As a young boy with a very impressionable mind, one of my earliest obsessions was Bigfoot. I remember being fascinated by the creature — I would repeatedly check out every book in the school library, devouring all the grainy black and white photos, and second-hand stories. A close friend of mine told me that his grandfather was a big […]
This week’s assignment from the League: Cryptozoology
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers‘ was comparing and contrasting things. Honestly, I was trying to get more people to contribute with a softball of a topic, but I obviously haven’t figured out the formula yet! After several years of developing these League topics, I never know what is going to generate the most responses, so let’s try a more specific, obscure […]
Action Comics #1, CGC 9.0 on eBay!
A CGC-graded 9.0 copy of Action Comics #1 is up for bid on eBay this week. If you plan to buy it, please do me a favor and click through my affiliate link here. Thanks in advance.
You’ve come a long way, Baby
This week’s assignment from the League of Extraordinary Bloggers is to compare and contrast something. Well, since I recently picked up the new NECA Planet of the Apes gorilla soldier action figure, I thought it would be fun to see it next to the Mego soldier ape from the 70’s. You’ve come a loooong way. […]
I shall speak softly and carry a big stick
The other day, I bought a stick on eBay. A really big stick. Actually, it’s 44″ long and made out of latex and a metal tube. This stick was “supposedly” used in the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes movie. It came from a prop warehouse and arrived with a beautiful, signed color photocopy of a […]
This week’s assignment from the League: Compare and Contrast
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers‘ was making top 10 lists. Your assignment this week… — Compare and Contrast — Once you put up a post on your site, add a comment below with the URL so everyone knows where to find it. Remember to include links to your fellow League members in your article, along […]