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Indiana Comic Convention 2023 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Actors and Activities!
It’s Grant Gustin! With The Flash soon coming to a close on The CW, TV’s Barry Allen is finally hitting the Midwest convention circuit. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again!...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2023 Results, Ranked
The reading pile, alphabetized by publisher. It’s that time of year again, but delayed on my part! Saturday, May 6th was the 22nd Free Comic Book Day, that annual celebration when comic shops...
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My Ten Favorite Spider-People in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Two Spider-friends chatting about their tangled webs. It isn’t writer’s block exactly, but jovially verbose movie entries that amount to “WOWIE WOW WOW WOW 11/10 no complaints!!!!1!!” take far longer...
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My 2023 Reading Stacks #1
Anne reserved this one through our local library at the beginning of June. Two weeks ago, it was our turn at last. It’s back! Welcome to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of...
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Fan Expo Chicago 2023 Photos, Part 4 of 4: Comics, Shopping, and Other Hobbies
My Fan Expo Chicago 2023 loot pile, plus Anne’s lanyard with new pins and buttons. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the second...
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Cincinnati Comic Expo 2023 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Who We Met and What We Did
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Neal McDonough! You’ve probably seen him in things, especially if you’re among the 600 million viewers now watching Suits on Netflix! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover:...
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Indiana State Fair 2023 Photos, Part 8 of 9: The Year in Antiques
Blasts from comics’ past: Gold Key’s Dark Shadows #3, dated November 1969, with a photo cover; Dell’s Four Color Comics #510 from 1953, art by Sam Savitt; and, the only one I own a reprint of, Amazing...
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My 2023 Reading Stacks #2
From the Department of Candid UK Actor Memoirs That Have Been Mined for Clickbait Fodder by Entertainment News Sites. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome to our recurring MCC feature in...
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My 2023 Reading Stacks #3
Two books about movies, some of which are based on books. One book technically works as a sequel to the other. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome to our recurring MCC feature in which I...
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C2E2 2024 Photos, Part 4 of 5: Artists Alley!
My Artists Alley loot pile, plus a few freebies, a Fallout tin sign, and a back issue Anne really, really, really wanted. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: My wife Anne and I just got home from...
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Happy Free Comic Book Day and May the Fourth 2024!
The second half of my haul, alphabetized — i.e., the half with the Star Wars comics in it. Happy May the Fourth for those who observe! It’s that time of year again! Today marked the 23rd Free Comic...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2024 Results, Ranked
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Art by Masaaki Ninomiya. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Saturday was Free Comic Book Day! Per annual tradition, publishers and retailers...
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My 2023 Reading Stacks #4: The Ludicrously Delayed Triple-Sized Wrap-Up
I usually prefer showing off all the covers, but we are waaaaay past the deadline that nobody gave me. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Welcome to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble...
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Indiana State Fair 2024 Photos, Part 7: The Year in Antiques
Featuring such timeless classics as “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth”, “Beyond Antares”, and “Music to Watch Space Girls By”. Yes, really. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again!...
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“Joker: Folie à Deux”: The Last Laugh Is the Best and Only Laugh
Oh, great, THIS frickin’ guy again. So I saw this during the week of the Heartland International Film Festival, when it served as a sort of contrasting intermission between eight other smaller, better...
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Yes, There Are Scenes During and After the “Venom: The Last Dance” End Credits
The Mirror Universe version of The Red Balloon. Midlife Crisis Crossover calls Venom: The Last Dance the least worst Venom film in cinema history! Unless we count movies about snakes containing literal...
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If Two Million People Do a Foolish Thing, It Is Still a Foolish Thing
Old friends Milo, Opus, and Portnoy from back in the day. New generations aren’t learning about Berke Breathed’s Bloom County from their schools, peers, or influencers. Comic strips in general seem a...
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GalaxyCon Columbus 2024 Photos, Part 2 of 2: “Weird Al” Yankovic and...
The man! The myth! The master of musical mirth! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the third annual GalaxyCon Columbus in Ohio’s very own Greater Columbus...
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The Billy Ireland Museum Presents Original Art from the Golden Age of Comics
Alex Raymond, the Rip Kirby strip for June 27, 1953. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I drove three hours from Indianapolis to attend the third annual GalaxyCon Columbus in the heart...
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My 2024 Reading Stacks #1
Two of my favorite reads of the year: oversized-pages division. Welcome once again to our recurring MCC feature in which I scribble capsule reviews of everything I’ve read lately that was published in...
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