Shelf Conscious

In the midst of their own crowdfunding campaign, Craig and Cincy tell the story of how they got roped into movie-making after establishing themselves on YouTube. They also share some thoughts on current controversies about crowdfunding campaigns in the collector space before revealing the pieces in their collection they had to sacrifice to make the movie. You can also support the campaign here.

In this crossover episode of AAPI Toy Heroes, Patrick shares why he wanted to do a show centering action figures based on Asian American characters. He also asks Keith about his time at ToyFare and their mutual admiration of the god Larry Hama. Later, they show off some of the vintage pieces in their collection, and Patrick cracks open a case of Super Powers figures for the first time in over two decades!

Dan shows off his nerdy tattoos (including Storm Shadow) and how he creatively acquired toys as a child with no money. Later, he shows off his collection of Funko Pops and Asian American and POC action figures, as well as his cosplaying skills, before sharing his quest to hunt down various Bruce Lee collectibles.

Keith talks to Art about becoming a toy collector as an adult, his YouTube inspirations, and how he got into toy photography and building dioramas. Art also shares which figures got him into collecting and the Sideshow statues that are still his grails. Finally, Art shares why a Michael Turner Supergirl statue is an especially important piece of his collection.

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Griffin and Keith dive right into the deep end on real nerdy shit, from his collecting origins to an early obsession with Disney toys, to being cast as Orko on Masters of the Universe: Revelation. They also talk about the ups and downs of fandom and Keith nerds out about Blank Check with Griffin and David.

Tiffany and Keith discuss her nerd origins, seeing yourself represented in fandom, being cast as Andra on Masters of the Universe: Revelation, transitioning from hosting to acting, and why the One Ring is the one collectible she wishes she had in her pocketses -- also Zatanna's top hat, but only if it's officially for HBO Max.

E.C. schools Keith on how to collect sixth scale figures. Then, they share their mutual love for G.I. Joe, the importance of representation, and E.C.’s fascination with masked characters like Snake Eyes and Boba Fett.

Greg and Keith talk ‘Star Wars,’ being a collector of color, getting toy pics for the ‘gram, and why 1:12 is the best scale. Also, the toys that got away and the ones they spent too much money on!

All this and more, only on Shelf Conscious, where we always come collect!

Shelf Conscious is a brand new podcast all about the world of toy collecting. Join host Keith Chow as he discusses action figures with fellow collectors and industry professionals. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!

Art and theme music by Jamie Noguchi.

Cincy explains how he started filming himself toy hunting, his origins as a collector, and his favorite toy line from each decade he's been collecting. They also rant on the state of the G.I. Joe: Classified line and explain why they don't really want to acquire that "holy grail" item after all.

On a new episode of Shelf Conscious, Keith welcomes legendary G.I. Joe creator, Larry Hama! Larry recounts how he was the only person at Marvel willing to say yes to writing the G.I. Joe tie-in comics and the secret origins of those famed filecards. He also talks about the multimedia nature of Bucky O'Hare (before "multimedia" was a thing) and why G.I. Joe was always one 40-year-long retcon. Finally, they get into his feelings on the new movie, Snake Eyes, and why it's okay that the ninja commando can be Asian American.