Hey there, B2P Nation! Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank opens in theaters this weekend and it has got us thinking about martial arts movies. Hitting their heyday in the early 70s, they launched the “kung fu craze” in America and changed our popular culture in some big ways. What ways? Keep reading! 1)…
DetailsHey there, movie fans! Over the Fourth of July weekend, some concept art from the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever allegedly leaked to the internet. It purports to show how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will handle The Sub-Mariner, one of Marvel’s original superheroes. We think it looks great (spoiler warning – you’ll see it later…
DetailsThor: Love and Thunder is now in theaters! That means the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally adapted the Marvel Comics tradition of mortals wielding Thor’s Hammer. Sure, Captain America picked up the hammer in Avengers: Endgame, but he wasn’t throwing around lightning and thunder. No spoilers will be found here, but after four blockbuster movies…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero! Each week, Back to the Past uses this column to tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…
DetailsHappy Independence Day! We’re celebrating with a retrospective on the most American toy around: G.I. Joe! But who IS G.I. Joe? Other than one of the most well known toys in the history of playthings. Well, the answer varies. Quite a bit, actually. Before we give you the details, you should know that we basically…
DetailsWith Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis currently rocking it at the box office, we thought we’d write about “Elvis The Pelvis”. And a little bit of research told us that one of the top questions people ask the internet about him is “Why is Elvis Presley Famous?” Since he’s been dead for forty-five years, we get it,…
DetailsThe Fourth of July weekend is soon upon us! Summer movie season is in full swing, with special effects extravaganzas dominating at the box office as per usual. So today, inspired by a toy collection that recently came through our doors, we’re paying homage to a man who helped define the look of the modern…
DetailsIt’s the last week of Pride Month and we feel like celebrating some queer comics history. Today, we’re talking about a super-key issue from a historical (if not monetary) standpoint. That issue is Alpha Flight #106, the first time a mainstream comic hero “came out” as gay! Specifically, it was Alpha Flight founder and sometime…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero! Each week, Back to the Past uses this column to tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…
Details Welcome back to Hammer Drops! This week, we’re looking at Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II action figures recently sold at auction. Specifically, we’re looking at why they realized the prices they did. Street Fighter II vs. Mortal Kombat Back in the 1990s, two fighting game franchises dominated the arcade scene. They were, of…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! This week, we’re looking at Sega’s original worldwide gaming console: the Sega Master System. Often eclipsed by its younger sibling The Sega Genesis (which could famously do “what Nintendon’t”), the Sega Master System is a fun little system! So what don’t you know about it? Sonic The Hedgehog…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero! Each week, Back to the Past uses this column to tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…
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