Up from the depths, thirty stories high, breathing fire, his head in the sky – Godzilla! This week’s installment of the Pop Culture Rewind is mostly comics books from the Silver to Modern Ages – including key issues, CGC grades, and runs. However, it also features a selection of gorgeous Godzilla action figures, plush toys,…
For the most part, 90s era collectibles in general and toys in particular haven’t appreciated in value the way that older items have. There are a lot of reasons for that, but it boils down to stuff from the 90s not becoming rare the way stuff from the 60s to the 80s did. But that’s…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we navigate the rocky waters of the collectibles biz with realized prices to guide us! Today we’re looking back a couple of years to make a point about notability, bubbles, and sustained value by answering the question “What’s the difference between $17.50 worth of Beanie Babies & $130 worth…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where we’re continuing our extended look at the Heisei-era Godzilla series with Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II. Plot Rundown G-Force, the U.N.’s military answer to the ongoing Godzilla problem, has two super-weapon projects in final stages: Garuda, a high-tech fighter/bomber meant for fighting kaiju, and Mechagodzilla, a 100% robotic Godzilla based on…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where we’re continuing our look at the Heisei Godzilla series with 1992’s Godzilla Vs. Mothra! Plot Rundown A meteorite lands in the ocean and sets off a chain of events that will once again put some Kaiju on the path to battle: it awakens Godzilla from his slumber on the bottom…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where today we’re continuing our trek through the films of the Heisei Godzilla series by watching 1991’s Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Plot Rundown A UFO arrives in Japan arrying a crew of time-travelers from the year 2204. They warn that industrialization and the rise of nuclear power is fated to bring…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where this week we’re talking about a TV commercial and the comic book it inspired, the most ridiculous piece of Godzilla media to date, Godzilla Vs. Barkley! Plot Rundown Well, Godzilla plays a game of basketball against Charles Barkley. The comic adds a framing plot about a little kid with a…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where today we’re giving Toei a rest (though they are the most easily found Toku maker in America) and paying a visit to Toho’s Chouseishin franchise with Sazer-X: The Movie! Plot Rundown An ancient alien energy vampire known as Bosquito is menacing Earth! The creature is attacking Earth on two fronts:…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where this week we’re looking at Japan’s newest Godzilla feature, Shin Godzilla! Plot Rundown A giant, radioactive creature enters Tokyo, causing plenty of damage even before it makes landfall. The Japanese government must come up with a solution to this unprecedented problem, as the situation (and the creature itself) rapidly evolves.…
Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where today we’re examining a Kaiju picture from one of Japan’s neighbors to the west: Pulgasari, hailing from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Plot Rundown Pulgasari is an iron eating monster created by a dying blacksmith to aid in the other throw of a corrupt government in medieval Korea. Though…