jmstater

Tune in for a retrospective of Batman, the greatest comic book character of all time's, first year of published stories. If you have never read the golden age stories, you may not know Batman as well as you think. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Terms: Pop Culture, Vintage Comics, Comic Books, DC Comics, Batman, 1930s, 1939, 1940s, 1940 Mentioned in Video: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Batmobile, Gardner Fox, Utility Belt, Batman Serials, Batman 1966, Doctor Death, Cossacks, Vampires, The Shadow, Hypnosis, Mad Scientist, New York City, Batman 1989, Hungary, Batplane, Autogyro, The Monk, Batarang, Paris, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Nosferatu, Carpathian Mountains, Werewolves, Dirigible, Death Rays, Master of the World, Jules Verne, Napoleon, Apaches, Apache Dance, Thugee, Chinatown, Hugo Strange, Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes, Espionage, World War II, Infrared Goggles, Robin the Boy Wonder, Circus, Dick Tracy, Joker, Twisted Sister, King Kong, Catwoman, Romance, Westerns, Superman

Emerging from the wilds of New Hampshire, King Cryptid stands between man and nature, protecting each from the other. Tune in for a look at the first four issues of Pete Simeti's comic book series. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Terms: Pop Culture, Comic Books, Small Press Comics, Indie Comics, Crowdfunding, Monsters, 2000s, 2023 Mentioned in Video: Pete Simeti, Alterna Comics, Cryptids, New England, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mothman, Comics Code Authority, Old Man of the Mountain, Bronze Age of Comics, Goonies, Unit 44, Generation X, Little Rascals, Jack Kirby

The football season is upon us, and that seemed like a great time to review this vintage gem in my collection, Cadaco's All-American Football. I promise you, Taylor Swift does not appear in this video. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Games, Board Games, Football, 1950s, 1958 Mentioned in Video: Cadaco, Pen & Paper Football, Game Design

UFO was a surprisingly serious piece of science fiction, despite the purple wigs and silver jumpsuits. Tune in for a retrospective of the first episode and a review of this fascinating TV series from Gerry Anderson. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Television, TV, British TV, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Espionage, One Season Wonder, 1970s, 1970 Mentioned in Video: Gerry Anderson, Barry Gray, Flying Saucer, Ed Bishop, USAF, Sylvia Anderson, George Sewell, SHADO, Star Trek, 1980, Concorde, Supersonic, Moonbase, Space: 1999, Mod Style, Captain Kirk, Cold War, X-Files, Gabrielle Drake, Thunderbirds, Voltron, Star Wars, Masculinity, Ufology, Derek Meddings, Bob Bell, ITC

Venture back to the olden days of Nevada and join Kid Crimson on a blood-soaked adventure involving everything from Abraham Lincoln to hot air balloons. Tune in for my review of Jarret Keene's western adventure novel, 'Gunpowder Mountain'. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Books, Literature, Westerns, Jarret Keene, 2024, 2020's Mentioned in Video: Nevada, Old West

The Invisible Man is a surprisingly good take on the concept, with good special effects for a 1950s television show. Tune in for a retrospective and review. MEA CULPA - Doctor Who faux pas - I said Peter Troughton instead of Patrick, I think I had Peter Brady and Peter Sallis on my mind. I also forgot to mention that Debra Watling was later one of the Doctor's companions. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Television, TV, British TV, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, One Season Wonder, 1950s, 1958 Mentioned in Video: ITV, CBS, Radiation, H. G. Wells, Special Effects, Stuntmen, Trans-Atlantic Accent, Fairly Odd-Parents, Debra Watling, Puppetry, The Saint, The Champions, Peter Sallis, Wallace and Gromit, Last of the Summer Wine, Honor Blackman, Soviet Union, Iron Curtain, Cold War, Patrick Troughton, Doctor Who

The Mighty Orbots couldn't be defeated until they ran smack into ... corporate lawyers! Tune in for a look at a beautiful 1980s cartoon that deserved way more than 13 episodes. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Television, TV, Cartoons, Anime, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, One Season Wonder, 1980s, 1984 Mentioned in Video: Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Fred Silverman, Giant Robots, Gary Owens, Don Messick, Hanna Barbera, Ted Baxter, Monkees, Sherry Alberoni, Artificial Intelligence, Tonka, GoBots

Does Hollywood still know how to make movies these days? Tune in as I take a look at some surprising budget numbers from 1983 and the key to modern Hollywood's decline - bad management. Also - what's going on with my hair in this video? I look like I have a pointy head. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Movies, Movie Business, Budgets, Hollywood Mentioned in Video: 1983, Drive-In Movies, July Fourth, 4th of July, Return of the Jedi, Superman III, Octopussy, Trading Places, Dan Ackroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, Burt Reynolds, War Games, Twilight Zone, Yellowbeard, Porkys II, Saturday Night Fever, An Officer and a Gentleman, 48 Hours, Tom Selleck, Airplane II, Blade Runner, Flashdance, Pixar, Animation, Disney, Sleeping Beauty, Fly Me to the Moon

Two men are drawn into a living nightmare when they are taken captive by the Hitch-Hiker. Join me from a look at Ida Lupino's film noir classic. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Movies, Film Noir, Ida Lupino, 1950s, 1953 Mentioned in Video: El Centro, Mexicali, California, Mexico, Psychology, Survival

