by Shawn Robare | Jan 20, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This past weekend I stumbled upon something pretty cool while I was browsing through Alternate Worlds, a Baltimore area comic shop, with my girlfriend Jaime. A co-worker had suggested the store to her since they have a great selection of comics, games and toys. I...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 14, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about my love for tiny pop culture vehicles here at Branded so I decided to gather up all of my little die-cast beauties and go outside for a little photo-shoot this past weekend. I can’t even begin to say how...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 10, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I know every generation says this about the decades when they came of age, but growing up in the 80s was seriously a whole different world; like living on another planet at times. There was a lot more going on when it came to entertainment aimed at kids in terms of...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 8, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
On the heels of my Transformers Afterburner toy acquisition from this past weekend I wanted to take a second and point to the super rad new book about to be released, Transformers Legacy: A Celebration of Transformers Package Art. One of the things that really gets me...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 7, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I think it might surprise folks that I don’t have a huge collection of vintage toys from the 80s. Almost none of my original toys made it through the plethora of family moves throughout the 90s (my parents secretly disposed of most of my childhood things...
