That’s it! Three full days, over 6 separate loads of furniture, boxes, etc… and two cleaned out storage lockers. (not to mention many items from my mom’s house) I’m very grateful for the help from my family since I’d never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Comic Books
It was nice to see Andy again tonight. He’s become a writer, has a wife and daughter and is living in the New York City area, but visits family in Pittsburgh often. Once I have and am living in my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Long time readers of these comics may recall that I began selling a part of my comic book collection, a little over three years ago with New Kadia, a local comic book seller. I probably could have brought more of my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For periodicals that are, for the most part, just 20 pages of newsprint stapled together to make a comic, you put hundreds in a box and the damn things are heavy as hell! I’ve got over 30 boxes totaling over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I enjoy Dark Comedy. Films like “Fargo” and “Pulp Fiction” are prime examples of Dark Comedies done very well and frankly, pulling off that kind of work can be very difficult. From 1995 to 2000 writer Garth Ennis and the late artist[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I know that Stan Lee wrote the dialogue and helped flesh out those characters, from the early days of Marvel Comics, the iconic figures we know today, but it was from the creative mind of Jack Kirby where they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leaving at 7:30 AM for a 10:00 AM interview may seem a tad bit early, but after Friday’s fiasco… And yes, kids really do like getting comic books at Halloween. Maybe because they don’t expect it and it’ll last longer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the nice things about the Pittsburgh area is they have not one, but two Family Restaurant chains in the area. Kings Family Restaurant (where we ate at tonight) and Eat’n Park. Both are great to go for reasonably[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I find it too easy today to talk about my unemployment plight, especially to others who are my age and also out of work, so when I’m able to spend a few hours talking about something mindless like comic books[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In all the years I was a comic book buyer, reader and collector I’d always hoped that one day in the far future I’d take all these bagged, backed collectibles and have my collection pay off. I didn’t expect to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…