by Shawn Robare | Sep 22, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Even though I’ve been a little bummed about this year’s crop of Halloween goodies and the lackluster displays at the various stores, there have been a few interesting new (or newish) products on the shelves. In the same way that I’m happy to...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 20, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I wanted to do a quick follow up to last weeks Target rant. I’m still disappointed with Target’s overall vibe this year, but looking a bit closer there are some interesting things going on. First though, I wanted to thank everyone for the...
by Shawn Robare | Sep 17, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For anyone who is a regular reader here at Branded, you’ll probably know that when September rolls around, it marks the beginning of a very special time of year for me. Whereas most people probably look to Christmas or the start of summer with excitement,...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 13, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Felling like a bloated, overblown spy adventure in space today. Moonraker Bubblegum cards from Topps, 1979. I talked about the stickers here.
by Shawn Robare | Aug 12, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So in 1983 the various companies making toothpaste decided to bring their product competition to comic book pages in the form of some dramatic stories aimed at kids. Brushing your teeth was no longer a chore, it was WAR, and Crest and Aim were enlisting...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 10, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I recently picked up a big run of Muppet Magazine and while flipping through the issues I was astounded by the number of awesome advertisements. I figured I’d share some of them here and there, and this week I thought it would be fun to take a look at some...