Join me for a look at the Rippaverse's latest, Goodyng the Polymath, by Mike Baron. A "secret origins"-style book tracing this hero's life and philosophy from childhood to the present, along with the life of his greatest foe. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Comic Books, Indie Comics, 2000s, 2024, Goodyng, Rippaverse, Mike Baron, Will Conrad, Graphic Novel Mentioned in Video: Soska Sisters, Isom, DC Comics, Private America, Bronze Star, Nexus, Badger, Texas, Denver, Bullies, Yaira, Alphacore, Solari, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandoes, Rippazine, Tony Stark

Tune in for a review/retrospective of Rita Hayworth's tour de force film - Gilda - a film about overcoming the consequences of love and betrayal. MEA CULPA - I said "Rio" twice, when I should have said Buenos Aires. Sorry! Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Movies, Film Noir, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, 1940s, 1946 Mentioned in Video: Cinematography, MacGuffin, Argentina, Las Vegas Casinos, Germany, World War II, Post-War, Gypsy Rose Lee, Screaming Mimi, Black & White Films

Tune in for a spoiler-free look at the new 'Nexus: Scourge' by Mike Baron and Kelsey Shannon - my introduction to the character and his fascinating sci-fi universe. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Indie Comics, Comic Books, 2000s, 2024, Nexus, Mike Baron, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Smart Comedy, Cosmic Sci-Fi Mentioned in Video: Fabrizio Aiello, Horace H Hoover, Kelsey Shannon, Doctor Who, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Star Trek, The Badger, Steve Rude, Minimalist Design, Sequential Art

FM is a film with a laid back 70s sort of attitude and a soundtrack of groovy, mellow hits ... and critics hated it. Are those critics correct, or could there be more to this film than they thought? Tune in to Dad's Den for my review of this maybe misunderstood movie. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Movies, 1970s, 1978 Mentioned in Video: FM radio, AM Radio, Yacht Rock, Jimmy Buffet, Linda Ronstadt, Martin Mull, Cleavon Little, Steely Dan, Baby Boomers, Me Generation, Generation X, Millennials, Rat Race, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Brenda Venus, Tower Records, REO Speedwagon, Radio Simulcasts, Tom Petty, Happy Endings, Nostalgia, Family, Queen

Let's take a look at Ian Fleming's 'Goldfinger', both the 1958 novel and the 1964 film. An interesting study in the changes one must make when bringing a book to the big screen. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Books, Vintage Movies, 1950s, 1958, James Bond, Ian Fleming Mentioned in Video: Gentlemen, Playboy, Esquire, Racism, Misogyny, Censorship, Casino Royale, Golf, Pineapple on Pizza, Cheating, Karate, Lesbians, Screaming Mimi, Sarin, Nuclear Bomb, Communist China, Dirty Bomb

Randy Zimmerman and Russ Leach have brought the first sword & sorcery pulp adventure to life in their graphic novel of Robert E Howard's 'The Shadow Kingdom'. Tune in for a spoiler-free review. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Indie Comics, 2000s, 2024, King Kull, Robert E Howard, Pulp Fiction, Sword & Sorcery Mentioned in Video: Conan the Barbarian, Savage Sword of Conan, Marvel Comics, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Atlantis, Serpent Men, Solomon Kane

Join me for a review of the first year of the Avengers comics, and how it compared to DC's Justice League of America from the same period. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, 1960s, 1963, 1964 Mentioned in Video: Avengers, Justice League of America, JLA, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky

When puny humans are getting Hulk down and he's not in the mood to SMASH, he goes ... SKYDIVING! Let's take a look at a wonderfully weird knock-off parachuting Hulk toy. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Toys, Knock-Off Toys, Marvel Comics, Hulk, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blow Mold Plastic, Transformers

Ninety years (give or take) after Hal Roach produced the Laurel & Hardy vehicle 'Babes on Toyland' AKA 'March of the Wooden Soldiers' AKA 'Revenge Is Sweet' (no, really), it remains a funny, fantastic spectacle. Tune in for a review of the film and a plea to keep this classic alive.

Every toy that didn't want to be called lame in the 1970s had to have a super groovy van in their lineup. Tune in for a look at a couple of those vans in person, and a few others that I would love to add to my collection. Follow me on the web at ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaterJm Blog: https://landofnod.blog/ Key Words: Pop Culture, Vintage Toys, 1970s, Charlies Angels, CHiPs, Spider-Man, Marvel Comics, Vintage TV, Hasbro, Mego, Dinah Mite, Action Figures Mentioned in Video: Manual Windows, Shag Carpet, Barbie, Mattel, Hulk, Imperial Plastic, Volkswagen, Batman, Big Jim, Eric Estrada, Batcopter, Ponch & John, VW Bus, Fonzi

Let's check in on history's greatest lover, in 1948's 'The Adventures of Don Juan'. One of my favorite movies and an overlooked classic of swashbuckling romance.

Before VR headsets and other such modern falderal, we got our 3-D Star Wars fix through the engineering magic of pop-up books.

One might imagine that in a lurid film noir starring Anita Ekberg, the leading lady would be the main attraction. 'Screaming Mimi', though, is a film more beautiful than its leading lady.

There are Christmas films we all know well, and Christmas films we don't. Tune in for a review of 'It Happened on 5th Avenue', a lesser known film that gets into the true meaning of Christmas.

Star Wars hit the sweet spot of my childhood, from 5 to 12 - prime toy loving years. Today I look at the old Star Wars toys that survived my childhood, and reminisce a little about the movies and what they meant to me.

Republic's Captain America, the movie serial with everything but ... Captain America?