by Shawn Robare | Sep 21, 2015 | Branded in the 80s, Read
A couple weekends ago my girlfriend Jaime and I made the trek up to Oaks, Pennsylvania for Retro Con, a relatively recent toy and pop culture convention that I’ve wanted to check out for a few years and I had an absolute blast. There was a time in my life when I...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 19, 2015 | Look
With the release of the first two trailers for the new big screen, live action adaptation of Jem & the Holograms only a couple of months away it’s had me thinking a lot about the original cartoon and toy line and what made those so special to me growing up...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 13, 2015 | Branded in the 80s, Read
A few months ago my buddy Ed over at AEIOU & Sometimes Why tipped me off to a mystery box swap that he was planning for this summer. Basically, he filled a box full of miscellaneous fun stuff (movies, toys, and ephemera) and a host toy (a Dracula Mego figure that...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 11, 2015 | Read
There are a lot of great 80s era pop culture collectibles on display at Branded HQ; toys, books, lunchboxes, stickers, vinyl albums, animation cels, and heaps of magazines and comics. Though I love all of that stuff, when I’m feeling really nostalgic the one...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 1, 2015 | Awesome 80s Bedrooms, Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s been a little while since I dove in and deconstructed an awesome 80s era pop culture bedroom. This past week I had my mind blown a couple times when Pee-wee Herman shared the piece I did on his room from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on Facebook and...
