When I originally saw that Family Guy episode back in 2010, and the subsequent viewings in reruns, thinking that it might have been based on a short story written by Richard Matheson was the furthest thing from my mind. Now,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The story I read tonight, “Long Distance Call” is about an old, bedridden woman (Miss Elva) who starts getting phone calls in the middle of the night from a weak sounding man. She eventually discovers that her phone line had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I believe that Pocket Novels published 11 Marvel Comics characters novels. I own 7 of them and am rereading them, probably for the first time, in over 40 years. Here are the ones I own:
I can’t stress strongly enough how much reading has been a part of my life. I can’t remember how old I was when I learned to read, but I do remember during my childhood how much I read. I read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I confess, for many, many years I collected many, many things. Along the way I’m sure I was obsessive at times but at least I was never obsessive as “The Collector”* – The Comic Book Guy from “The Simpsons”.
Here are a couple of the type of illustrations that are featured in this book. Many of them. like these, are by Sidney Paget.
Here are just 14 of the TV Guide Fall Preview issues that I found. It’s pretty fun paging through these old issues to see the shows that premiered and went on to be classics while others vanished with quick cancellation.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the book he gave us: And here’s what he signed in my copy:
I’ve been writing and drawing these comics for well over a decade, and I try real hard not to repeat myself. I try not to repeat a comic. Well, as I was thinking about the day I spent with Charles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that shopping malls weren’t made for people like me. When I lived in Audubon and the few times I’d go to nearby King of Prussia Mall (mostly because they had an Apple Store) the majority of the shops[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…