Hey folks. I have quick “heads-up” for ya. Fellow blogger and toy buddy, Brian Adams at CoolAndCollected.com, has initiated a Kickstarter campaign to publish a magazine for collectors by collectors. This magazine will have the same name, and it will cover pop culture collectibles, toys, comics, memorabilia, books, and whatnot. Should be fun. Plus, it’s […]
Hey guys. I just wanted to show you something kind of cool I’ve been working on recently. As some of you may know, Philip J. Reed of BattleGrip.com has successfully received funding for a cool Kickstarter project. It’s a book called “Transforming Collections,” and it documents the world of third-party TransFormers toys. I readily […]
A few years back, I discovered the Greater York Toy Extravaganza – a huge toy show which takes place Thanksgiving weekend in York, PA. Each year the show is packed with everything – 800 tables of modern stuff, vintage stuff and even historical stuff. Plastic crap or diecast metal crap. All types of toys for […]
(Click to enlarge) In mid-April, I made a little trip out to Chicago to meet up with some friends/colleagues of mine for the Wax Trax! Restrospectacle. For those out of the loop Wax Trax! Records is a long-gone, legendary industrial rock record label which originated in Chicago. A bunch of the original artists on the […]
You know what? I’m not the all-knowing weirdo toy guy you think I am. Sometimes it’s you guys who introduce me to cool, weird toys. … And I thank you. (Click to enlarge) Like this guy for example. I never knew he existed. This little gem of a toy came to me from a new […]
Remember the New Adventures of He-Man? I discussed it briefly a couple years ago. You see, I never really knew about the New Adventures of He-Man cartoon as a kid. I never watched the show or knew the characters or anything like that. I was already out of my Masters of the Universe toy phase, […]
You see these generic-looking super heroes? (The ones that look a lot like Playmobil?) They may look like true knock-offs or bootlegs of your favorite comic characters, but they are in fact a legit toyline from a legit Spanish toy company, Airgam. “What the hell is Airgam” you may be asking? well, Airgam is a […]