retro | Priced Nostalgia

My mother wouldn’t let me have one of these as a child because she thought they were too gross and she was afraid they would scar me for life. Instead, I think the fact that she wouldn’t get me one scarred me for...

Ghosbusters Ecto Cooler from Hi-C retro commercial

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 5, 2011 | Collecting & Collectibles | 0 |

Inspired by this post, here’s the retro commercial for every Ghostbuster’s favorite drink, Ecto Cooler from Hi-C!

New WeLoveFine My Little Pony T-shirt contest is for Friendship is Magic Bronies only?

by Heather | Sep 30, 2011 | Collecting & Collectibles, My Little Pony, Store and Site Updates | 0 |

So, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that MightyFine is having another My Little Pony T-shirt contest and the prizes are huge! Lots of money to be won and the pot gets bigger the more people enter so start...

Amazing artwork of retro characters by Timothy Lim

by ActionFigureGuy | Nov 3, 2010 | Collecting & Collectibles, My Little Pony | 0 |

On Comicsalliance.com I saw a feature on Timothy Lim’s amazing collection of artwork featuring old school comic and cartoon characters from the 80s and 90s. His work features off the wall else-world pairings such as Conan...

Retro Halloween Costume: Gumby

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 29, 2010 | 1 |

When I was a kid I loved the lovable piece of clay known as Gumby. Although today’s kids probably sadly think Robot Chicken is one of the first stop motion animated series, Gumby along with his friends Pokey, Prickle, and...

Retro Halloween Costume: Alf

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 28, 2010 | 0 |

I was never really a fan of the feline eating wise cracking alien whose show had the worst series finale in the history of television aside from Lost, but many people loved and still love Alf. If you were a fan of the show or...

Retro Halloween Costume: Looney Toons

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 22, 2010 | 0 |

There is no other brand of characters I miss more then the Looney Toons. The old classic Warner Bros cartoons I grew up watching use to be a staple of children’s syndicated television and offered something both adults and...

Retro Halloween Costume: Female Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 20, 2010 | Collecting & Collectibles | 0 |

Although Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was targeted towards boys, the show was and is still so widely popular it has built a huge fan base of girls and boys. With that being said I am happy to see Amazon.com has a girl’s...

Retro Halloween Costume: Batman

by ActionFigureGuy | Oct 18, 2010 | Collecting & Collectibles | 0 |

Although the retro Batman costume from the live action TV series is not my favorite, Amazon.com has plenty of awesome Batman costumes from almost all comic canon, live action films, TV, and animated renditions. I am a huge...