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Across the MarvelverseMarvel Cards to Figures: The Domino Effect | Collecting with NathanJoin Nathan (@TrueBlueCollectibles) and Jimmy (@Hermit.Style) as they talk Marvel collecting and bridging the gap from cards to figures.(00:00) - Preview
(00:13) - Intro
(02:14) - Nathan's Marvel Story
(09:56) - The Watcher's Report
(25:48) - The Collector's Haul
(38:49) - Nathan's Collection + Marvel Legends
(01:22:36) - Lumpkin's Letters
In this episode of Across the Marvelverse, I’m joined by Nathan, better known as True Blue Collectibles. Nathan is a dedicated Domino character collector, a passionate Marvel Legends fan, and the organizer of Mental Con — an annual online event featuring multi-day livestreams to fundraise for...
2025-09-201h 33
That Card Collectors PodcastISSUE 183; What Is Your Endgame?Joining Ian this week are guest hosts Nathan Brabon and Jay Bye - and we pick up on a fabulous question posed by Jordan Poon who muses on what the endgame is for our collections. Achieve all and sell up? Collect something else? Pass to others when we pass away?
Lots of great community thoughts and a fascinating discussion which includes taxidermy, Rob Liefeld’s ability to procreate and much more.
Any images we discuss are on the tasting notes on the podcast Facebook page and the video of this recording is available on YouTube he...
2023-09-071h 25That Card Collectors PodcastISSUE 180; Mental about MasterpiecesThis week - lots of swearing and no bleeps so maybe not one for listening with the kids, eh? Nathan Brabon and Billy Vezzosi join Ian for a review of how Mental Con 2023 went, and the plans for the 2024 edition.
Then we turn our attention to first reactions to the new Marvel Masterpieces set; how is the art, what gives with the green /25 that aren’t green, and what’s with these crazy prices anyway? We go deep, we speculate, we moan a bit, and there’s some frisky banter.
Plus, some crazy hobby maths to ill...
2023-08-172h 11That Card Collectors PodcastISSUE 170 – Mental Con ‘23Jake McManus and Nathan Brabon (yes, again!) join Ian this week to continue the conversation started on the ‘Marvel Jerks’ podcast about mental
health in the hobby. We talk about the pressures of groups like MCCW, how people react and interact on social media, and what they do to escape from it
all. Some deep waters lie within before they announce Mental Con ’23, coming 23/24 June 2023 – a 24 hour live YouTube stream in aid of charities that
support wellbeing and mental health. Plus, Ian opens a huge mail call, which is rather… exquisite. The video of this recording this is available YouTube he...
2023-05-051h 39That Card Collectors PodcastISSUE 169 – Nathan Brabon and his True Blue CollectiblesNathan Brabon is known as ‘Velvet Thunder’ to his buddies, due to his smooth deep velvety vocal tones that make him a PERFECT content creator on YouTube. Nathan joins Ian to talk about how he got (back) into Marvel cards, how he approaches the hobby and his channel True Blue Collectibles. We also hear about the Marvel Roundtable, a weekly get-together of collectors and ‘Chat’ (a collection of virtual folk who sound akin to The Borg), and the joys (and perils) of this live interaction. We also show each other cards and enthuse over some recent release highlights! Episode ‘tasting not...
2023-04-201h 35