N'AWLINS TOY SHOP - 2134 Airline Drive Kenner, LA



N'AWLINS TOY SHOP t-shirt

Mark Guillory owner

The Penguin

N'AWLINS TOY SHOP . . . never heard of it? Well it's been around 14 years and I tell you that this little hole in the wall is worth a visit if you are looking to find something you need, want to start a collection or just look at a lot of the toys that you had way back when.

The shop doesn't try to pretend it's an easy find either referring to itself as "The most well-hidden secret collectibles stash in the New Orleans Metro Area. Dealing in action figures, comic books, Hot Wheels, Barbie & more since 1998! When we said well-hidden, we meant it! Located on the second floor in the Jefferson Flea Market on Airline Drive, one block from Williams Blvd in Kenner"

The actual address is 2134 Airline Highway, Kenner Louisiana. But when you get in the building it's a maze of antiques and collectibles  and you'll probably have to ask someone where the shop located on your first visit. The store is usually only open on weekends . . . mostly Saturdays . . . mostly 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, you'll want to join the Facebook page for openings updates at:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nawlins-Toy-Shop/223352900534

Owner Mark Guillory is very knowledgeable about the toys he has in the shop as well as the toys you may have in your personal collection. His shop is tiny but there is a huge amount of product covering just about every inch of the place which includes toys hanging from the ceiling. If you want Star Wars, Hot Wheels, Marvel Comics toys, G.I. Joe, Transformers, DC Comics toys, Barbie, or some weird stuff that came out in the 1970's it just might be there waiting to go home with you.

The N'AWLINS TOY SHOP is definitely a hidden secret that is worth finding out about. Get over there and find some cool things . . . and buy me something.

I kind of went crazy with my cell phone camera . . . check out all the cool stuff below.

Thanks for reading,
Kevin P. Johnson
Copyright © 2013 Kevin P. Johnson

Hot Wheels and Diecast cars

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Thermos

Might Muggs

Star Wars

Star Wars

Nintendo and Super Nintendo games

Loose toys

Gremlins

Simpsons

Ghostbusters

DC Comics and Ghostbusters

Star Wars

Star Wars

Star Wars Glasses

Justice League figures

A bat guy

Darth Vaders

G.I. Joe

ET

DC Comics Figures

Castle Greyskull

Simpsons

Monster?

Junk Yard Dog

Batgirl Barbie

Harley Quinn

Afro Samurai

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Toys to the ceiling

Lord of the Rings and Friends

Awesome Collector Shows presents: Killeen, Texas Awesome Toy Collector Show, Saturday April 25, 2013

NOTICE DATE CHANGED TO APRIL 25, 2013

 

Awesome Collector Shows presents: Killeen, Texas Awesome Toy Collector Show, Saturday April 25, 2013
Courtyard Marriott - Killeen
1721 E. Central Texas Expressway
Killeen,Texas 76541
(US HWY 190@WS Young road/across from the Killeen Mall)

Buy - Sell - Trade with collectors and dealers of vintage to modern toy collectibles such as 

Action Figures, Barbies, Die Cast Toys, GI Joe, Hot Wheels, Marvel Legends, Power Rangers,

Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Walking Dead, Wrestling figures and more !

Hours: 11am - 5pm 

Admission: $2.00 (kids 12 and under free with paying adult)
Early Buyer Admission: $5.00 (10am -11am only)
Only the first 100 collectors will be admitted during the Early Buyer Hour !

Win a $25 shopping spree!

Drawings at 12:30pm and 4:30pm

Thinking about selling your toy collection?
Dealer Tables: (25 - 6ft. available)
Pre-pay with PayPal : $50.00 each per table
Call or e - mail today for availability !

For more info contact:
Awesome Collector Shows
Po Box 5055
Waco,Texas 76708
(254)722 -2399
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Free Comic Book Day at Magic Comics and Hobbies

Free Comic Book Day is an annual event happening the first Saturday in May for comic book fans and newcomers to gather in comic book stores around the country to get samples of mainstream and independent comic books and plenty of kids comics as well. As a fan of almost every style of comics and art I try to get as many of the offered books as I can and most years I visit multiple stores to see if they may have something different or have a store special and as a rule I will buy something at each store that I get free comic books from because I know that what is Free for me is not free for the comic shop.

This year I spent the day at Magic Comics and Hobbies in Slidell, LA as a guest artist along with Transformers artist Robby Musso and upcoming artist Mark Rhodes who plans to produce comic books in the near future. I only did two sketches but I had fun seeing old friends, talking about comics, video games of yesteryear, and just about everything else under the Geek Sun.

Here's what I drew:

There are a lot of free comics to be found on Free Comic Book Day at Magic Comics and Hobbies and they let you take whichever ones you want. Owner David Strecker does a great job of having a large supply of the comics available and most customers get the comics they were looking for in the program. For me I as I said before I want to get as many as I can (my collector brain loves free stuff) below is a list of comic books that I got this year (A major haul).

What I got :

Sideshow Collectibles Catalog

The Tick: FCBD 2011

Green Lantern Flashpoint Special

Locke & Key FCBD 2011

World's Of Aspen 2011

Young Justice Batman Super Sampler

The Mis-adventures of Adam West/Things To Come . . .

Jake The Dreaming

The Amazing Spider-Man

Elric: The Balance Lost FCBD

Path of the Plainswalker

Mouse Guard/The Dark Crystal

Super Dinosaur: Origin Special!

