by Shawn Robare | Jul 26, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s been a few weeks since I was on the ball enough to participate in a League Assignment, but this week’s topic was too broad to pass up. Brian over at Cool & Collected gave us one simple word. Green. I wracked my brain and all I could think of...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 13, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve written a bit about how the extreme violence in Robocop affected me as a kid, and if I had to pinpoint the specific scene that did the most damage I would have to say that it’s the boardroom scene and the unfortunate end to one Mr. Kinney. If...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 12, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For today’s installment of Robo-madness I thought it would be fun to take a look at a couple of toys based on the Robocop film (and cartoon series.) Back in 1988 we were treated to slew of RC merchandising and spinoffs including lunchboxes, school supplies, a...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 11, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Day three of the Robomadness is here, and along with it are a series of blueprint/schematic illustrations for both Robocop and ED-209… Ever wonder where Murphy’s Digestion Organ Pot or Main Energy Battery are located? Wonder no longer. I used to love finding...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 10, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s day two of the Branded in the 80s Robocop-a-thon, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to look at the Topps movie trading cards from 1990. Though this set was primarily produced for the Robocop sequel, the designers at Topps were thoughtful enough...
