Category: Nostalgia
“Brace Yourself guys, This is a Long One…” In this article, I will be using my favourite Marvel Comic character, The Lizard, as an example of how long-term continuity can ruin an otherwise great character - Warning: Spoilers for the last 60yrs ahead!
Let me start by saying that my all-time favorite thing in entertainment is Indiana Jones. To me, there has never been a better combination of storytelling, direction, and acting in any franchise ever (well, at least three-quarters of it.) For some reason though, the Indiana...
Will the future generations of comic book fans care about Stan Lee? How many current "Marvel" fans know who Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko are? Is Stan Lee even considered a comic book icon anymore? Or is all his praise souly absorbed within the MCU...
Considering the original 1984 Secret Wars series, key issues, various sequels, toy lines, variants covers, and a movie on the way in a few years, it's easy to forget there was a time before there was ever a concept known as "Secret Wars." But...
Comic collecting really began to boom in the 1980s. Rather than reading their book and throwing them in the trash, people began to put them in bags and boards and held onto them. Here are the 80's books that every kid wanted to get their hands on....
Sports Card collecting exploded in the 1980s. They were no longer things that your Mom threw in the trash or that you put on the spokes of your bicycle. Here are some cards that readily appeared in Beckett each month. 1988 Topps Bo Jackson Football ...
As a UK-based comic book collector writing for GoCollect, I feel it is sometimes my duty to highlight certain sub-cultures within the overall comic industry and its history. Especially when certain things only ever occurred over this side of the pond! My first Article, titled: Making...
The 1990s were a wild time in the comic book industry. The hobby was on fire in the early part of the decade with X-Men and Spider-Man books selling millions of copies. There was also a rush of speculators driving prices up. Kids growing and collecting in...
The 1990s were a golden age for card collecting. The hobby was never more popular with both kids and adults visiting their local store and card shows and poring over their Beckett issues. And now that many of those 90s kids have kids of their own, they...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (aka The MCU) is without a shadow of a doubt the largest achievement in Hollywood history. Whether you are a fan of the live-action movies or not, there is no denying that what they have achieved over the last fifteen years...
