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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | SciFi Invasion! Special w/ Doug Goldstein

Adam Pope

In 1997, Wizard launched a new spin-off magazine, hoping for the same success enjoyed by ToyFare and InQuest, that publication was SciFi Invasion! In this bonus episode we’re joined by the mind behind the magazine, CONTINUE READING…

Features

Summer Reading Program, Day 3: A Galaxy Far, Far Away…

Eric Vardeman

I’m a child of Star Wars. I saw the original trilogy in the theaters starting at age 7. I had all the action figures and a lot of the toys. I had shirts and pajamas CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List July 2022

Kevin Decent

Hey kids, remember reading comic books in the summer? I have fond memories of a neighborhood kid and his treasure trove of Marvel’s G.I. Joe comics. Let’s all put some quarters and dollars together, grab CONTINUE READING…

Features

Friday Flix: June 1987

Pitfall Gary

Summer 1987 was a challenging time. I just moved half way across the country and was trying to figure out the new city. I didn’t even know where the movie theater was located. The worst CONTINUE READING…

Features

Friday Flix: June 1982

Pitfall Gary

The summer months are heating up and so are the movies. June 1982 was a great month for movies. There are three movies that break the top 10 for highest grossing movies of the year. CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

Features

Toy of the Week: Han Solo (Star Wars Collector Series)

Karen Flieger

Next week, pop culture will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of Star Wars. The franchise marked a major turning point in pop culture on multiple fronts from cinema to toy marketing. My mom used to CONTINUE READING…

Features

Friday Flix: March 1997

Pitfall Gary

March is usually when movies start picking up steam as the studios get ready for the summer months. Unfortunately, March 1997 doesn’t help create interest, the month is full of mediocre movies. A handful of CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

The Retro Network Presents: Book of Boba Fett Roundtable Review

TRN Staff

WARNING! This podcast INCLUDES SPOILERS for Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian! Please watch the series before listening as we won’t be held responsible for any Gaffi Stick shots to your brain! In this episode of The Retro Network CONTINUE READING…

News

Star Wars Holiday Special Revisited in Life Day #1 One-Shot

Jason Gross

Revisit the (not so) beloved Star Wars Holiday Special this November in a new one-shot comic book from Marvel. Life Day #1 will feature a collection of tales from across the Star Wars saga as CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List: June 2021

Kevin Decent

Each and every month I go through the Previews catalog to pick out some of the best retro themed comics coming to your local store. There are hundreds of new issues out every month, but CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List: May 2021

Kevin Decent

Hello fellow comic book lovers and adult children. It is time once again to take a look through every upcoming comic book for the month and cherry pick some of the best with a retro CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List: January 2021

Kevin Decent

New year, new me, and best of all new comics! Every month I read through the giant Previews catalog to see what is coming out this month with a retro taste to it. Collections of CONTINUE READING…

Features

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas: Classy and Creative Record Breakers

OldSchool80s

Records are made to be broken, but it is only natural to not want your records to be broken by somebody else. It is impressive to see someone handle having their record broken with class. CONTINUE READING…

Features

This is Starcade!

Pitfall Gary

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 CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

TRN Podcast 049 – TRN’s 1st Anniversary

Jason Gross

ONE YEAR! That’s right, it’s the The Retro Network’s first anniversary and Jason and Mickey will be reminiscing about our favorite and most popular podcasts. First, we catch up on the week and how we’re CONTINUE READING…

Features

Top Ten Things in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Eric Vardeman

The Empire Strikes Back premiered May 21, 1980. I was ten years old and could not wait to see it and though I remember having to wait a couple of weeks to see it in CONTINUE READING…

Features

Recurrent Events: Boba Fett in ‘The Mandalorian’, ‘Demolition Man’ Sequel, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Kids Book

Jason Gross

The weekly Recurrent Events column features the latest retro pop culture headlines. Listen to Jason and Mickey go in depth on select stories in the upcoming TRN Podcast this Tuesday. Movies, TV, Food, Video Games, CONTINUE READING…

Features

The Star Wars Characters You’d Find In The Cantina

Jeff Sheldon

Every year on May the fourth, fans of the Star Wars series celebrate the movies that entertain so many of us.  Even the most casual Star Wars fans will likely pop in a DVD or CONTINUE READING…

Features

TRN Round Table: Favorite Star Wars Toys

TRN Staff

TRN Round Table returns with various members of the network and our friends gathering to share opinions on a given topic. It’s May the 4th as we are posting today’s feature so it’s time to CONTINUE READING…

Features

Jay Plays Star Wars Pinball

Jason Gross

To celebrate Star Wars Day, the featured game on this week’s episode of Jay Plays is Star Wars Pinball! Released by Zen Studios, relive the sight and sounds of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back CONTINUE READING…

Star Wars Galaxy
Features

Wax Pack Flashback: Star Wars Galaxy (1993)

Mickey Yarber

In this special edition of Wax Pack Flashback, Mickey and Jason connect via Zoom to celebrate Star Wars Day with each opening a pack of Star Wars Galaxy trading cards from 1993. Subscribe to the CONTINUE READING…

Podcasts

TRN Talk: Star Wars Day 2020

TRN Staff

The latest episode of TRN Talk celebrates Star Wars Day! Jason (@RD80s) hosts a fun discussion highlighting this year’s Star Wars Day offerings and also a look ahead to all the projects in development. He CONTINUE READING…

Features

The Retro Comic Book Pull List for March 2020

Kevin Decent

As odd as this column was to write this month, it’s going to be even worse next month.  Maybe the one after that too. Diamond, the comic book distributor, announced that they will not distribute CONTINUE READING…

Features

Recurrent Events: The Mandalorian Casts Ahsoka Tano, New Green Hornet Comic Series, Skittles Freezer Pops

Jason Gross

The weekly Recurrent Events column features the latest retro pop culture headlines. Listen to Jason and Mickey go in depth on select stories in the upcoming TRN Podcast this Tuesday. Movies, TV, Food, Video Games, CONTINUE READING…

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