Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Yesterday, I took Emma and Faith to small ComicCon in Angus, not far from where we live. This is only the second ComicCon that I had attended, the previous one being about forty years ago. This was a much smaller one. There were no famous guests and only a handful of people were cosplaying. But … Read More “A Little ComicCon…” »
Comic books have been a part of my life for a long time. Some of the first comics I owned were from the early seventies, when I was very young. While I had a couple of Superman comics, my focus was on war comics. I ended up having thousands of comic that I held onto … Read More “I Bought Some Comic Books” »
Some time back I did a Twitter poll showdown to determine the best comic book movie. The winner of that poll was the Dark Knight. I decided to do the same thing with comic book TV shows. Again, I chose to focus only on Marvel and DC. The final five were: Incredible Hulk (1977-82) Lois … Read More “And the Greatest Comic Book TV Show is…” »
I grew up reading comic books. It would not be an exaggeration to say that I learned to read with comics. Now as an adult, those same characters are on the big screen with special effects that I couldn’t have imagined as a child. There have been some great superhero movies but these would be … Read More “Top Five Superhero Movies” »
I love comic books, superheroes and all the things that go with them. I have been enjoying the superhero movies and look forward to each one of them. But I no longer collect comics and haven’t for many years. I was once an avid collector and really enjoyed it. I focused almost completely on DC … Read More “Why I Don’t Collect Comic Books Anymore” »
Collecting comic books was an important part of my childhood. While I no longer collect comics, there are things that I miss about it, something that I can’t get back. When I started collecting comics, I did not buy them from a comic book store. I got them from one of two convenience stores near … Read More “What I Miss About Collecting Comic Books” »
One of the big parts of my childhood was collecting comic books. It started with war comics and moved on to superhero comics. I was mainly into DC but had a good Marvel collection as well. By the time I was done, I had thousands of comics. I no longer collect comic books. A couple … Read More “The Comic Book Geek” »
I have collected comics since the early 70s. While I quit collecting comics when I got married (2000), that still left me with many boxes of a comic books. Now it is time for us to move and those comics cannot come. I spent the morning going through about fourteen boxes of comics. I have … Read More “Purging of Comics But Not Memories” »
