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Two Years and Counting: Gentle Giant Jumbo Star Wars Action Figures Keep On Rolling
At the 2010 San Diego Comic Con I came across something remarkably familiar. It was a Stormtrooper action figure sure enough. Four primitive points of articulation… hmm, how retro… a lot like my old Star Wars guy! Hey wait, it was my old Star Wars Stormtrooper, only something had changed. Indeed it had. This was […]
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The 1965 George Barris Batmobile at 2012 San Diego Comic Con
My very first memory of television dates back sometime to around 1973-74 and I’m sure belongs either to Flip Wilson or the original 1960’s Batman series. So it’s no small matter that nearly 40 years later I’d have the opportunity to meet face to face with the original 1965 George Barris Batmobile. Call this machine […]
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Five Things I Learned at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con
My Third Year at San Diego Comic Con has officially bitten the dust. Bruised, battered, scarred… but definitely smiling. And just like everyone else I hauled quite a bit of stuff home with me. Toys, posters, shwag… check. But more importantly I left San Diego this year with new perspectives on the whole con experience […]