As recounted on this blog nearly one year ago, my life as a full-time comics buyer got its start around March/April of 1976. Before this, I was exposed to comics here and there, at the barber shop, during shore trips, and through hand-me-downs from older family and friends, always anxious to snag a Spider-Man comic when I found one. Continue reading To the Moon Knight and Back
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Spidey Miscellanea Pt. 1: An Arachnid in Amber?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but with the state of the world being what it is right now, I could use a light-hearted distraction like talking about silly comic book characters. So let’s talk about my number one, all-time favorite: Spider-Man. Continue reading Spidey Miscellanea Pt. 1: An Arachnid in Amber?
Puppy Love
This year’s Valentine’s Day post will be a bit different, as it will not be featuring any conventional, human romance. Continue reading Puppy Love
“What If Gwen Stacy Had Lived?”
Some might assume this latest post was born out of that mini-rant at the end of my previous post, but I assure you this is not the case. Continue reading “What If Gwen Stacy Had Lived?”
Time Machine: The Flash That Wasn’t
Having exhausted many of the subjects that had been on the docket for a long time, I started to think about what the next blogpost might be about and realized I hadn’t done a “time machine” post in quite a while. Continue reading Time Machine: The Flash That Wasn’t
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Yes, today’s title is another musical reference. Continue reading Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Little Archie Spent His Summer Vacation
Growing up, I always hated the month of September because it marked the end of summer parole and the start of my re-imprisonment in school. Continue reading How Little Archie Spent His Summer Vacation
Purposes Glorious & Inglorious
Just when I thought I was out… Continue reading Purposes Glorious & Inglorious
Father’s Day 2021
Seven years ago, at the very dawn of this bloghome, I authored a very personal post centered on my father for Father’s Day. Now, in honor of this year’s upcoming Father’s Day, I thought I’d share another memory of my now-eighty-six-year-old father, this one a bit more directly related to comics. Continue reading Father’s Day 2021
The Smiles We Left Behind
The Spinner Rack strikes again. Continue reading The Smiles We Left Behind