by Shawn Robare | Feb 17, 2020 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Nostalgia is a tricky wicket, and when you mix the obsession of collecting into the mix it can become a very weird and dark road to follow. By nature I am a collector. I love diving head-first into whatever obsession grips me at the time, and I adore so many of the...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 21, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Two and a half years ago I was introduced to the world of Future Cyborg and my activity on youtube has never been the same since. For those who aren’t familiar, Future Cyborg is a vintage toy review series that’s the brainchild of artist and toy sculptor...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 21, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
While putting together the last Peel Here piece on some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stickers I wanted to share on the site, there was something in the back of my mind that made me feel like I was missing something. My wife Jaime is a huge TMNT nerd, and I had almost...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 15, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Diving back into some sticker fun here at Branded, I thought it would be fun to break out this set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sticker sheets released by Artis Paper Magic Company in 1989. There was a whole series of licensed stickers released in this format by...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 14, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Over the past year, 1984 Publishing and author/ex-Fangoria editor Michael Gingold have released a series of beautiful coffee table books illustrating a very under-celebrated section of film fandom, the newspaper movie ads that run in the weekend or lifestyle sections...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 2, 2019 | Branded in the 80s, Read
On August 22nd, 1987 I saw a movie that changed my life. I didn’t realize at the time how much it would change me, and looking back I feel very lucky that I caught it when and where I did because the screening I attended was the second to last time the movie was...
