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…
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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”.
Yes we’ve gained weight AND lost hair. It was fun talking about those days in the late 1970’s when I was in my late teens/early twenties meeting with like-minded fans of comic books, science fiction and cartoons. We spent a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the end of the night (and I’m sure because of the rain it was ended earlier than normal) I only had 25 trick-or-treaters show up. I felt bad that I couldn’t give comic books with the candy this year,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve met Brett Breeding a few times in the past, most recently July of 2021. For those of you not well versed in the creative writers and artists of comic book runs, for a several year period in the late[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to the Marvel movie’s popularity among young men & women, teen boys & girls and just about everyone else, comic book culture has become part of acceptable society (even though comic books themselves may not be). That being said,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This area of Squirrel Hill is usually quite busy, especially on a Saturday night. But as I alluded to in the comic I guess many of the residents took advantage of the three day 4th of July weekend to get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I mentioned in the comic that George was known for his ability to draw comics that featured A LOT of characters and heroes. While many artists would shy away from books like this George seemed to embrace it. Here are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The story was written by Roy Thomas, drawn by John Buscema and inked by Joe Sinnott. While the story was basically about The Black Panther being jailed by the apartheid country of South Africa and the Fantastic Four coming to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I would never get along with a “downsize” type of person. I’m sure there are many people who would read this and wonder why anyone would own books, let alone display them on book shelves. These are the same type[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…