by Shawn Robare | Jun 16, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So speaking of the Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors cartoon, it reminded me that I have a couple of short (4-page) comics stories that were inserted as ads in the Fall 1985, and Winter 1986 issues of the He-Man & the Masters of the Universe magazines. Since...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 14, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I watched so many cartoons as a kid that there are a bunch that I barely even remember any of the actual episodes, just the overall concept. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors falls into this realm for me. I know I watched the show because I have vivid...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 11, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Speaking of the Orange, Blue, Yellow combo, here’s a couple of other wax wrappers that hit this in a slightly different way… Dukes of Hazzard (Donruss, 1980) Dukes of Hazzard, Design #2 (Donruss, 1980)
by Shawn Robare | Jun 9, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve talked a lot about collecting here at Branded, and on a few occasions I’ve discussed how the hobby leads to certain unobtainable “holy grail” items. The hobby is, by nature, goal driven; when you find one thing, one object that you...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 8, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I was recently interviewed by Rondal Scott of the incredibly cool Strange Kids Club, and it was a heck of a lot of fun. Rondal’s site is chock full of enlightening interviews with all sorts of cool people, not to mention a bevy of other regular features...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 7, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Well, it’s officially here, the 25th anniversary of the Goonies. I feel kind of lucky that I was more or less at the perfect age for a flick like this (I was seven, just about to turn eight) where I could both identify perfectly with the gang. Not...
