Author Archives: Andrew
Snap into a Slim Jim for the Macho King
The Macho King is dead. Sadly, there’s no “Long live the Macho King” line to follow. Randy “Macho Man” Savage died today. Apparently he had a heart attack while behind the wheel of his car. That’s definitely an awful way … Continue reading
Be a Hero, Buy a No-Prize
As a kid I tried (okay, not very hard) to win one of those coveted Marvel No-Prizes. This was back when all comics had letters pages and they completely rocked. Before Twitter, Facebook and even the Internet, the comic book … Continue reading
Green Lantern Gets (Pre)Schooled
I’ll admit it. Half the fun of having kids is being able to buy all sorts of comic-related toys, clothes and merchandise. Heck, if I didn’t have kids I probably never would’ve bought a single Superhero Squad figure. And yeah, … Continue reading
Comic Movie Posters – Lego Style
There was a time when seeing movie posters was insanely exciting. Next to seeing an actual movie trailer, the movie poster was the first real evidence that a movie was really coming out, as well as a first real look … Continue reading
I Got Chills… they’re multiplying
Last night, I went with my wife to see Thor. No, this is not a review post at all. Although I will say that I loved the movie, Thor kicked major ass and I so cannot wait for the Avengers … Continue reading
Wizard: The End of a Magazine, Not an Era
I’m slightly late to the party with writing about this, but if you haven’t heard Wizard and ToyFare magazines have ceased publication. They’re done. Over. Kaput. No more issues. Seeing as how my first job out of college was working … Continue reading
Make-A-Wish Foundation Soars With Geeks
How can you not love the Make-A-Wish Foundation? They don’t just help brighten a kid’s day with a book, some flowers or candy. No way. These guys go ALL out to make one very special kid feel like he’s the … Continue reading
Flashback Friday: Superman #422
In case you somehow lost your invitation, I’m starting up a regular theme over here at ComicBookMarks. I used to run Friday flashbacks on an old blog of mine where I’d post videos of cheesy old ’80s songs. It’s fun, … Continue reading
Be a hero… Help John Ostrander
I may’ve been a Marvel Zombie growing up, but luckily I opened my eyes (and mind) to some wonderful DC books back in the early ’80s. Just in time for Perez/Wolfman’s Titans, Miller’s Dark Knight and Moore’s Watchmen. Pretty good … Continue reading
Lego Arnim Zola and His Legion of Custom MiniFigs
Like most kids growing up in the ’80s, I dug Legos. I remember this big bin I had just filled with my giant collection of Legos and the dozens of instruction booklets needed to build the various space stations and … Continue reading
