There was a time in the early 1990s when I read Mad and Cracked like crazy every summer. That's a really specific time to read those two magazines, but those were my version of Rob Kelly's "Mountain Comics" because I'd only ever buy them while on vacation in New Hampshire. The silly humor appealed to …
Month: March 2020
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1984 ongoing) #12, 13, 14, 15, Special; (1987 miniseries) #1, 2
Amethyst has been on my "series to complete" list for quite a while now, ever since I bought the Showcase edition and discovered that it did not hold the entire run of the series. I thought that five issues and a special would be easy to find, especially since that comic is not that in …
Closed for Business?
I am, quite frankly, worried. Earlier this week, Steve Geppi, who is the big man in charge of Diamond Distribution, announced that they were going to stop shipping after this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and measures put in place to prevent its spread. Now, I understand the reasoning behind what is essentially a …
Trinity (2008) #1, 3-23
After Infinite Crisis, DC Comics decided to experiment with regular weekly and bi-weekly series, starting with 52 in 2006. 52 was not only critically acclaimed (and I'll have to check it out of my library to see if it still holds up--I sold my copies years ago) but also was a huge seller, so they went for it again in …
The Badger #24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33
Here we go again ... and I think that by finishing these issues, I'm about halfway through my collection of Badger comics that I pulled out of the quarter bins at my LCS. So far, I haven't hated this title, but I confess that I haven't exactly thought it was the most awesome thing I had ever seen. …
Damage Control vol 2 #3 and 4; vol 3 #2 and 4
Yunno, I'm not sure why I have these. I think I was going through my LCS' back issue stash during one of their Shortboxtober promotions a year or two ago and threw them in there because I thought they might be fun to read. I'd heard about the Damage Control series and I did like just about …
Continue reading Damage Control vol 2 #3 and 4; vol 3 #2 and 4
Conan: The Destroyer #1
Yesterday, I looked at Blade Runner. Today, it's issue #1 of Conan: The Destroyer, a Marvel miniseries that was also taken from a treasury-sized Super Special. Now, I didn't take the time to watch the movie along with it because it wasn't on my list or in my queue, and I don't recall being particularly fond of it …
Blade Runner
How hard is this one to write? I mean, it's not like I'm completely unfamiliar with Blade Runner, but I have to admit that up until last week, I'd only ever watched the film once, when I was in high school and the "Director's Cut" version had come out on VHS. I remember liking it at the time, although …
It’s not emasculating. You just need to get over yourself.
So about a month or two ago, I'm starting to think about what I can do to better my journaling. My personal journal was turning into a long tome of complaining about myself as well as throwing my worries onto paper, and while that can be healthy, I found that it was also overwhelming anything …
Continue reading It’s not emasculating. You just need to get over yourself.
Minimally Curious
So I watch some YouTube videos on my lunch period at work, mainly because I need something to distract myself. One of those has been the Abundantly Minimal channel, which is hosted by Sarah, a former teacher who has been both documenting her "journey" into this lifestyle and offering tips on how to take your …
The Uncollecting 