by Shawn Robare | Apr 5, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I was picking through a pile of ephemera that I plan on sharing on Branded in the future when I came across my meager collection of sticker transfer sets. I bought most of these around the time I started this website and for some reason I never got around to...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 30, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Before I step away from the Spiral Zone for awhile I thought I’d talk about another interesting angle this series took with its advertising and marketing. Though the Spiral Zone franchise had its share of merchandising (with a small toy line and lunch...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 23, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
The end of the 80s really was a time of transition for me, not so much in that the decade was coming to a close, but because there were a lot of changes in my life. Id just turned thirteen and most of the family was uprooting from out home of the previous 12...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 18, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For today’s WWPA I thought I’d share a wrapper for a set of cards and stickers that I haven’t been able to get my hands on just yet. The 1983 Fleer Dragon’s Lair game cards and stickers… The few times I’ve played the original...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 11, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Since I ended up talking about the Rambo cartoon yesterday it only seems fitting to end the week with a bit of Rambo Wax Paper Pop Art. This wrapper is from the 1985 Topps card set (I’ve posted about the stickers in the past…)
by Shawn Robare | Mar 10, 2011 | Branded in the 80s, Read
More or less, the tone that I try and keep here at Branded is one of an earnest optimism. Personally I find a bit tedious to read articles filled with ranting and too much mockery, and when it comes down to it, it’s just more fun to talk about stuff that I...
