001 #1
Armageddon 2001 was a big crossover event held in the summer of 1991. The story line for Armageddon 2001 is interesting. It starts in 2030 with a tyrant superhero, named Monarch ruling the world with CONTINUE READING…
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Retro Pull List: April 2021
Hello fellow adult children. It is time once again to take a look at all the fun comic books coming to shops this month with a nostalgia feel in the Retro Pull List: April 2021. CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Legends of the Dark Knight #16
Happy Birthday Batman!! The Dark Knight turns 82 this year; first appearing in Detective Comics #27. The comic hit newsstands on 30 March 1939 (although the cover date on the issue is May 1939). Batman CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Adventures of Superman #475
Superman has been saving earth for over 80 years. He’s one of the first superheroes to hit comics, making his debut in Action Comics #1, 1938! Over those 80 years Superman has starred in over CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Robin #1
January 1991 saw the first ever Robin title. Relegated as Batman’s sidekick for 50 years, Robin finally gets his own comic! Robin #1 featured the third Robin, Tim Drake. Drake first appeared in Batman #436, CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Forgotten Realms #17
We are embarking on a new year and a new installment of Check Out Those Ads! This year will be a running theme of comics celebrating their 30th Anniversary, comics published in 1991. Seems like CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Flash #256
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. CONTINUE READING…
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Favorite Dancing Scenes from ’80s Movies
This is the second part of a two-part feature. The first part was our Favorite “Singing” Scenes from ’80s movies. If you have not read that one yet, be sure to click on the link CONTINUE READING…
