I had a great time on Tuesday night at my third annual appearance (it shall soon be declared an official holiday) with the fine folk at the SDCC Unofficial Blog. Special thanks to Kerry, James, and Erin for their insightful questions and nodding sagely as I went off on tangent after tangent, largely ignoring said... 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 →
YIKES! Major slowdown for reading this month and a rather boring mystery that seemingly went on forever—but I somehow felt compelled to finish—didn’t help. But I did read a couple of fun Marvel reprint books, so that’s a plus! Original Sins by Erin YoungOriginal Sins is the second book in author Erin Young’s Riley Fisher... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary is a new feature dedicated to chronicling some of the day-to-day doings of my retirement, here in my self-imposed exile on the isle of Elba. Anything written here should be taken with a grain of salt and a bit of tongue-in-cheek, although most of it is true … except the parts that are... Continue Reading →
With all the rain we've been having we're also getting a plethora of rainbows. This one was the end of an epic arc that covered the entire downtown San Diego area, and lasted for a good ten minutes. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
HEY YOU BIRDS! GET OFF MY BEACH! Actually, they were nice enough to stop and pose instead of mindlessly running back and forth to escape the tide. I should be more grateful. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 07, titled "Marvel Monster Madness!," is now available for your viewing pleasure! Making its World Premiere at WonderCon 2024 on March 30th, this edited (and enhanced) video version features my nostalgic look back at that limbo-like period of time between Atlas Comics and Marvel Comics, when Martin Goodman and... Continue Reading →
OOF! Wow, I slowed down this month with only five books read. At this pace, I’ll be lucky to make 50, let alone 80 for the year! I was busy with my WonderCon presentation for Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! Episode 07, which was definitely the most labor-intensive video I’ve ever produced. But enough... Continue Reading →
Another photo from my filter-obsessed days ... wish I had the original, but this one is at least 15 years old, I believe. Just a random Vespa parked in a driveway on my Sunday walk through Hillcrest. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! returns to WonderCon with the world premiere of Episode 7: MARVEL MONSTER MADNESS! This brand new episode travels back to the late 1950s to explore the giant monster characters created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee (with help from Larry Lieber, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck), in... Continue Reading →
As promised—or threatened, I suppose—here's part 02 of my beach sunset photos from 12/11/2023. Love the silhouetting on this one. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
I'm in love with this photo I took—once again near the Hotel del Coronado—back on 12/20/2021. The dark, moody sunsets are just as beautiful as the bright, vibrant ones. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
DRAGOOM! THE BLIP! GOOM! LO-KARR! MONSTRO! GOOGAM! ORRGO! ROMMBU! TIM B00 BA! ZZUTAK! And the immortal FIN FANG FOOM! These are names that strike fear deep in the heart of us mere mortals! Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! returns to WonderCon in just a few short weeks with the world premiere of Episode 7:... Continue Reading →
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