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Old Comic Book Ads: Halloween Edition

Normally Gary is the host of this recurring feature, but I asked if I could step in and take a crack at it for an all spooky edition. He kindly obliged, so I pulled a

90’s Summer Reloaded

Adam Pope

My childhood was spent in Southern California, the home of palm trees and endless sunshine. While most folks imagine a California summer filled with surfboards, bikinis and Beach Boys tunes, I grew up just 20

Check Out Those Ads! – Spelljammer #15

Pitfall Gary

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

Check Out Those Ads! – What If… #24

Pitfall Gary

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

Check Out Those Ads! – Spider-Man #4

Pitfall Gary

Spider-Man was never my favorite superhero. The idea of a teenage superhero dealing with teenage issues didn’t appeal to me. I had my own teenage issues to deal with, I didn’t need to read about

Check Out Those Ads! – Lobo #1

Pitfall Gary

Lobo hit the scene in 1990 with a bang! He is a brash talkin’ foul mouthed killing machine! To be fair, Lobo made his first appearance in 1983 in the Omega Man comic. Lobo started

Check Out Those Ads! – Terror Inc. #2

Pitfall Gary

There are all sorts of Halloween treats popping up on the The Retro Network. Keeping with the Halloween season the comic ads we’ll be looking at come from a horror comic book. Unfortunately the ads

TRN Podcast 064: After Hours

Jason Gross

TRN Podcast 064: Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis

Jason Gross

In this week’s “Time Machine,” Jason and Mickey have a Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis video game war revealing their favorite games from each console. TRN Podcast is sponsored this week by HalloweenCostumes.com and Fun.com!

High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix

Pitfall Gary

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

TRN Podcast 009 – Video Game Memories

Jason Gross

Jason and Mickey return with another episode of the Retro Network Podcast, talking video game memories through the years. First, Jason tells about his recent experience at the local race track which leads into some