So what do you even say about this comic book that hasn't already been said? I know that I already wrote a review of the first six books of James Robinson's Starman series, but as I sat down to write this one, I was at a loss because I really do feel that I'll be …
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Personal Archaeology 24: Awarded for Showing Up
Want to know a little secret? At one point, I received a participation trophy. Actually, it wasn't just one trophy. I used to have multiple participation trophies. I know, right? I'm from the tail end of Generation X. I'm not a Millennial. They're the ones who were constantly given reinforcement, handed trophies for just showing …
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Uncollecting Update March 2022
As always, let's start with the numbers ... Physical Comics Read: 13 (0/0)Digital Comics Read: 0 (469/471)Trade Paperbacks/Graphic Novels Read: 6 (24/39)Books Read: 5 (113/121)Movies Watched: 0 (115/123)TV Seasons Completed: 0 (87/90)TV Shows Completed: 0 (35/37)Podcast Episodes Remaining: 240 That podcast number keeps increasing. Oy. I was having coffee with a friend yesterday and at one point, we were talking about how sometimes, …
The Essential X-Men Vol. 7 and Vol. 8, The Essential X-Factor Vol. 2
We have reached the end of a reading project! Well, sort of. There is definitely more X-Men to read after this if I want to keep reading Chris Claremont's legendary run on the title. But this does mark the end of the reading project that began with the Essential Classic X-Men #1 a few years …
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Starman vols 1-6
I think I might have mentioned how I've been doing a read-through of James Robinson's Starman series, so forgive me if this is a bit of a repeat, but I'm so backlogged on reviews and have been trying to sort through so much that it seems to be a blur of "Did I do this? …
All-Nighter
So I have this pile of comics on my guest room dresser that's all independent-label stuff that I've already read. But in curating my collection (i.e., going through what I've already read and deciding what to keep), I feel like I need to reread a number of them in order to make a full decision. …
The Essential X-Men Vol. 5 and Vol. 6; The Essential X-Factor Vol. 1
I took a break from my X-Men read-through for a little bit so that I could focus on some of the smaller trades that I had as well as some books and newer stuff I got for Christmas, which seems to be the way to go with these read-through projects (see also: Titans, Star Trek, …
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Personal Archaeology 23: Work
Yes, that is my badge from when I worked at Marshalls for 3 months in the fall of 1994. Yes, I still have it. So I have probably been watching too many teacher complaining and teacher quitting TikToks lately, which I can't say is the most healthy thing, especially considering how exhausted I have been …
Titans Together Again
So I went back and checked and it seems that I haven't written about my Titans read-through project since January 31, 2021 when I reviewed the second volume of the trade paperback reprints of the Wolfman-Perez stories. Since then, I've made my way through all of the trades that were available and then through the …
Uncollecting Update February 2022
As always, let’s start with the numbers Physical Comics Read: 0 (0/0)Digital Comics Read: 2 (469/471)Trade Paperbacks/Graphic Novels Read: 4 (22/31)Books Read: 2 (113/120)Movies Watched: 1 (115/123)TV Seasons Completed: 1 (87/90)TV Shows Completed: 1 (35/37)Podcast Episodes Remaining: 199 I haven't written in this blog in a month. This is not a good look. I can't say where the time has gone, to be …
The Uncollecting 