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Top Shelf Friday time 🎉 What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love ❤️ This week, Darth Vader #3 (2015) 1st App. Dr. Aphra #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics

With the transfer of ownership and new terms/conditions to use TikTok I took the opportunity to just deactivate my account. I’m down to Bsky, Mastodon, & Reddit. I have logged into Skylight but it’s messy & not clear to me if it’s worth it.

Trying something new! If you’re interested let me know. These are respectable low-mid grade keys for sale. Swamp Thing 7 (first Batman & ST), $35 Avengers Annual 10(first Rogue), $25 Or $50 for both.

New scans of comics. I collect Supergirl cover appearances in Action/Adventure. With her socking Supes I love this cover, despite the low grade. #goldenage (True Crime) #silverage (Flash, Action) #bronzeage (GIJOE) #comicbooks

Wednesday #warcomics post! More new scans of Our Army At War. None of these will win any grading awards, it is clear! Still, it's my favorite series. Love an 80 Page Giant, of course. #comicbooks

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Working on a 2026 goal: rewatching of #StarTrek. TOS on 2011 Blu-ray episodes: The Conscience of the King Balance of Terror - this first Romulan episode with Mark Lenard is a fave! Shore Leave The Galileo Seven - a good one fleshing out Spock more The Squire of Gothos #physicalmedia

Please help me in welcoming this low grade copy of Mister Mystery #13 to my collection! Not sure exactly what is happening to this poor guy, but it doesn't look pleasant, I can say THAT much. #goldenage #comicbooks #precodehorror

It’s cold here in central Massachusetts, USA, -6C/21F with additional chill provided by the wind. The moon stares down at me, wondering what I’m doing. #photography

Ok well, that was quite an ending!I think it helped redeemed the bleakness a bit.

Well. I didn’t read anything ahead of time or look at a preview. This is a grim and gritty slasher film. And Tom Savini shows up in a cameo(as well as doing the effects)

While the wife is out shopping, a morning matinee! Maniac (1980) courtesy of The Criterion Channel. #filmsky

The latest iteration of one of my recent origami dragon designs. It keeps getting better! #origami #dragon

Working on a 2026 goal: rewatching of #StarTrek. TOS on 2011 Blu-ray episode: The Menagerie pts 1&2 I love this episode! Framing the unused pilot as an episode in the episode really worked. #physicalmedia

Post a comic cover you love.

“24 Hours in A&E” is on Amazon Prime Video & my wife & I have been watching it for the past month. It’s really excellent. It’s interesting to have a window into healthcare in the UK. We never see *any* discussion of payment or insurance.

Saturday sketch cover post! Here’s four sketch covers of mine!

Bonus Grimjack! Read The Gift today, a First Publishing Holiday Special containing, not so much a crossover, but a shared plotline between the characters of Badger, Dreadstar, Squalor, Meta-4, Zero Tolerance, Grimjack, and Nexus. Culminating in this wonderful celebratory splash!

I’ve periodically returned to play Angband every few years since discovering a Mac port in the early 90’s. It has changed a lot since I first played but it still has a lot I like. I’ve never actually beaten the game but that doesn’t bother me. The hours put in have been fun! Https://rephial.org

Top Shelf Friday time 🎉 What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love ❤️ I got this Simonson sketch w/Dautermann mini sketch variant cover for a pittance on eBay. 😳 #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics

Wednesday #warcomics post! New scans of Our Army At War. These books have seen a lot, it's clear. Rough use, and #236 looks miscut. "Clipped Hellcat" is an amazing name for a story, though. #comicbooks

Sometimes it’s worth browsing Craigslist & driving 40 miles for 200+ *free* records. Second record I pulled to keep: Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project (1982) #vinyl #music #nowplaying

One tiny skip at the start of side 3. I don’t think there is anything to be done so for now I ignore it!

