A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Clive lives in West Yorkshire, England and has amassed one of the top vintage toy collections you will ever see. Blue Snaggletooth? Check. Rocket-firing Boba Fett? Check. Corgi Batmobile? Please—he has two! Clive is 39 years old and has four lovely children who share his love for toys (but they can’t touch his!). He runs [...]
Travis Giles lives in Big Stone Gap, a small town in Virginia. He never outgrew his love for toys and video games, and these days, he enjoys sharing his collection with his 5-year-old son, Charlie. Travis is also anticipating the arrival of a baby girl in a few months, who he hopes will be a [...]
Katy Haile lives in Apex, NC, and has been creating websites since 1997, and still runs her favorite one – RainbowBrite.net. Okay, now I typically limit the collections on Cool & Collected to the more male-oriented audience, but Katy has a pretty sweet collection of Masters of the Universe figures lumped in among all those rainbows, [...]
You might say that Jeremy Slawsky likes the zombie classic, Return of the Living Dead. He has what might be the world’s largest collection of memorabilia from that movie. Check it out… Posters from around the world including some prints for special screenings. Linnea Quigley’s screen-worn wardrobe from the film. Original artwork including, Bill Stout’s [...]
Can Evrenol is a filmmaker, born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. He filmed short horror films during college, and is now shooting commercials for TV. He’s hoping to shoot his first horror feature soon. Can has an awesome collection of toys and action figures and graciously invited us all to take a tour… How did [...]
Richard D. is a teacher from Philadelphia who has a passion for pop culture, especially super heroes and Star Wars. He’s a fan of 80′s movies and TV shows, and collects cool items that relate to them. How did your collection start? What was the first item in your collection? I have always loved collecting. [...]
“Aunty Donut” has a thing for big hairy guys with long fingernails. She has been collecting Wolfman and werewolf items since she was a little girl and has amassed a huge collection of toys, plush, comics, movies, art, autographs, purses and wallets. Check it out… How did your collection start? What was the first item [...]
Frank Rucco lives in New York and works for a graphic arts manufacturer. In his spare time, he is an aspiring stand up comedian and voice-over artist, and he also collects toys–lots and lots of toys. Check it out.. How did your collection start? What was the first item in your collection? 1982 GI JOE [...]
“Flywheels” has been a fan of Transformers since the toys hit shelves in 1984. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, he now lives in the upstate of South Carolina with his wife and our two precious daughters — and about a thousand transforming robots! How did your collection start? What was the first item in your [...]
Ashley Raburn lives in Tennessee, and works at a local College as an Instructional Technology Specialist. Ashley has been an avid Doctor Who fan his whole life, and runs the website, Life with Fandom, where he talks about pop culture. He’s also involved in a cool new project called “New Monster,” which is a series of [...]
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