2000 AD

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Predators/Top 10 Deadliest Sharks

Inspector Gadget/Johnny Test

Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers/Darkwing Duck

Geronimo Stilton and The Smurfs

Atomic Robo/Foster Broussard/Moon Girl

John Stanley's Summer Fun!

Pep Comics featuring Betty & Veronica

Rated Free For Everyone!

Witch & Wizard

The Stuff of Legend/The Intrepid Escape Goat

Bongo Free-For-All 2011

Baltimore/Criminal Macabre

Top Shelf Kid's Club

Spontaneous

Captain America and Thor The Mighty Fighting Avengers

Sonic The Hedgehog

Richie Rich in Eruption Disruption!/Kung Fu Panda

Silver Scorpion

Loose Ends/I.C.E. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Darkness: Confession

Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Avatar: The Last Airbender

Civil War Adventure

White Lantern Ring

Black lantern Ring

IDW Star Trek Infestation Patch

Sideshow Collectibles Keychain

Green Lantern Hero Clix figure

Ultimate Flame-O (Strange City Heroes) Sketch

I love that there are so many comics and that there is a such a great variety of art styles that makes every comic stand out as a star. I have only read one so far but I keep looking at the pile and am ready to jump in and read things I may never have been exposed to if not for Free Comic Book Day and Magic Comic and Hobbies.

I hope that the tradition of free comic book day continues for years to come because it seems to get bigger and better each and every year.

Another big tradition at comic book events is that the Louisiana Chapter of the 501st Legion Bast Alpha Garrison show up and help bring in the crowds who want to take pictures with official looking replicas of the characters from the Star Wars movies and these guys take it very seriously when it comes to making their costumes look authentic. The 501st Legion has branches all over the world and make appearances at events and raise money for charities of all sorts. Along with the Star Wars characters a beautiful pirate lady showed up and posed for pictures as well.

Free Comic Book Day 2011 was great fun. I'd like to thank David Strecker and the Magic Comics and Hobbies staff Trey and Mikey for allowing me to be a guest in their store and for being such a great place that helps spread the love of comic books. The customers there are also great and there is always a great conversation to be had. If you're in Slidell check them out its an awesome place with an awesome supply of comic books, toys, models, games, statues and action figures (and probably a heck of a lot more.)

Magic Comics & Hobbies LLC
727 Robert Blvd.
Slidell, LA 70458
(985)649-4171

Thanks for reading,
Kevin P. Johnson

Copyright © 2010 Kevin P. Johnson

It's not supposed to be the way you want it to be

Did you ever hear someone say "the X-Men suck they aren't the way they are supposed to be anymore" or "George Lucas screwed up Star Wars by making those prequils"? Well I say thats a load of crap and I'll tell you why.

When you are introduced to something weather it be comic books or movies or even music what you get in the beginning from whatever point you start enjoying it is what you at that time decide to either love or hate. If you love it you will claim it as your own and don't believe that your new love should ever change and if it does it should only change in the course that you see fit. I think that we all have a tendency of doing this and we will even go as far as saying I like "old Metallica" but that "new Metallica" sucks.

Is it our right to want to control what is not ours? I say no. We love these little worlds because someone else created them and we didn't know what there vision was when they started creating it but we loved it and we just had to know where it was going. Sometimes things would end the way we wanted and sometimes they did not.

 Surely it is ok that we can agree or not agree to take the ride but we should never ever say it should have been a certain way that we have in our own minds. What would be the point of having writer's, artist, or musicians? What if Joe Quesada came to you and said ok (your name here) you are writing Spider-Man for the next year. What would you do? And when you do it, do you think that everyone will agree that that is the way its supposed to be?

I'm not saying that any of us should agree with everything that happens and should surely say hey I don't like that if you don't like it but you should never say that's not how it is supposed to be because its not supposed to be the way you want it to be it is supposed to be the way whomever is creating it see's fit . . . unless someone gives you the keys to the castle and lets you write the story for a while.

- Kevin P. Johnson
Copyright © 2010 Kevin P. Johnson

Star Wars: the Clone Wars

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Well Star Wars: The Clone Wars came out today and (drumroll please) IT WAS A OK (cymbal crash). So I went in not really knowing what to expect from this movie and it gave me plenty of the unexpected. I don't know how well this is going to do in theatres because it is kind of a filler movie and it really doesn't advance the story much but with that being said it was a fun, action packed adventure movie and it looked really good.
I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I like all of the movies Episode I - VI as well as the two Clone Wars TV series. The Clone Wars isn't going to be considered the best Star Wars movie but it does give us a great look at some characters that have not had much screen time and a new character Zero The Hutt who is some sort of gay, southern, English speaking, tattooed, Hutt that I nearly peed my pants when I heard him talk.

My only problems with the movie are this:1 - the voices and the movement of lips really didn't match up well and I kept noticing it...I hope they fix that on the DVD.

2 - I kinda wish I had known what the Sub-Story was (SMALL SPOILER ALERT) was because it was a bit weird. Jabba's baby was kinda hokey but I understand where they are going with it because if there is an Episode VII and beyond this character will be important (I think). I guess if I had paid more attention to the trailers and website I'd have know about it but I didn't want to know much so it would be fun and it really was.

I could watch more Star Wars movies like this but I still want more live action if they are going to make more movies.
Here's to George Lucas!!! I don't care what anyone may say I like what you do my friend!

- Kevin P. Johnson
Copyright © 2008 Kevin P. Johnson