Too Much Awesome

I’m not just talking about teddy bears. I’m talking about Mogwai, Ewoks and impressing the ladies.

Stocks may rise and fall, but one thing you can always count on is licensed Star Wars merchandise. A lot of it is good, but some of it bad, even the old stuff.

It’s funny that as we grow up we look for ways to stay in touch with our childhood in more adult-acceptable ways. If you’re like me, that means finding non-toy toys, like bobbleheads, key chains and dare I even say “collectible” figures. Thankfully, Mighty Muggs is a line of toys that fits the bill wonderfully [...]

2010 is almost outta here! As the New Year gets closer, let’s steal a glimpse at the year to come. We’re looking at a massive amount of line revivals this year- the 80’s are coming home to roost with major remakes of almost every definitive toy line you remember, and a couple you might not. [...]

Boy, you kids today have it good. All we had back in my day were G.I. Joe figures and first-gen Transformers and the Kenner Star Wars figures and He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and… Okay, fair enough. We had a lot of great toys. But what we had were basically action figures; largely immobile [...]

Computers were nothing more than an advanced video game system when I was a young boy. My brother had his sports games (“NBA Jam” mostly) and I had “Star Wars: Tie Fighter.” Released in 1994, “Tie Fighter” was the sequel to “Star Wars: X-Wing” and was the first Star Wars game that put you in [...]

Many Star Wars fans like me are very excited for The Old Republic, a Star Wars MMORPG developed by Bioware. There’s a slight problem for me, however: my PC probably won’t be able to handle it. So, what’s a Jedi wannabe supposed to do?

I am not very good at Risk. Ever lost Risk in two turns? I have.  I’ve seen friendships nearly break up as a result of Risk games going bad. It’s even worse than Monopoly with the amount of hate you seen thrown about. Regardless, never let your friends dissuade you from utter conquest of Asia [...]

Star Wars is one of the most praised and successful franchises in history, and for good reason. While the newer iterations of the series haven’t exactly had the same impact as the original film trilogy, it’s great that younger generations have the chance to be exposed to it. Last year, a computer-animated Star Wars show [...]