Captain America #258 | The Beauty of Non-Key Comics
The power of comic books in the bronze age was not just in the epic stories - the key comics all the collectors demand - but also in the smaller, self-contained stories where the focus is more on the hero than the villain.
In this video I look at one such comic, Captain America #258 by Claremont and Zeck.
Audiences demand epic entertainment, but entertainment companies often fail to deliver. I have some ideas on why, and what they can do to solve the problem.
Frank Mentzer expanded the Dungeons & Dragons well beyond the Basic and Expert sets, charting a course that allowed players to advance their characters all the way to immortality.
In this video, I look at the Companion, Master and Immortals boxed sets for D&D, as well as the Rules Cyclopedia that collected them, and the much beloved Holmes Basic D&D boxed set.
The toy haul in June is mostly Marvel, as I compare the 1998 Famous Covers line with the 2006 Legends Signature series of 9" figures. I also show off some other acquisitions for the month, including a Fighting Fury, Mego's Li'l Hulk and a couple "good old boys".
Dallas was a pop culture sensation in the late 70s and 80s, with perhaps the slimiest villain the world had ever known - J.R.!
Tune in and hear my thoughts on the first two seasons as I make my way through one of the biggest shows ever made.
Hey aficionados of toys, cult movies and just weird cool fun in general - today I'm unboxing and reviewing the new Tura Satana figure from a collaboration between Brian Heiler of Plaid Stallions and White Elephant Toyz, purveyors both of groovy toys.
https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/product/tura-satana-officially-licensed-action-figure/
https://www.whiteelephanttoyz.com/product-page/tura-satana-officially-licensed-action-figure-pre-order