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Post by The Captain on Jan 8, 2022 14:30:45 GMT -5
I leaned more towards sports cards (baseball and hockey) starting around the age of 7 and up until about 16 or so.
I got my first comics at the age of 5 or 6, but only occasionally got more here and there through my early teens. Started collecting G.I. Joe just before I turned 13, then got into Amazing Spider-Man a couple of years later before going full-tilt comicholic when I got into college in 1991.
That said, I didn’t really get into back issues (outside of ASM and UXM) until 2002, after I was married, employed full-time, and had money to spend. I calculate my collection grew from about 1500 books to over 7500 in the span of about 5 years or so, as I found shops with $1 bins and I had disposable income every month.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 13:09:39 GMT -5
My wife refers to me as “the world’s oldest 12-year old”. She was showing me a recipe the other night for Risotto Balls, and even though she wasn’t looking at me, she said “Stop smirking”, because she knows certain words trigger an involuntary smile from me. No matter how many times I’ve seen that skit, it makes me laugh like a madman each and every time. I still marvel at how the three performers never once break down and lose it.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 11:53:00 GMT -5
These posts are why I love you guys lol. My wife frequently asks me if I will ever grow up. My response is always no. I tell my wife that while I may grow old, I refuse to grow up.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 9:55:07 GMT -5
The body may age, but the sense of humor does not. I still have to stop myself from chuckling anytime people talk about how many inches they're gonna get and whether that is shutting anything down. My wife refers to me as “the world’s oldest 12-year old”. She was showing me a recipe the other night for Risotto Balls, and even though she wasn’t looking at me, she said “Stop smirking”, because she knows certain words trigger an involuntary smile from me.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 9:34:15 GMT -5
Gotcha. The lawn chair is deceptive, which is what I based my estimate on. I used to work for a company here in Pittsburgh whose corporate parent was in Buffalo and which also had offices in Bakersfield, CA and Houston, TX. Houston would get an inch of snow and they'd shut the office. We in Pittsburgh would laugh at them. Pittsburgh would get 6 inches of snow and shut the office. The folks in Buffalo would laugh at us. Buffalo would get 6 feet of snow and shut the office. The folks in Bakersfield wondered what on earth they could use to close their office. Earthquake. While you’re not wrong, with them being in the middle of the oil fields, they REALLY didn’t want to go that route.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 9:13:54 GMT -5
Gotcha. The lawn chair is deceptive, which is what I based my estimate on.
I used to work for a company here in Pittsburgh whose corporate parent was in Buffalo and which also had offices in Bakersfield, CA and Houston, TX.
Houston would get an inch of snow and they'd shut the office. We in Pittsburgh would laugh at them.
Pittsburgh would get 6 inches of snow and shut the office. The folks in Buffalo would laugh at us.
Buffalo would get 6 feet of snow and shut the office.
The folks in Bakersfield wondered what on earth they could use to close their office.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 7, 2022 8:14:40 GMT -5
NY finally got a snowfall just in time for the first day of my vacation. ( Part of my master plan to take Time off in the coldest months of the year.) Looks like 6-7 inches or so? Western PA just got our first snow of the season last night. Only about 2”, but that was enough to give my girls their first two-hour delay of the school year.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 5, 2022 18:58:34 GMT -5
In no particular order:
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Marvels Wisdom (Marvel Max mini, by Paul Cornell) Squadron Supreme (the original 12 issue series)
These are on the list due to my love of obscure characters and absurd humor: Nextwave (by Ellis and Immonen) Daughters of the Dragon (by Gray and Palmiotti) Super-Villain Team-Up: M.O.D.O.K’s 11 (by Van Lente and Portela) Bloodstone (by Abnett and Lanning)
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Post by The Captain on Jan 4, 2022 8:57:21 GMT -5
Man, total brain fart when I put my one-book list together above. Two more to add: 1. The Death of Doctor Strange, which has been really good 2. X-Men: Demon Days books, which are a little bit of a confusing mess storywise but that Peach Momoko art is just SO DAMN PRETTY. Demon days was definitely pretty to look at...but also definitely an example of why artist/writers tend to be rare. I appreciated the attempt to blend traditional Japanese folklore with the familiar Marvel characters, but it needed a better hand to do the job. The art, however, more than makes up for it, so I can accept and enjoy it overall despite its flaws.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 4, 2022 8:34:08 GMT -5
Man, total brain fart when I put my one-book list together above. Two more to add: 1. The Death of Doctor Strange, which has been really good 2. X-Men: Demon Days books, which are a little bit of a confusing mess storywise but that Peach Momoko art is just SO DAMN PRETTY.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 3, 2022 16:28:08 GMT -5
It only lasts 3 issues and they don't finish the story, so while what we get is pretty darn good, there isn't enough of it. Wasn't it finished as an illustrated kids book or something like that? I know it got optioned and they found a book publisher to put out something, but I forget the details of it. -M Not sure. I picked up the comics years after they were originally released out of the $1 bins and just assumed it was something that never got a proper closure. Might have to look into that.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 3, 2022 16:20:27 GMT -5
Never heard of this before! I looked it up, and anything that pairs DeMatteis with Ploog sounds AMAZING. I'm going to have to check this out. It only lasts 3 issues and they don't finish the story, so while what we get is pretty darn good, there isn't enough of it.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 3, 2022 15:04:01 GMT -5
Abadazad #1 to Zatanna Special #1.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 3, 2022 14:26:46 GMT -5
The only new book that began this year that I’ve been reading is Moon Knight, because I’m a lifelong sucker for the character. It’s been really good, and as such, occupies the top and only spot on my list.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 3, 2022 9:01:12 GMT -5
January 2022 Amazing Spider-Man #86 - 102 Fantastic Four #69 - 104, Annual #6
Darkhawk #4 - 5 Death of Doctor Strange #4 - 5 Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone (one-shot) Demon Days: Rising Storm #1 Firefly #35 - 36 Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #1 - 3 Marauders #27, Annual #1 Moon Knight #6 - 7 She-Hulk #1
January Total: 70
February 2022
Year-to-Date Total: 70
% Classic Comics Read (YTD): 77.1%
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