When I was a child, I was head over heels in love with Tim Burton’s “Batman” The hype the movie created in me could not be filled with whatever toys or video games that came out. The only thing that could quench my appetite for Batman was another movie. So it was with great anticipation … More Batman Returns (Warner Bros, 1992)
In the late 80s and early 90s, it was hard to avoid Batman. With the blockbuster success of Tim Burton’s two Batman movies, and the debut of the excellent animated series, Batman was firmly entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist. At that time, as a child of 8 years old, I was eager to consume any … More Batman (20th Century Fox, 1966)
Prior to the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film starring Michael Keaton I was unfamiliar with the Caped Crusader. Surprisingly my only prior exposure to one of the world’s most iconic super heroes was through an action figure I had received as a Christmas present in the late 80’s. At the time I was convinced that … More In Memory of Adam West
Retro Classics is a collection of articles and web posts I have written in the past, re-published verbatim in their original form. I have been writing about my hobbies on various “free” websites dating back to my days in high school. Now a great deal of my topics of then current events would be considered … More Retro Classics: BATMAN: What Happened?
We’ve all been there. You’re playing a game and the tune from the stage you’re on is catchy enough that you begin to hum along with it. Before you know it you were sitting in class or languishing away in your cubicle and that tune is on repeat in your head. Game tunes may not … More Five Awesome Video Game Tracks Part 6
Toy Biz released their line of Marvel action figures in 1990 under the banner “Marvel Super Heroes”. Honestly at the time I was largely unaware of the Marvel universe; the heroes, their stories or really their existence in general. Fresh off of the heels of the 1989 Batman flick I was a bonafide Batman fan … More Spider-Man Web Suction Figure (Toy Biz, 1990)
For a generation of kids, Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” was their introduction to the Caped Crusader. I was one of them. Growing up, I watched reruns of the 60’s Adam West comedy version of Batman on a local television station, but it was the movie that really made me a fan. Because of the huge … More Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Warner Bros. 1993)
The Death of Superman wasn’t exactly my introduction to comic books, but it was my introduction to the major comic book characters in their original form. I had a collection of some animated Ninja Turtles and Scrooge McDuck comic books that I got from a nearby 7-Eleven, but I had never gotten any of the … More The Death of Superman (DC, 1992)
Ralston was known for their licensed cereal brands in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. If there was a property popular with children, a shopper could be pretty certain that Ralston would dump some processed nuggets in a box and slap a logo on it for a quick buck. Ralston-Purina sticks to making pet food and … More Batman Cereal (Ralston, 1989)
In my opinion, one of the best part of being a movie fan is the anticipation. Sometimes, the very idea of a movie that is coming up can be better than the movie that follows (Phantom Menace, anyone?). The hype leading up to movies can come from many different things. It usually starts with a … More Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – The Official Movie Magazine (Starlog, 1991)
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