https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Lucky_Them.jpg Ten years ago, Matthew Smith, one of the more influential voices of his generation, played his final show and disappeared. Nobody has been able to find him, although plenty of people on the Internet and other places swear they've seen him or heard him perform. Especially affected was his then-girlfriend, Ellie Klug . She's …
Author: Tom Panarese
Uncollecting Update June 2023
As always, let’s start with the numbers … Physical Comics Read: 35 (101/261)Digital Comics Read: 0 (471/471)Trades/Graphic Novels Read: 3 (6/14)Books Read: 6 (110/125)Movies Watched: 7 (171/194)TV Series Watched: 0 (56/58)TV Seasons Watched: 0 (100/105)Podcast episodes remaining: 198 I will say that summer break plus a vacation means that you wind up reading a lot of comics and watching a good amount …
A Week Sick is a Week Uncollected
I tested positive for COVID on Sunday. It wasn't a surprise because everyone else in the house had it, and I was fortunate enough to just wind up with a really bad cold for most of the week. As I type this, I'm pretty much better but taking it easy for one more day just …
H1/Humanoids Ignition (FCBD 2019), Ignited #1-10
Back in 2019, Mark Waid and a bunch of other creators re-launched Humanoids, an independent publisher that had been around since the 1970s and had once been the publisher of Heavy Metal and other magazines and creator-owned comics. This was a push for creator-owned superhero books, and the "event" that got it started was 2019's …
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Uncollecting Catch-Up 6/16/23-6/27/23
After my last post, I went on vacation for the better part of a week and a half and it's taken me a few days to come back and "recover" from it (so to speak). Prior to heading out, I'd put a dent in my piles and lists and had planned to write way more …
Dammit, Alan!
So, I 've got two #adventurecomicsmonth books here and I gave this post this title because I read them under the influence of one Professor Alan. In one case, he sent this directly to me courtesy of the #comicbookcircleoflife (and I have since returned the favor), but in the other he had covered it as …
Red Atlantis and The Dead Hand
It's #adventurecomicsmonth and while my first thoughts turn to Indiana Jones-type escapades, I am going to stretch the definition here to include spy comics and political thrillers. I mean, Alan seems to be including them in his reads, so why not? I've always enjoyed spy movies and political thrillers; having been raised on a healthy …
Help Chris Honeywell
On June 3rd, Chris Honeywell, one of the founders of the Two True Freaks podcasting network, and his roommate Trudy lost their home due to a fire. Chris, Trudy, and Bernice the Cat are all fine and healthy, but they lost everything but the clothes on their backs. Chris has always been one to give …
Uncollecting Update May 2023
As always, let’s start with the numbers … Physical Comics Read: 45 (146/260)Digital Comics Read: 0 (471/471)Trades/Graphic Novels Read: 1 (6/11)Books Read: 1 (114/123)Movies Watched: 6 (178/194)TV Series Watched: 1 (56/58)TV Seasons Watched: 2 (100/105)Podcast episodes remaining: 185 Compared to last month, this is significantly better, especially where comics and podcasts are concerned. Now, honestly, I went through my podcasts and both …
What If (vol 1.) #35, 44; What If (vol 2.) #4
I've written about old What If comics in the past and I have always felt that they are worth grabbing from cheap bins whenever you see them. Brett's got a small collection going and I intend to add these to them (although I held on to my copy of "What If Phoenix Had Not Died?"). …
Continue reading What If (vol 1.) #35, 44; What If (vol 2.) #4
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