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Pop Culture Rewind: Silver to Modern Age Comics + Godzilla Toys

Chris Walker — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:02:20 +0000

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,…

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Are 1990s Toys Valuable?

Chris Walker — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:20:18 +0000

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…

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$0.35 a Pop (Or “Notability Matters”)

Chris Walker — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:30:15 +0000

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II

Chris Walker — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:00:52 +0000

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…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. Mothra

Chris Walker — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:10:45 +0000

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…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah

Chris Walker — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:05:22 +0000

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…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. Barkley

Chris Walker — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:00:59 +0000

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…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Sazer-X The Movie

Chris Walker — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:00:44 +0000

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:…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Shin Godzilla

Chris Walker — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:00:21 +0000

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.…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Pulgasari

Chris Walker — Tue, 16 May 2017 12:00:10 +0000

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…

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