It's a momentous occasion as Collecting Heroes reaches 50 episodes and for the extra special 50th collector, JD has Tristan Mathews swing in for a fun chat. Holding the Guinness World Record for his Spider-Man collection, Tristan shares the stories behind his collection including the strong emotional connections some pieces hold. They talk about nostalgia, come up with an interesting casting choice for a future Spider-Man and even squeeze in a Spider-Quiz at the end. All in all a friendly neighborhood collector convo.

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Tristan's Socials:

Instagram: @cabinsintheair

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share. If you're a fan of pop-culture and the nostalgia it can bring, then add this to your listening collection.

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This episode features a collection with cattitude! JD talks all things Catwoman collecting with Francisco Ramirez. They dive into the various origin stories of Selina Kyle and how she has evolved throughout the many mediums, on the page and the screen. But why does Francisco store cats and birds in the same space?! You'll have to listen to find out. ;)

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Francisco's Socials:

Instagram: @catwomannn10

From the conversation (Funko NFT's intro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APY8M0Cl-4

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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JD expands the collector collection with a Thailand special edition. Art Chayawan is a collector of premium 1:1 through to 1/4 statues. His Bangkok personal gallery is truly something to behold! JD learns all about it and the statues it houses.

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Art's Socials:

Instagram: @artstatuecollector

TikTok: @artstatuecollector

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@artstatuecollector

Gallery Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLalD67ferg

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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SEASON 4! What are the odds?....."never tell me the odds"

You can tell me all about your collection though and that's exactly what Luke is doing with JD. Born in the UK but now living in Australia, Luke's passion for Star Wars has led him to helping run online groups and even contributing to a growing YouTube channel along with Jorge, the first Star Wars collector to appear on this podcast. The collecting community is vast but it really is a small world sometimes.

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Luke's socials:

Instagram: @thatstarwarsbloke

TikTok: @thatstarwarsbloke

The Hyperdrive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehyperdrive/

The Hyperdrive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HyperdriveStarWars

The Ultimate Guide to Building & Growing a Star Wars Collection 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aioplXnT7fA

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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It's a triple threat episode! Return of the collectors! With JD dusting off three previous guests to geek out again and talk about the many things we love but also lots of collector chat as always.

The topics are too many to list and with this group there is no shortage of stories and laughs. Even a fun round of two truths and a lie (collectors edition of course!).

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Follow all the guests:

KC: @galaxyfarfaragray

Kam: @kamthetoyman95

Marisol: @the_pop_foxx

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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Andy joins JD to talk about his love of Transformers and his impressive Hasbro and Takara collection. One of the most popular cartoons of the 80's and now a multi-billion dollar movie franchise, it's not hard to see how these popular toys are still selling almost 40 years since their inception.

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Andy's socials:

Instagram: @tftoysaddict

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TFtoysAddict

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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One fine day with a woof and a purr

A collector was born and he caused a little stir

No blue buzzard, no rattling bones

Just a fan of Nickelodeon called Marcus Jones

In this episode, JD speaks with Marcus Jones about his love of Nickelodeon and SpongeBob SquarePants. They dive in to the long history of this beloved children's network and discuss Marcus' amazing collection that would leave many people slime green with envy.

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Marcus' socials:

Instagram: @comfortcartoons

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcusJonesCC

#reppack

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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The famous Ernie (of Sesame Street) once sang "Rubber Duckie, you're the one!" and this episodes guest would certainly agree. Vince is a life long collector from Italy (now in London) that has devoted his passion into the cosplaying duck toys known as, Tubbz. Listen along as JD learns all about his passion for these cute collectibles that have been around for less than 5 years but finding their way in to many collectors homes.

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Vince's socials:

Instagram: @tubbzcollector

Numskull Designs:

Instagram: @numskulldesigns

Tubbz Club: www.facebook.com/groups/tubbzclub

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NumskullDesigns

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JD is joined by the funny, charismatic and co-bearded cohosts of the Pop Collectors Alliance podcast, Piper and Rick.

The guys share stories of how their show started, convention road trips, KFC buffets and collecting as vendors. They also squeeze in a little Funko Digital NFT chat.

The fun continues over on their podcast with another episode (127) where JD becomes the interviewee.

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PCA links:

Shop site: https://pcatoys.com/

Location: 136 South Main Street, Keller, TX, 76248 United States

Instagram: @pcatoys

Facebook: PopCollectorsAlliance

Podcast website: https://popcollectorsalliance.com/

Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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Discover PureArts amazing range of statues and collectibles at: https://www.purearts.com/

JD is joined by Dan Richard, Director of Marketing and Sales at Pure Arts, who graciously gives his time to talk all about collecting and the amazing collectibles their company produces. Whether its Terminator, Michael Jackson, Batman or Assassins Creed, there's a great number of pop culture pies this company has it's fingers in and is doing great work with.

Hear all about the company history, what goes in to bringing these pieces to collectors and what it's like touring the world's various conventions. Dan is not just passionate about promoting Pure Arts collections but is a long time passionate collector himself, so you know JD geeks out about it all.

Twitter: @PureArtsLimited  

Instagram: @pureartsofficial

Facebook: PureArts

Dan's Instagram: @pureartsdan

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Join the collector of collectors, JD, as he speaks to superfans and collectors of pop culture toys and memorabilia from around the world. Each episode sees JD interview a new guest and geek out over the many types of nostalgia we all share.

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