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Looking Back at Captain N: The Game Master
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…
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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! – 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! – Legend of the Shield #1
Impact Comics was a DC Comics imprint in the early 1990’s. The first comic released in July 1991 was Legend of the Shield. I saw the comic while doing my regular Friday afternoon comic shopping. 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! – Hawkworld #12
Hawkworld was one of my favorite comics in the late 80s and early 90s. My first introduction to Hawkman was the 1989 limited series Hawkworld Vol 1. The limited series was a new, Post-Crisis origin CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Sleepwalker #1
The late 80’s and early 90’s were a blockbuster time for comic books. Massive crossover events, tons of variant covers and lots of new titles coming to the market. In 1991 there were so many 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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Check Out Those Ads! – The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man is a four issue limited series focusing on the Sinister Syndicate, a lesser-known group of villains. The group of villains consisted of Beetle, the leader of the group, Boomerang, Hydro-Man, CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – What If… #24
What If… is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel starting in 1977. The series ran on and off for over 40 years. What If… explored stories in the Marvel universe if key events CONTINUE READING…
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Castlevania: Season 3 Review
Disclaimer: The events in Castlevania Season 2 directly impact Season 3. I’ll try to keep this as spoiler free as possible. Any spoilers are unintentional, but really, you’ve had six months of lock down to CONTINUE READING…
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Castlevania: Season 1 and 2 Review
In 1986 Konami released Castlevania in Japan and the following year it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System and released in America. Castlevania introduced the world to Simon Belmont, a vampire hunter, hell bent CONTINUE READING…
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High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix
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 CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Ghost Rider #15
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 CONTINUE READING…
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TRN Podcast 059 – Favorite NES Games 2
GAME ON! TRN Podcast revisits a previous topic in the Time Machine with Jason and Mickey discussing their Favorite NES Video Games 2. First, our conversation drifts into the world of retirement and what The Retro Network CONTINUE READING…
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VIDCAST: Favorite NES Games
A new way to listen to TRN Podcast with Jason and Mickey…with visuals!!! Something we’ve been talking about behind the scenes for awhile is re-releasing our “Time Machine” discussions from the podcast on YouTube with CONTINUE READING…
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TRN Podcast 038 – Favorite NES Games
Jason and Mickey return with yet another topic as voted by our listeners, our favorite NES games! First, we chat about the coronavirus situation and how it has impacted us and the sports world. Jason CONTINUE READING…
