------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The mid-nineties represented a reawakening for the Star Wars brand. The trilogy was remastered and released into theaters to coincide with a home video release. Accompanying that, of course, were waves of marketing that made the original release blush. With enough new merchandise to pack a Deathstar and the flannel draped galaxy-master himself, George …
Ad Nauseam: ALF #23 (Mascot Madness!)
You can find previous "Ad Nauseam"s here. Welcome back to Ad Nauseam: never ending articles inspecting promotions of yesteryear found in between the โBiffโs and โPowโs of clearance rack comics. Please send help.ย Tonight we crack open the capitalistic corpse of ALF #23 released December 1989. ALF (Alien Life Form) was a Marvel comic series …
Ad Nauseam: Ultimate Spider-man #4
Youโre not going to believe this, but, it seems thereโs been a sort of mishap in regards to the current edition of Ad Nauseum. Weโre not heading back to the 1990s to reminisce in the murky nostalgic mirth of discontinued candy, cereal, and action figures. No, my friends, for it is a new millennium! With …
Ad Nauseam: Fangoria Spooky Spotlight
Welcome, my precious ghoulings, to a spooky edition of Ad Nauseam! As the Halloween season approaches, I ventured out from the usual comic confines and found frightening familiarity in Fangoria Horror Magazine! And thanks to my compulsive buying habits and decrepit interests, I couldnโt just keep to one issue either! Lucky you! First, some quick …
Ad Nauseam: Toxic Avenger #3
You can read the last installment of "Ad Nauseam" here.ย The Toxic Avenger No. 3-June 1991 The 80's and 90's were an interesting time in American pop culture. It seemed like nearly every license (no matter how grossly inappropriate) was marketed to children in some form. R rated films like Robocop and Rambo had popular …

