Month: July 2016

Philip Reed July 19, 2016

The success of Star Wars in 1977, combined with the lack of official action figures that Christmas, led to a...

Philip Reed July 18, 2016

Bandcamp is a great place to uncover music. At least once each week I find a few new albums to...

Philip Reed July 18, 2016

From a 1986 issue of Dragon magazine comes this full-page ad for West End Games' Ghostbusters roleplaying game (find at...

Philip Reed July 18, 2016

We looked at a 1976 newspaper ad for the Mattel Eagle I spaceship toy last week where the toy was...

Philip Reed July 18, 2016

It feels as if today's world is one of constant war, with near-daily conflict around the world at a point...

Philip Reed July 18, 2016

If you've never seen the Max Headroom* television series then you've been missing out on a subversive classic. The show...

Philip Reed July 17, 2016

This full-page newspaper ad from 1974 offers us a look at Barbie, Big Jim, G.I. Joe, and even Gabriel's Lone...

Philip Reed July 17, 2016

The new season three trailer for Star Wars: Rebels has been posted online, and fans of the Expanded Universe won't...

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