Can we really have too many Batman action figures?
We remember the headline from what was probably ten or 15 years ago … “DC Comics Celebrates Release of 500th Batman Action figure.” It was […]
Toys and Action Figures
G.I. Joe Collector’s Club: Kindle Worlds Author Interview
Shortly after “G.I. Joe: Scourge of the Amazon” came out, I was contacted by writer Troy Osgood to talk about G.I. Joe and my story […]
G.I. Joe: Cobra Steals. They Steal a Lot!
We all know that Cobra is a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, but what may not be so obvious is that they […]
Hey G.I. Joe, Give the Ocean Back to Battleship
The most-neglected aspect of the G.I. Joe universe is the part of the military that focuses on naval warfare. It makes sense, too. From a […]
Joining up with a G.I. Joe podcast
I had an opportunity to be part of the G.I. Joe podcast created by the folks at the GI Joe Rec Room, a Facebook discussion […]
Sgt. Flash: Star of G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds
It’s official! I’m proud to announce the publication of my first G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds novella. The piece, which is about 43,000 words long, was a real […]
Daily Doodle: Scare-Glow
One of the minor villains of the Masters of the Universe line, Scare-Glow has a great iconic look that riffs off of Skeletor. He’s a […]
Celebrate Man-E-Faces at your workplace
Well, it looks like you can forget celebrating Free Comic Book Day, don’t bother with Christmas and Boxing Day either. A new holiday is fast […]
The Challenge of G.I. Joe: How you can make sense of the G.I. Joe franchise
Let’s suppose Hasbro, the makers of G.I. Joe called up Comics on the Brain and said, “Hey, Cee-oh-tee-Bee, we noticed that you seem to really […]
Twitter reviews: Avengers, Aquaman, Hulk, Essex County, Teen Titans, Punisher, Green Arrow, Land of Oz, Booster Gold and G.I. Joe
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the January through June 2009 reviews! Hulk Nos. 7-9 (Nov 08-Jan 09): Enjoyable stuff, but its […]
Mystery man of Star Trek: The Next Generation
One of the things Comics on the Brain enjoys, beyond comic-book stories and art, is to look over the advertisements inside the comics themselves. The […]
Twitter Reviews: Superman, Supergirl, Buck Rogers, Gettysburg, Werewolves, Red Sonja, Hot Shot Hamish, Doc Savage
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the July 2009 through April 2010 reviews! Daydreamers No.1 (Aug 97): Playful romp into Marvel Universe […]
Buzz-Off’s mute witness to He-Man’s insect-o-cide
In real-life, and in fiction, people tend to stick with their own kind. People of Italian descent root for Italy in the World Cup. People […]
He-Man mini-comics: How Thundarr helped the Masters of the Universe
When the Masters of the Universe toyline came out in 1983 — a year after the end of “Thundarr the Barbarian,” a cartoon about […]
The Ghosts of Christmas Catalogs Past
Every year around this time, a series of fat catalogs would arrive in the mail at my childhood home. Upon its discovery, my sister, brother […]
The Adventure People did it right
Before Comics on the Brain ever got a single “Star Wars” toy, we were already playing with action figures. For most people, the action figure […]
Bratz in the Belfry: Yo Go Ghoul vs. Monster High
Here’s something that’s kind of interesting: Way back in 2007, I was writing for a now-defunct blog called “Pop Quiz, Hotshot!” That blog covered pop […]
He-Man & the two versions of “The Power of Point Dread!”
CotB dives once again into the mythos of the “Masters of the Universe” mini-comics, a series of promotional booklets inserted with most of the He-Man […]
G.I. Joe’s Ode to the Laser Trooper
Sung to the tune of Ballad of the Green Berets comes … G.I. JOE’S ODE TO THE LASER TROOPER Cobra’s soldiers in Flash’s eye The […]
Michael Bay isn’t the first to mess with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fellow Ninjaphiles, CotB has a sad, sad story to tell you. It is a story of prejudice and hate that will surely make you weep for […]