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June 28, 2020

Review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020 will go down in history for many reasons – and sadly most of those reasons are pretty awful. It will also be known as the year the Eurovision Song Contest was halted in its tracks. The annual event, which has not missed a year since 1956, was forced to sit this one out due to the…

June 27, 2020

The Incredible detail of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys

In 1987, Playmates Toys produced a collection of action figures based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The figures – just like the comics and TV show they were based on – were incredibly popular and led to the release of further toys. With each successive wave of figures and playsets, the toys became wackier and more…

June 27, 2020

Hereditary movie review round-up – What did the critics say?

In 2018, supernatural horror movie, Hereditary arrived in UK cinemas. The film – directed by Ari Aster – starred Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne and focused on a small family, targeted by a demonic cult. If you’re a fan of horror movies, you will know that since its release, Hereditary has…

June 26, 2020

Funko Pops! in fun places

I make no secret of the fact I like Funko Pop! figures and it is fair to say I have quite a number of them in my toy collection. *Cough* And that’s putting it mildly. And because I have quite a number of Funko Pop! figures, I thought it might be a little bit of…

June 26, 2020

Steve Ditko’s best Amazing Spider-Man covers

Comic book artist, and Spider-Man co-creator, Steve Ditko was one of the true greats of the industry. His work on The Amazing Spider-Man – a book he worked on with writer, Stan Lee – helped define Spidey during his early days, paving the way for his continued success. In this post, I am taking a…

June 25, 2020

Rewatching Cyber City Oedo 808

In the mid ‘90s, Cyber City Oedo 808 aired in the UK. The short-lived anime appeared on Channel 4 (during the early hours of the morning) and with its colourful characters, stunning animation, and flagrant use of bad language, it blew my tiny little mind. I’ll be completely honest, when I first watched this OVA (original video…

June 24, 2020

Remembering X-Men Series II trading cards by SkyBox

During the early ‘90s, Marvel Comics and SkyBox International joined forces to produce a collection of trading cards featuring iconic Marvel characters. One of these collections (which I absolutely adored) was X-Men: Series II – a 113-card collection featuring a mix of stunning artwork and character bios. Overseen by creative director Bob Budiansky, with design work by…

June 23, 2020

A little update in all the craziness

Hey folks, Over here in the UK, the sun is shining, it looks set to be a good week, and most important of all more of our lockdown restrictions are set to be lifted by the 4th of July. We’re not out of the woods just yet, but at long last there is a very…

June 23, 2020

Whatever happened to Live & Kicking?

If you grew up in the UK during the 1990s, then you almost certainly watched Live & Kicking. The Saturday morning kids’ show, which ran throughout most of the decade, was hugely popular, becoming a ratings winner for the BBC! Yet as the show headed into the ‘00s, things changed and Live & Kicking went from the sweet…

June 22, 2020

How many Skyline films are there?

In 2010, Skyline beamed its way into cinemas. The alien disaster movie, set in Los Angeles, was not a huge critical hit (and that’s putting it mildly) but it was successful enough at the box office to lead to sequels. But how many Skyline movies are there? — The Skyline movies in order To date, there are three Skyline movies. The Skyline movies are as…