by Shawn Robare | Oct 25, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Though there were a few obvious pop culture references in the GPK series from the start, they didn’t start getting super overt until towards the end of the run. Not that I’m against it, in fact, I’m kind of sad that the following Freddy Kruger...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 24, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
After today there are only 7 more days till Halloween! In honor of that I think Godzilla should destroy a city or something. Or at least I can share this parody of Godzilla destroying a city or something… Stickers 54a&b, Fryin’ Ryan and Charred Chad...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 23, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
The skeleton sub-theme of this countdown concludes today with one of my all time favorite zombie/skeletons ever, stickers 5a&b, Dead Ted and Jay Decay! Not only is the artwork totally rad on this card, but it’s just so very Halloween-y and macabre! The...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 22, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’m diving back into my series one stickers for today’s Halloween-y Garbage Pail Kid! Cards 29a&b, the classic Bony Joanie and Thin Lynn! I’d have to say that next to Adam Bomb and Potty Scotty, Bony Joanie is probably one of the most...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 21, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Well, we’re kicking off week four of the Halloween Countdown with a bang, er, or some bones. Yeah, bones. For the new few days I’m going to showcase some of my favorite skeleton kids! First up are stickers 95a&b from the third series set, Grim Jim...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 20, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I never had the opportunity to meet Lou Scheimer and I regret that I was never able, in person, to say those two little words that can’t even begin to express how I felt, “Thank you.” Like so many kids who grew up or came of age in the 70s and 80s, cartoons were the...
