Today's big news of the near miss of a massive Asteroid, coupled with the unrelated meteor explosion over Russia makes me wonder if any one is taking note over at Marvel?
Where are the Avengers?
Why didn't they respond?
Why couldn't the FF have ste
Read more…Anybody play D&D? Played D&D?
My comic shop hosts D&D encounters every Wednesday. The newest session is starting up soon. I've never played D&D in my life but have been curious about it. Tonight was character creation. I sat down with one of the D
Read more…A bit of a dramatic title, but there you go. That was what used to appear on my comics as a kid when the run was ending, or when it was been merged with another equally struggling weekly comic,
I haven't been here for some time, so my apologies to
Read more…Relax, I've been given the inside info ;)
Some of you have seen the post on facebook, but I want to share this with the whole darn tootin' Cave.
A little background: my girlfriend Tracy and I have known each other for seven years, and living together for six years (My mother would have sai
Read more…A thread to record notable (or not) places you've visited or events you've attended.
Read more…If there is anyone who visits the board who has been affected by the hurricane, may God keep you and your loved ones safe.
Read more…With England about to start their campaign against India, in India, does anyone rate their chances of winning even one test?
I have a feeling this could be the only post on this subject. By the way, yes its strange, me being Scottish and all but I e
Read more…NOT encouraging arguments about the candidates/parties/issues connected with the upcoming US presidential election , let's make comments about stuff ~ um , whatever ~ connected to it !!!!!!!!!
Really , I would , seriously , keep " giving one's opin
Read more…I especially like National Gallery curator Harry Cooper’s assessment of the comic book panels Lichtenstein swiped: “He’s always making these alterations. He did it because he felt these things could be improved ... they weren't quite art, but he coul
Read more…I was going to post a thread specific to a trip I'm leaving for tomorrow. Instead I thought it might be good to post an all encompassing thread so we can discuss any travel questions we might have.
I'm leaving for Houston, Texas tomorrow. I will be
Read more…I just happened upon an old edition of Phillip Wylie's Gladiator -- a 1930 novel that was one of the inspirations for Superman. (It's the 1957 Avon edition... and I got it for $1.50!) I'll be reading it soon, and I'll let you know what I think!
Read more…A STORY FOR HALLOWEEN
by Luke Blanchard
I have hated my mother for a while. I’m forty, unmarried, and live with her. She is overweight, bad-tempered, and very demanding. In recent years she has increasingly come to resemble – please pardon the cli
Read more…In UGLY THINGS 60s-oriented music magazine/deluxe fanzine recently , which I bought when I bought the stuff I mentioned on the " Genre Magazines ' thread , there was an ad for the company re-releasing 10 Ventures albums from the 60s on CD and colored
Read more…Not to be a buzzkill, but -- weirdly -- this site is very much a part of my memories of Sept 11, 2001.
I live in the Central timezone, so by the time I got into work, things had already started happening. We didn't have a TV in the office (we wound
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I was just six at the time of the Moon landing. I remember watching it on the TV. I'm not sure I quite understood the significance of it all, but I knew that it was important.
A piece created by the Belgian artist G
Read more…I just got an email claiming to be from Captain Comics with this message:
Hello Dear, I will like to get acquainted with You, I have something Special to share with You, Contact me via email nellynkaba@hotmail.com
How are criminals getting my email add
This was posted today on facebook about Mark Pennington:
Mark passed peacefully in his sleep last night at 4 am. Almado a good friend came and sang at 6pm and he fell asleep. He had just gotten a big new comfy bed and we had a chance to hold each oth
Read more…From The Hollywood Reporter: " 'Encyclopedia Brown' Creator Donald Sobol Dies"
Even before I discovered comic books, the "Encyclopedia Brown" series fed my love of reading. Before I discovered Ed McBain and the 87th Precinct police procedurals, I fou
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