I’m very pleased and excited to announce I will be presenting a panel featuring Tales From My Spinner Rack! at Comic-Con 2023, in just a few short weeks! If you caught my very first appearance at WonderCon back in March, you’ll want to join me for this one, as I cover the two most memorable... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Superman Month here on Tales from My Spinner Rack! 85 years ago, the dream of two Cleveland teenagers hit the newsstands for the very first time, kickstarting the entire comic book industry. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, cover-dated June 1938. This is Part 4—the final installment—of... Continue Reading →
We’re counting down to Comic-Con 2023, which is now less than a month away (July 20-23, with Preview Night on July 19) at the San Diego Convention Center, and I thought it might be fun (for me, at least!) for the next four Mondays (including today) to look back on some of the things I... Continue Reading →
I used to love visiting New York City and roaming around at night, taking photos. Here's Grand Central Station at night with the Chrysler Building to its right and the Park Avenue bridge in the foreground. I sometimes have a mental hunger pang for that city, and then I realize that I may never see... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Superman Month here on Tales from My Spinner Rack! 85 years ago, the dream of two Cleveland teenagers hit the newsstands for the very first time, kickstarting the entire comic book industry. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, cover-dated June 1938. Over the next two weeks, we’ll... Continue Reading →
Snapshot is an irregularly-scheduled series featuring reminiscences of places and experiences in my life. To read all my Snapshot posts, please click here. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! All Playbill™ images are from my original copies. I visited New York City almost every year for 50... Continue Reading →
Another long-ago look at downtown San Diego, in the heart of the Gaslamp. This view was one block from where I lived for almost 20 years. It's the Wyatt Earp Building on the left alongside the Hotel St. James sign, which is on top of what is now called Palihotel San Diego. I think it... Continue Reading →
We continue with our special Superman Month coverage during the month of June here on Tales from My Spinner Rack! 85 years ago, the dream of two Cleveland teenagers hit the newsstands for the very first time, kickstarting the entire comic book industry. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1,... Continue Reading →
Occasionally, when you're sitting in traffic in the middle of Los Angeles, you see sights like this and it's really not so bad ... you know? If you enjoyed this post, please leave a like or a comment and follow me here and on Instagram@gg92118!
It is time, once again, for my yearly plea for attention that is the announcement of my birthday. I am 68 years old today and it blows my mind. When I was a kid, I paid little attention to age. I knew my parents were adults and older than me, and their parents—my grandparents—were similarly... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Superman Month here on Tales from My Spinner Rack! 85 years ago, the dream of two Cleveland teenagers hit the newsstands for the very first time, kickstarting the entire comic book industry. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, cover-dated June 1938. Over the next few weeks, we’ll... Continue Reading →
Snapshot is an irregularly-scheduled series featuring reminiscences of places and experiences in my life. To read all my Snapshot posts, please click here. Click on the images in this post to see them larger on your screen! All Playbill™ images are from my original copies. I visited New York City almost every year for 50... Continue Reading →
This is a side of Liberty Station not often photographed, I guess. Which is a shame, since it's really quite lovely. It's on the far western edge of NTC Park, back near an inlet which separates Liberty Station from San Diego International Airport. That bridge in the background is on Harbor Drive. As usual, I... Continue Reading →
Four graphic novels and two mysteries in May’s thoroughly enjoyable (for the most part) reading stack. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 3 by Chris Samnee, Laura Samnee, and Matt Wilson This concluding book in the series collects issues #9 through 12 published by Oni Press. Written and drawn by husband and wife team Chris... Continue Reading →
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