The Neil Collection: Where Star Wars Meets Batman

 When you're trying to get things done and your battery backup starts doing weird things: I posted this at 6:34 this morning as my email wouldn't allow me to send the company the video.

For those who missed it... I am so sorry! The experience of Batman (the 1989 movie) in the theatre was... EPIC! From start to finish, the movie pushed many envelopes and opened doors that DC and Marvel are accessing to successfully reach fans and other audiences. I was thrilled with Michael Keaton being cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The majority of us were. Don't let the history books tell ya different. DC/Batman fans were excited for Michael Keaton's Bat debut, and we were truly excited with Jack Nicholson's turn at The Joker. There were those who questioned Keaton's becoming the Dark Knight, but those individuals were far less in number than those excited to see Keaton in the cap and cowl. And then... there was the Batmobile. Jada's 1/32 version of the 1989 Batmobile, pictured here, perfectly captures the vehicle's brilliance. Sure, in retrospect, that Batmobile had some quirky features. Yet, of all the Batmobiles after the 1960s one, it stands out as the best f...

I know I'm gonna take heat on all sides from this. OK, here it goes. First, due to his capturing of Han Solo in ESB, I hated Boba Fett. NO ONE on this planet was happier to see Fett fall into the Sarlacc pit in 1983 than me. My heart cried out with joy! Oh, how I laughed. TAKE THAT FETT! Years later, a friend informed me that Fett survived in the books. NOOOOOOOOOOO! I would accept anything from the books EXCEPT Fett's survival. Then I saw Mando. I gained respect for Boba after seeing him in the Mando series. Then I saw the Book of Boba Fett. Now... I love the guy! You see what I mean about pissing off everyone with this post. Anywhoo... with my new found respect and admiration for Boba, I finally began to collect a few Boba things. His whole story arc with the Tuskens really made the difference. For all those who weren't fans of The BOBF series, I hope you can appreciate that we finally got backstory that truly completed the character or, at least, redeemed Boba Fett for t...

My new spin on collecting. Check out the Black Series action figure: Luke at Medal Ceremony at the Yavin base. Again... to be there in 1977/1978 and see Star Wars on the big screen for the first time was... beyond words. I still remember how impactful the sound was, particularly the sound of space fighters in combat. Yes - I understand the whole no sound in space thing, but at less than 10 years of age, that moment in cinematic history was simply mesmerizing! FYI - my memory from that day is quite good - the adults were equally mesmerized by the experience. The award ceremony at the end was a perfect sendoff for the heroes... even if Chewie was robbed of a medal and recognition. Anyway... this action figure encapsulates that moment and that entire film. One problem though. Do you see it? No? How about now? Yes, the package has a printing error. A seemingly miniscule error to be sure, but an error none the less. Unless of course my memory of Luke's actual last name is different than...