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My 2021 Reading Stacks #3: Stan Lee, Presented
The man. The myth. The marketeer. The misery. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of everything I’ve read lately...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During and After the “Eternals” End Credits
“Kneel before your new god, the great and powerful d6!” Hi, I’m a longtime comics reader who always thought the Eternals sucked. Among the tenets of staunch dogma handed down by elder comic book fans...
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My 2021 Reading Stacks #4
One fun side effect of neglecting this recurring feature for months: now I have a much larger accumulation from which I can draw “two of a kind”, such as this easy pairing. Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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Our 2021 Road Trip #26: Grand Prismatic Spring Fever
This looks like some of my Trapper Keeper folders from junior high. Sure, Old Faithful had the fame and Biscuit Basin had the scintillating colors, but our next literal hot spot had the hottest...
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My 2021 Reading Stacks #5
Once again, patterns emerge from this year’s pile: in this case, Asian-American graphic memoirs. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I...
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My 2021 Reading Stacks #6-Up: The Super-Sized Finale
All 41 books and graphic novels featured in this series, not including the two I borrowed from Anne. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During the “Morbius” End Credits
The Matrix Resurrections skewered the whole “bullet-time” fad, yet here we go again. I thought Morbius the Living Vampire was scary when I was 6 or 7 and he showed up in a 1977 comic I picked up at the...
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Indiana Comic Con 2022 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Stars and Stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. John de Lancie! (Imagine .gif of Kermit the Frog cheering and flailing.) Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2022 Results, Ranked
The reading pile, in random order. It’s that time of year again, but slightly delayed on my part! Saturday, May 7th was the 21st Free Comic Book Day, that annual celebration when comic shops nationwide...
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A Night with Neil Gaiman in Indianapolis
Artist’s rendition of the evening. (DISCLAIMER: Artist never learned how to Photoshop.) Dateline: Monday, May 16, 2022 – Tonight I stepped foot on the campus of Butler University for the first time in...
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The Fantabulous 50s Weekend, Part 1: The Merry Marvel Museum Menagerie
I began collecting Amazing Spider-Man at age 6, around the first time Aunt May died. 44 years later, one of us has aged better. In addition to our annual road trips, my wife Anne and I have a...
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The Fantabulous 50s Weekend, Part 3: How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
I was 11 when Amazing Spider-Man #252 debuted his black costume and blew my mind. Art by Ron Frenz and Klaus Janson. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In addition to our annual road trips, my...
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My 2022 Reading Stacks #1
Maybe not the best place to start while writing over July 4th weekend…or is it? Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of everything I’ve read that was...
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Fan Expo Chicago 2022 Photos, Part 3 of 4: Apollo and the Clone Wars
“Snips and Skyguy”, as the delightful Star Wars panel was billed. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This past weekend Anne and I attended the inaugural Fan Expo Chicago, the comics/entertainment...
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A Dream Journal, As It Were: Too Many Thoughts on “The Sandman” Season 1
Remember, kids: don’t dream angry! I was in high school when The Sandman #1 hit comic shop shelves in the fall of 1988. Springing forth from the mind of Neil Gaiman, whom I chiefly knew from Miracleman...
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My 2022 Reading Stacks #2
Our year-long personal Trek-fandom revival keeps on rollin’. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of everything...
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GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 Photos, Part 3 of 4: Who Else We Met, What Else We Did
My latest loot pile. Thanks, GalaxyCon! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year when there isn’t a pandemic fully raging, my wife Anne and I love attending entertainment and comic conventions...
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My 2022 Reading Stacks #3
Our Star Trek renaissance year, felt most deeply at conventions and our Paramount+ subscription, extended into my reading matter, as we showed in Part 2 of this series. Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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My 2022 Reading Stacks #4: The Big Finish
Two of my favorite reads this year, both by the same writer/artist. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of...
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C2E2 2023 Photos, Part 3 of 4: Comics!
This year’s modest graphic novel loot pile. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: My wife Anne and I just got home from the latest edition of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2″),...
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