by Shawn Robare | Sep 24, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
In honor of the impending spooktacular festivities coming in just one short week I thought it would be fun to make today’s Wax Paper Pop Art a super-sized, all-horror edition. First up we have the complete set of wrappers from the 1988 Topps Fright Flicks...
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 | Sep 1, 2010 | Read
While 1984 was an insanely banner year for television, where almost every single new series was a hit that would run throughout the rest of the decade, 1985 was more about trying to capitalize on the previous year’s successes. Though there are a few shows...
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.
