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Saturday Morning Cartoon Roundup : Conan the Adventurer & GI Joe
It’s Saturday morning, and we return to the blue glow of the television, shielded from yellow glow of the warm world outside as we stare intently into our Saturday morning cartoons. Thoughts of...
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The Spider-Man Vault!
Spider-Man’s popularity is almost inexplicable in a genre which found its feet with nearly-omnipotent characters like Superman and Wonder Woman, or incredible creatures like The Hulk — a guy who can...
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What Are Gogo’s Crazy Bones?
It’s often easy to overlook miniature figures in an impulse but aisle replete with them : Mighty Beanz, Zizzlingers, LEGOs, Mega Bloks, Squinkies, Sqwishlanders, Squatz, Moshi Monsters, Handful of...
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Saturday Morning Roundup : Skeleton Warriors, Captain Power & Saber Rider!
Back once again in front of the soul-devouring (or enriching) television set, images of cartoons slowly burning into the screen while Cocoa Puffs gradually become forever one with the carpet beneath...
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TV on DVD : December 2011 Round-Up!
The definition of “smart TV” often escapes a clear description, and evolves alongside the nebulous and mercurial definition of comedy itself – but I like to think that I’m a fan of this elusive “smart...
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LEGO : Superman (and Wonder Woman) vs. Power Armor Lex Luthor!
During 2011′s San Diego Comic Con, it was announced that two of my favorite collections were going to collide. No, not dust and despair – comic book superheroes and LEGO. After four months of heavy...
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LEGO Super Heroes Batman & Joker!
LEGO’s Super Heroes line is a comic book-specific branch of their Hero Factory line : a set of Bionicle-like figures joined together by a superhero narrative and a robotic appearance. This time, LEGO...
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LEGO Catwoman Catcycle City Chase!
LEGO’s original LEGO Batman line, between 2006 and 2008, was something to behold : a wide variety of great characters and playsets assembled into a relatively complete portrait of Batman’s troubled...
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Sledge Hammer! : The Complete Series on DVD
Since I’ve started writing posts about DVD collections here on Collectors’ Quest, I’ve gradually become a student of weirdo cop shows. From Space Precinct to Bravestarr, and the classic Car 54, Where...
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BMW Art Cars
BMW markets their cars as the ultimate driving machine. I believe they have also created the ultimate collectibles. The BMW Art Car collection is entirely owned by BMW so private collectors will have...
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The Importance of Being a Limited Edition.
2010 Dodge Challenger Wide Body by True LE Back in September, Auto World introduced a new line of 1:64 scale diecast cars called True L.E. (that’s short for limited edition just in case you couldn’t...
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Corto Maltese : The Ballad of the Salt Sea
Corto Maltese is the coolest hero you’ve never heard of : a sea captain version of Han Solo (sans Wookiee), drifting through exotic adventures during the early 1900s. While the character has found a...
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Virtual Collecting – Marvel : Avengers Alliance
Last last night, I got a Facebook message from my friend Dan. You have one request in Marvel : Avengers Alliance. Normally, I ignore all kinds of application requests on Facebook. I don’t care about...
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Today’s Coolest Avengers Thing : Legends of Marvel Trading Cards
Rittenhouse consistently produces a ridiculously broad range of trading cards which elevate a traditionally casual collecting form into a higher echelon of collecting by creating cards which can...
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It’s Time To Meet The Muppets
OK, so you’ve probably already met the Muppets and seen The Muppet Show – but have you ever helped to put on a Muppet show? With The Muppet Show Game, “It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show...
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The Complete Star Trek : The Next Generation Series Two Trading Cards
I’ve been a Trekkie since fifth grade, which was about 1990, and if there was ever an unlikely time to attract a new Star Trek fan, it was during reruns of the first two seasons of Star Trek : The Next...
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Make Your Own Collectibles : Knits for Nerds
If you’re a sci-fi nerd, you’re probably used to viewing onscreen props and accessories that don’t really fit with our reality or modern fashion sense, and the subsequent desire to make them real. Prop...
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The Other ’57 Chevy
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon previously owned by Dinah Shore sold by RM Auctions in 2008 for $55,000. When people hear the words “Fifty Seven Chevy”, the first car that will pop into...
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Road Trip Discovery
While I appreciate looking at cars and talking about cars and watching cars race and reading about cars and collecting toy cars and all other things related to cars, the one thing I enjoy more than all...
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Getting The Jump On A New Year Of Collecting
My collections grew since New Year’s Day. Wow, that was fast work. How could I resist two annual events that offer great antique hunting in this cold and gloomy season? Right on the first day of the...
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