Category: Nostalgia
The Gym Heroes set marks the first time Pokémon were attached to a specific trainer, just as in the manga and television show. Prior to this set, Pokémon cards depicted each in their "wild" form, not captured yet in a Poké ball by a trainer....
When I recently wrote about the possibility of Vermin as a supporting character in the recently announced Kraven movie, it also occurred to me that there is a good chance of a big-screen appearance by Kraven's longtime partner and Torment antagonist,...
The original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was a monster. Its 8-bit graphics blew the previous generations out of the water. It also signaled the resurgence of video games after the crash of 1983 and the success of the NES cemented Nintendo as a video...
Fossil is the third trading card set released by Pokémon in the final months of 1999. This set completed all of the first 100 Pokémon as the Base Set and Jungle sets did not have cards for all of them. This set famously printed all of the pre-historic, ancient,...
Black turtlenecks and shoulder holsters are not the only things that these spy characters have in common; they all have key books with the opportunity of appreciation if we see a renewed interest in the genre that is Espionage! If you read my last...
Why has Incredible Hulk #181 always been a key Bronze Age book, while Wolverine's (controversial) first appearance/first cameo, Incredible Hulk #180, has lagged behind? The cover of course! Let's take a look at first cover appearances and why they matter. Or...
I keep thinking of the immortal words of Prince's "Purple Rain," when thinking about this post's WWTT covers, "Honey I know I know, I know times are changing, it's time we all reach out for something new, I know that means you too." These WWTT covers have...
There are certain Spider-Man storylines that longtime fans are dying to see on the big screen. The Death of Jean DeWolff tops my list. Will we finally see Sin Eater introduced in an adaptation of Peter David's pulp noir classic with Spider-Man...
That's a bold statement right? Knowing exactly which comic book grades are the best buys is difficult to do. However, if you look at the numbers and do some research, it's not THAT difficult. I believe that CGC 6.5 and 5.5 are the...
After waiting over a year for new content, MCU fans are eagerly dissecting every clue dropped in Disney's WandaVision series. Could episode two's animated helmet reference pave the way for Vision's arch-nemesis and "step-brother", the Grim Reaper to appear? Avengers The Vision and...
