Stream the 2015 RETROCRUSH Comedy Album for Free
If you’d like to listen to my RETROCRUSH comedy album I recorded live at The Sacramento Comedy Spot back in 2015, just CLICK HERE, my friend!… read more
Month: November 2020
The All-Star Squadron
All-Star Squadron was a 1981 comic that was a revival of sorts of the Justice Society of America which was a 1941 DC super team that predated the Justice League of America which became the gold standard for comic book team books until Marvel came out with The Fantastic Four and The Avengers. WHEW! Anyway, I love this cover, which depicts Hawkman, The Atom, and Dr. Midnight considering new members of the team by looking at the press photos that … read more
Mitch Hedberg Shoes
I used to have Mitch Hedberg shoes. I still do, but I used to have them, too.
Hahaha…I found these Ali Express a while back after typing “Mitch Hedberg” in the search and was amazed to see Mitch Hedberg Athletic Shoes available. Of all the bootleg items you’d think someone would make of this iconic comedian, shoes seem like the weirdest.… read more
RETROCRUSH interviews Ronnie Barnett
Here’s an exciting and fun interview with bassist and SUPER KISS FAN Ronnie Barnett!… read more
How Henry Ford Inspired Hitler
People think of Henry Ford as one of the great Americans, but few are aware of the fact that he was instrumental in promoting Anti-Semitism in the USA. So vocal and powerful were his efforts that they influenced Hitler himself. Through a company produced a newspaper called The Dearborn Independent, Ford promoted and reprinted writings from a work from 1903 called The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This work was a hoax that showed how Jews controlled the … read more
Super Heroes Really Sucked at Stopping Hitler
For real, though…how many times does a fella gotta punch Hitler before they decide they should also throw him in jail or something? Here’s a gallery of the valiant but useless attempts throughout World War 2 that comic book superheroes did their absolute least to end the war.
House of Mystery Swipe!
I was looking through some old clippings and found a Halloween illustration I did for my high school newspaper in 1986, The Dry Gulch Gazette from Arroyo High School. I had totally stolen the idea from this 1978 Joe Orlando cover of House of Mystery #264. You’ll notice the address is 16366, which was 13 and 666 mixed together! I love the little dude stuck in the attic and the top of Spider-Man’s head on the right side of the … read more