Recurrent Events 5/7/16: New M.A.S.K. Comic Series, Nintendo-Themed Vans Shoes, First Interview with Axl Rose and AC/DC

Welcome to your weekly source for retro pop culture news, the Recurrent Events! This is an epic Saturday at my house. First, my middle child turns 9 years old today and we'll be going on a little celebratory tour around town today. It's also Free Comic Book Day so were are headed to our local comic shop to snag a few. (Check out the complete list of freebies.) Toys R Us is also hosting a free LEGO Star Wars event today at all stores! Kids get to build and keep a mini Millennium Falcon plus go on a puzzle-solving hunt. I imagine we'll be spending some birthday money there as well so should be a really fun day!

This is the 2nd week in a row that RD80s is hosting a giveaway! Enter the Watch & Win: Star Wars C-3PO 3D Deco Wall Light giveaway now and put some Star Wars in your home! There is still a few days left to enter and for those who have already entered, go back to the widget daily and tweet again to earn more entries!

Also, I'm on the hunt for some contributors to the RD80s website. If you are interested in reviewing some comic books, game apps, or even writing articles, please email me so we can chat. Right now, I can't offer much as far as compensation but it is an opportunity for thousands of people to get to know you and your work. If you currently blog or host a website, I'm happy to promote that with each article.

Here are the articles posted this week on RD80s:

• Game Review: Pac-Man Bounce
• What ‘80s Sci-Fi Movies Got Right About 21st Century Tech
• Nintendo 64 Anthology Reaches Goal on Kickstarter
• Streaming the 80s May 2016: Airplane Adventures in the Living Daylights of the Burbs
• Album of the Week: 'Open Up and Say... Ahh!' By Poison
• Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd Recreate 1981 Styx Music Video Shot-For-Shot (VIDEO)

Gizmodo introduced me to the Video of the Week and a fun paper stop-motion film featuring several classic video games. Really cool how creator MysteryGuitarMan transitions between the games. Check it out!

Video of the Week

Here are your Recurrent Events links for May 7, 2016!

MOVIES

Puppet Master next for the remake treatment - Den of Geek
Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks make a strong buddy-comedy team - A.V. Club
21 Reasons Everyone Should Love "Sixteen Candles" - BuzzFeed Rewind
Iron Man Challenges Optimus Prime In New SUPER POWER BEAT DOWN! - Nerdist
Modern Movies Recreated as Fully Watchable VHS Tapes With Retro Cover Art - Laughing Squid
10 Things You Might Not Know About John Carpenter's Cult Classic They Live - io9
“Cleanin’ Up The Town” The Ghostbusters Documentary - Retroist

TV

‘The Blues Brothers’ Animated Series With Dan Aykroyd In The Works At Bento Box - Deadline

HBO put an incredible amount of work into creating its 1983 opening sequence - A.V. Club

Remembering Clara Peller and Wendy’s “Where’s The Beef?” Advertisements - Flashbak

In 1994, Marc Summers and Burt Reynolds feuded on The Tonight Show - A.V. Club

13 Judicious Facts About ‘Night Court’ - mental_floss

May the 4th Be With These 1978 Commercials! - Retroist

New Star Trek series to air weekly on CBS streaming service in 2017 - Polygon

16 Accelerated Facts About ‘Quantum Leap’ - mental_floss

MUSIC
Axl Rose Appears With AC/DC For First Time In Lisbon Promo Video - Billboard
Prince Honored by Stevie Wonder, Faith Evans, More at Los Angeles Memorial Concert - Billboard
Midnight Oil reunites, plots 2017 worldwide tour - Stuck in the 80s
Paul McCartney Covers Prince's 'Let's Go Crazy' in Minneapolis - Billboard


VIDEO GAMES

X-Men: Apocalypse 1980s Arcade In-World Video Games Revealed - IGN
These Classic Video Games Will Fetch You Big Bucks Online - mental_floss
What Happens When Video Game Characters Get Their Power-Ups Mixed Up - Laughing Squid
Building a Home Arcade Machine Part 7 – Cabinet Plans - Retromash

POP CULTURE

IDW To Publish M.A.S.K. Comic Book This Fall - IDW Publishing
Make Room in Your Shoe Closet Because Vans Has Teamed Up With Nintendo - Gizmodo
This Is The Most Insane 80s-Inspired Car Of All Time - Like Totally 80s
REVIEW: Stay Puft (2016) - Horror Movie BBQ
The Argument for a Combos Dip - Pop Rewind
No One's Missing From This Fan-Made LEGO Mos Eisley Spaceport - Kotaku
12 Flexible Facts About 'Twister' for Its 50th Birthday - mental_floss
Campfire’s Ghostbusters Marshmallows! - Dinosaur Dracula
Ghostbusters Trading Cards sketch previews part 11 - Cryptozoic
Weird Collectables, or the Most Awesome Swatch of Wallpaper Ever… - Branded in the 80s

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Got a link or know an active retro pop culture blog/website? Leave a comment so I can add it to the mix. If you missed last week's wrapup, visit the Recurrent Events archive!