Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Check out this awesome fan art poster for Captain America by Kevin Howdeshell. I found this poster this morning thanks to my latest addiction–Pinterest. Pinterest is an image sharing site similar to Tumblr, where you can “pin” photos and images you find online to a virtual “pinboard.” I never got into Tumblr, but I am [...]
Bill Watterson held on to almost every piece of art he created for Calvin and Hobbes, but Heritage Auctions has this awesome painting up for bid in their February 23 Comics auction. The painting appeared on the cover of the 1989-90 Calvin and Hobbes calendar, and this will be the first time Bill Watterson has [...]
Two of my favorite things finally came together, and no, I’m not talking about chocolate and peanut butter! I have been waiting for Mondo to tackle the Planet of the Apes films for a long time, and today those dreams were finally realized. The talented artists Florian Bertmer, Martin Ansin, Rich Kelly, Ken Taylor, and [...]
Here’s a picture of Grimlock, one of my favorite Transformers toys. This is what I would call a product shot — something that might be used in a catalog. The figure dominates the photo and all the details are crisp and clear. If your job is to sell and market toys, this is probably the [...]
I seriously need more walls. Look what the mailman dropped off on my doorstep today… This is truly a thing of beauty. if you know me, you know my love for monkeys in movies, especially King Kong. This is an Italian poster from the 60′s for the original King Kong movie. The poster is a [...]
I’m not a huge Peanuts fan, but I totally dig the style of these Snoopy posters by Laurent Durieux… Snoopy LOVE Snoopy Just Married Dark Hall Mansions recently brought us those great Tom Whalen Peanuts posters, and I am really enjoying how they are bringing some style to the Peanuts franchise. These new posters and [...]
Over the holiday break, I was itching to do something creative that didn’t require sitting in front of the computer. One of my passions is photography, so I thought I would build something to help me take better photos of action figures, since I do a fair bit of that for this website. I started [...]
I’m still sad about missing out on buying this poster last week. This incredible Dracula poster by Martin Ansin was available for $45 and I made it all the way through the Paypal checkout until the very last screen stalled out, until it finally showed me that the item was sold out. Sigh. So goes [...]
This poster would get even the Grinch into the holiday spirit. Tom Whalen is possibly the best poster artist around for animated movies and TV specials. I thought his take on the It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown poster was good, but this one is even better! Each print is 18×24″ and hand signed by the [...]
