Category: Nostalgia
The first appearance of Spider-Man was one of the earliest superheroes with normal issues, school, work, girlfriends, bills, and family problems. These were things that Stan Lee wanted to write about: superheroes with human problems. Spidey was basically a normal guy with the radioactive powers of...
This year marked a big year for collectors such as myself; we sold our Charizard cards. This was not an easy decision as they had been part of my personal Pokémon collection for over 20 years. As a moderately young collector, for an item...
There are certain events in life you remember where you were and what you were doing. They are distinct memories that you have and that you will never forget in your lifetime. January 14, 2021, was one of those days. Ironically, I was in...
While taking a look back at 2020 in terms of video games sales I found a theme... Mario games CRUSHED it last year! However, in terms of raw new/sealed games, there is another favorite apparently and that is - Grand Theft Auto. First of all, I
No Marvel hero has a rogues gallery like Thor. So who's his arch-enemy? I'm making a case for the ultimate underdog, Ulik the Rock Troll! What about Thor's half-brother? For most people, Loki will always be to Thor as Red Skull is to...
I recently wrote about the upside of investing in Punisher #1, which led me to his almost nonexistent rogue gallery. Frank has rarely had persistent antagonists since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #129...
The last year has been a crazy year. Obviously, the COVID-19 Pandemic has been a blight socially and economically throughout the country. During this trying time, an unlikely event happened in 2020: There was a boom in comic book sales like never before. Apparently,...
The Bronze Age was a time of great events, both geopolitical and artistic. The 70s was an age at the beginning of vast changes for society with technology. This changing age was good for the comic book market creatively and financially. The Bronze Age has recently inflated...
I never thought I would be writing one of the many Darkhawk #1 articles, but 2020 has been a strange year. Before I begin, let me say that I am a big Darkhawk fan. I am a sucker for anything from...
Even though I was fascinated by the art of Drew Struzan, my poster collection is 'low brow'. I squirreled away a lot of movie and comic book posters and stuff down through the decades. ...