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Of Trapper Keepers and childhood identity…

by Shawn Robare | May 22, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read

Life presents us with a lot of opportunities to experience a right of passage, and the first one I remember taking an active hand in was when I turned 10 years-old in 1987. Not only was I finally breaking into double digits on the birthday cake, but it was also...

Filed under obscure comic book adaptations…

by Shawn Robare | May 21, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read

I’ve recently rekindled my passion for finding and reading 80s era movie tie-in novelizations, and in restarting the hunt for books there were a few candidates that jumped up to the top of my list.  One in particular has proven super difficult to track down, the...
Wax Paper Pop Art #31:Duh Da Duh Duuunnnn, Dun Dun Dun!

Wax Paper Pop Art #31:Duh Da Duh Duuunnnn, Dun Dun Dun!

by Shawn Robare | May 18, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read

Since I’ve been starring at my tiny Hot Wheels A-Team van all week, and since I have a contest going where you can win one of these toys, I decided that this would be a good time to share my 1983 Topps A-Team wax wrappers… I talked about the stickers from...

Delving into Ghostbusters: The Expanded Supernatural Spectacular Universe…

by Shawn Robare | May 14, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read

I had such a fun time reading the long sought-after Goonies novelization recently that I decided to dip back into my movie novelization collection to find another fun one to devour.  I wasn’t sure what to dip into next when I stumbled across a very reasonably...
Wax Paper Pop Art #30, the Big Hairy Ape edition…

Wax Paper Pop Art #30, the Big Hairy Ape edition…

by Shawn Robare | May 11, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Read

This week’s Wax Paper Pop Art is all about big hairy apemen.  Whether it’s the hilarious misadventures of an unruly adopted sasquatch with the 1987 Topps Harry and the Henderson’s card and sticker set (which I talked about here)… …the weird romance...
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