A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Despite all the warnings on Facebook and Twitter, I have decided to try my hand at selling some T-shirts here on Cool & Collected. Sure, there are half a billion t-shirts out there, but I wanted to create shirts that I would actually wear. To begin with, there are four designs available, so let me know [...]
Poster by Martin Ansin Dimensions: 24?x36? - Edition: Regular edition TBD ; 130 (Metal Variant) Price: $50 (Regular) ; $300 (Metal Variant) Martin Ansin is an artistic genius, and this Superman: Man of Steel poster is his latest masterpiece. This is one of two Man of Steel posters that Mondo is releasing this week, and they [...]
Okay, I’m not a big Star Wars collector, but this Admiral Ackbar mini bust would be a fine addition to any pop culture collection. From Gentle Giant: “Magnitude” an Admiral Ackbar mini bust, is based on the artwork by Steven Daily. This mini bust stands at 8” tall and comes in a screen printed wooden [...]
Movies watched in May 2013 In order of most favorite to unwatchable. My ranking system is primarily based on how much I enjoyed the movie–i.e. would I watch it again, and recommend it to others. An asterix indicates whether I have seen the movie before. Star Wars Trilogy* – Yeah, these are pretty good movies. [...]
If you weren’t able to attend last weekend’s Wizard World in Philadelphia, Acid Free Gallery is giving you another chance at some awesome posters today! I may not be the biggest Voltron fan out there, but the colors and design of this poster just blew me away when I first saw it. Tom Whalen’s posters [...]
I know some pretty smart people. Earlier today, I posed a question here on the site and on Twitter and Facebook, asking if anyone knew what these were… It didn’t take long for Stacey to chime in on Twitter… @cool_collected They look like old twine holders. — Stacey Rader (@geeky_vixen) May 31, 2013 Soon after, [...]
The King Kong World Tour made its first international stop last week when Kong visited Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Cool. Read all about King Kong’s visit to the Great White North on Calvin’s blog here and here. Calvin hooked up Kong with a sweet shipping crate, so if you’re on Kong’s future itinerary, feel free [...]
Why, why, why?!? And if that’s not bad enough… If there was ever an instance to use the term “Bat Cave” I think this would be it. This is such a strange, strange card and I can only hope to receive one as amazing as this from my kids on Father’s Day. — This wasn’t [...]
I’ve gone on record stating that 1984 was the greatest year in pop culture history, but this “Remember 1986″ video montage makes a strong case for me to question that decision. I was 14 years old in 1986, and that seems to be the sweet spot for forming one’s pop culture memories, because I remember just about [...]
The new J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie is out in theaters today and I can’t help but raise an eyebrow in amusement at the mixed bag of reviews that is streaming across my Twitter feed. Some folks seem to love the movie, while others think it’s a travesty. My experience and feelings for the Star [...]
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