Jason Paige - Pokémon, Club Dread, Election (2021) #video

I've really been into collecting cards lately. I'm not sure why really, I think a lot of it has to do with nostalgia, but either way, because of which I recently ended up at Collect-A-Con with my kid a few weeks back. We weren't able to attend on Saturday because of a scheduling conflict, and because of which we missed a performance by Vanilla Ice.

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Udo Kier - The Blazing World, Hunters, Downsizing (2021) #video

Udo Kier is one of those artists that have such a large and diverse resume that it’s daunting even beginning to decide what to talk about. I can remember walking up to his merch booth, and here’s Udo grinning ear to ear with a collection of images showered around him. It reminded me of those proud parents watching their children play at the park.

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Mathew Klickstein - Comic-Con Begins, Mysterious Skin, On Your Marc (2021)

SiriusXM’s new podcast series, Comic-Con Begins: Origin Stories of the San Diego Comic-Con and the Rise of Modern Fandom, promises to be the final word on the history of a beloved pop-culture juggernaut. More than that, though, it looks to go beyond being a mere fawning tribute. Sure there are the expected celebrity interviews, but there are also in-depth examinations of the folks behind the scenes who aren’t household names but that nevertheless were instrumental in shaping our modern geeky landscape. I would expect nothing less from pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein.

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Jon Robert Bryans - nGuard, Action Mice, Panda Khan (2020)

Gaelstone Media Group, the studio known for the upcoming Amazon Prime series Action Mice, announced its full acquisition of the classic ‘80s character Panda Khan. The iconic panda is well-known to nostalgia lovers who remember him as a regularly featured character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book crossovers. Toy collectors will recall that Panda Khan also made an appearance as an action figure in Playmates original TMNT toy line back in 1990.

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