COUNTDOWN TO COMIC-CON! We are just TWO weeks away from Comic-Con 2024, July 25-28 (with Preview Night July 24) at the San Diego Convention Center, and I can now announce that my Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! presentation will take place at the event on Thursday, July 25th at 12:00 PM (Noon!) in Room... Continue Reading →
I found myself in front of this stunning color combo in North Park, a San Diego neighborhood, when my Lyft driver's GPS told them my destination was on the right. It wasn't, but it was close enough to walk, and looking out the window, I knew I wanted to get out right here, right now,... Continue Reading →
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 10 is now available for your viewing pleasure! This all-new video concludes our two-part series devoted to the Marvel Annuals of the 1960s, covering 1966 through 1968, plus a couple of 1969 annuals that contain new special features. The Marvel Annuals continued throughout the rest of the 1960s, shrinking... Continue Reading →
COUNTDOWN TO COMIC-CON! We are THREE weeks (Happy 4th of July!) away from Comic-Con 2024, July 25-28 (with Preview Night July 24) at the San Diego Convention Center, and—as I mentioned last week—a Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! presentation will take place at the event on Thursday, July 25th (time and room number TBA).... Continue Reading →
Yikes, the year is halfway over! Lots of good books this month though … here's what I read! The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. FranklinLike a lot of people, I'm guessing, I first became aware of editor Judith Jones on the MAX TV series, Julia, about the... Continue Reading →
I had an eye doctor appointment one day, so I took an early ferry over to the mainland from my island stronghold and, with time to kill, took a walk through one of my old stomping grounds: Bankers Hill. (Not that I stomp when I walk, mind you.) I came across this lovely, very yellow... Continue Reading →
COUNTDOWN TO COMIC-CON! We are FOUR weeks (ONE MONTH!) away from Comic-Con 2024, July 25-28 (with Preview Night July 24) at the San Diego Convention Center, and I'm pleased to announce that once again, Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! will be making an appearance at the event! This year's topic will be "DC Comics... Continue Reading →
NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO! I just posted another new teaser for part 02 of my first two-part series, focusing on the Marvel Annuals of the 1960s on the official Tales From My Spinner Rack! YouTube Channel! Summer was a special time to be a comic book reader, as both Marvel and DC published larger, square-bound issues... Continue Reading →
I have not been posting much lately on here because—quite frankly—my work on my Tales From My Spinner Rack! YouTube channel (unabashed plug!) takes up all my creative time and energy. And let's face it ... I'm retired, so I don't have a lot of creative time and energy! So here's an attempt to at... Continue Reading →
As I prepare to enter my seventh decade on this planet we call Earth, silently orbiting the star called Sol, I find myself … ah, screw it. I’m 69. I never thought I’d live this long. I pretty much feel about birthdays the same way I feel about New Year’s Eve and Day: One second... Continue Reading →
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 09 is now available for your viewing pleasure! This all-new video is the first of a two-part series devoted to the Marvel Annuals of the 1960s! After the premiere of Giant Superman Annual #1 in 1960, annuals thrived from both DC and Marvel for the rest of the decade.... Continue Reading →
I got a little bit of my reading mojo back in May, thankfully, with seven (count ‘em—7!) books read. Brooklyn by Colm ToibinI first encountered Brooklyn in movie form, in 2015, starring the absolutely wonderful Saoirse Ronan, in a funky movie theater on 23rd Street or so, on a very cold day during a visit... Continue Reading →
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 08, titled "Just Imagine! DC Comics House Ads," is now available for your viewing pleasure! This all new video explores the wonderful world of DC Comics House Ads from the Silver Age of Comics, roughly the 12-cent era from 1962 to 1969, which includes ads scanned from the comics... Continue Reading →
Hey, what are you doing next Tuesday night? Want to join me on YouTube? I’ll be the SDConCast Special Guest at 6:30 PM on May 14th. This is my third annual appearance on their show, hosted by the fine folks at the SDCC Unofficial Blog. We’ll be discussing what I’ve been up to (HINT: Tales... Continue Reading →
When I was buying comic books as a kid way back when, we didn’t have no fancy internet or apps to help us keep track of what was coming out each week. Oh, sure there were fanzines, but they were few and far between, and by the time they got to us through the US... Continue Reading →
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