Sometimes it’s worth browsing Craigslist & driving 40 miles for 200+ *free* records. In amongst the very first bag of records I hit a super nice copy of The Who’s Tommy! Listening now to check for skips but surface of all four sides looked 95% clean. #vinyl #music #nowplaying

Scott Adams has died. Unequivocally his racist & far right conservative bullshit was & is exactly that. It’s popular on Reddit (& I’m sure other places) to say he was never funny in Dilbert. I disagree vehemently with that assertion as someone who spent 30 years in corporate IT. 1/2

Sometimes I have had issues processing incoming packages or purchases. This isn’t about the reasons, just the results. I’ve finally cracked the Dark Crystal Kickstarter rewards box from 2023. It looks really awesome & I’ll look forward to diving (literally) deeper into to the box. #comicbooks

Holy schnikeys!! Look what arrived from the Mike Grell art Kickstarter campaign! Woot! I can’t wait to dig into this. The Sable omnibuses came out previously I gather, I must have missed them, so I was excited to get these!! #comicbooks

A seller from FB I still chat with has been sending me pics of Four Color books and some WDC&S books that are gorgeous. Solid blacks, glowing yellows, and white (not off white) pages. Not all 9.8 kinds of things but solid 8.0-9.2 type books. I’m drooling. #comicbooks #goldenage

Another very special Fellowship setup has just been added (4 cels w/ 5 characters printed on the bg) ebay.us/m/zVATIu

I bought “Business as Usual” & “Cargo” in a package off eBay in opened but NM (complete with shrink wrap & Tower Records original prices) condition. Listening I remember why I was such a huge Men at Work fan at that age. Much thanks to them for the memories & music I still enjoy. #eighties #vinyl

“Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that's all I need to know about you.”

Me, examining a new follower.

Working on a 2026 goal: rewatching of #StarTrek. TOS on 2011 Blu-ray episodes in the last 8 days: Mudd’s Women What are Little Girls Made of? Miri Dagger of the Mind The Corbomite Maneuver #physicalmedia

Mouth feel: A+ Taste: B+, with black salt A- Preparation is important, fry these in a little bit of oil covered in the pan & don’t forget the black salt. I don’t “need” substitutes but I like this one. #vegan

Number one You have the right not to be killed Murder is a crime Unless it was done By a policeman Or an aristocrat Oh, know your rights -The Clash "Know Your Rights"

Slightly diminish a band They Probably Aren’t Giants

Top Shelf Friday time 🎉 What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love ❤️ This week, a #SOTI book that includes a guide on vulnerable points on a body. Top Secrets #7 (1949) #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics

This three dollar Salvation Army copy of The Silver Tongued Devil & I has the warmth & pops I expect from a 1971 survivor. I hear my mother singing every verse as it plays. She was fond of Kris Kristofferson & his music. #vinyl #seventies #music

Getting back on schedule for a Wednesday #warcomics post! I haven’t gotten back to scanning of war comics. So let me post a few of my favorite Russ Heath covers!! #comicbooks

Thou Shalt Not (1940) This is a parody of some of the Hays code restrictions. By A. L. Whitey Schafer #filmsky

Wednesday #physicalmedia viewing: Maciste in Hell (1925) on Blu-ray. Another Redwood Creek Films Kickstarter funded restoration of a silent movie - this one is 100 years old! What visuals! #filmsky

New video on YouTube! If you enjoy, be sure to subscribe for more ☺️💜 #ComicSky #ComicCleaning #ComicBooks

TLDR version of my day in tech : Trying to upgrade to larger SSD in my gaming laptop. Didn’t realize HP turned on Bitlocker by default & created issues.

Noice! A phlebotomist who gets the blood on the first try! Phew!

Time for my yearly heart/cardiac monitor. Last year my insurance refused to pay for it; they apparently know more than my cardiologist & I don’t need it. The monitor folks harassed me with texts, calls, & letters for a year as they fully billed me for it. Let’s see if the new insurance will pay.

Top Shelf Friday time 🎉 What's a comic in your collection that you think deserves to be on that top shelf? Whether its a key, rare, or just one you love ❤️ This week, to kick off 2026, Famous Funnies #138 (1946) Happy New Year from 80 years ago! #TopShelfFriday #comicbooks #comics

I haven’t read a comic adaptation of A New Hope since before it was called A New Hope. This is a 2017 release & it’s obviously meant to be more faithful to the movie release using direct quotes & more faithful art to the movie. It achieves that but pays a price. #comicbooks #starwars

Duncan found a rock under the snow. It was very exciting. You can hear me asking him what he’s doing. 😁 #boxerdog #dogs #capecod