In my conversations with other members of the retro pop culture journalism community, we often talk about our childhood. To be more specific, we ONLY talk about our childhood. Often the topic strays away from the carefree subjects of toys, cartoon and vintage cereal and creeps into less happy places. What scared us and more…
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Hazards of Summer Week #2: Shark Week
They are a nightmare. A mindless eating machine. They cannot be stopped. They cannot be reasoned with. They only think about satisfying their unshakable desire and they don’t care who or what you are. You don’t even register on their radar. no. I’m not talking about teenagers, I’m talking about….SHARKS. Recommended Listening:
The Golden Age of Talking Food
Friends. I’ve made a fantastic realization. Much like action figures and animated series (and sometimes action figures FOR an animated series.) we have lived through another Golden Age! The Golden Age of talking food. You probably already knew this instinctively but I’m here to confirm your suspicions. The best anthropomorphic food-based entertainment ever created, was…
Bring back… Inhumanoids (The League)
This post is another late submission to The League of Extraordinary Bloggers– you can consider this one extra credit, if you must… Bring it back! What product or media property would you like to see revived, and how would you imagine it being different today. (topic courtesy of Big J over at Nerd Rage Against the…
#ShowMeTheMoney! Sign with CHTARA! (The League)
If Jay-Z can do it, why can’t Classick? Check out which pop culture all-star athletes this budding sports agent would go after…
Marvel vs. DC – now playing at your nearest video game consoles
With Iron Man 3 and now Man of Steel hitting theaters and breaking the box office banks, the summer movie season is now in full swing. Of course, talk and speculation abound about current and future comic book movie projects really boils down to just two companies… Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Which universe is…
Claymation Werewolf’s Hazards of Summer Wk. 1, The Sun.
Friends, these are dangerous times. Times of misery, torment and a constant feeling of oppression. I call it a nightmare age full of constant peril with little chance of escape. Others…call it Summer. In times like these, the public needs a guide. Someone who can help them navigate through the hazy, hot and humid perils…
Bring back… Bionic Six: The League
The Bionic Six was an awesome cartoon show and toy line. How would Classick bring them back for the new millennium? Find out within!
Lost In Space.
As a barely tolerated member of the blogging community, I have become fairly notable. and with that notoriety comes certain expectations. I have to be well versed in all areas of geekdom and (at least pretend to) like a large majority of geeky things. Unfortunately friends, within my very own family tree. My very own…
Slither Sounds: Classick reviews Prince’s “Batman” soundtrack (1989)
Batman. This month, 24 years ago, Warner Brothers released what was a highly anticipated, long awaited film that captured the caped crusader on the silver screen in an epic fashion similar to what was done for Superman in 1978 and has been done countless times ever since. Batman was THE movie of 1989 and ushered…
The CSPN 