Never underestimate the power of little things like this handwritten post-it from the artist on a physical, EarBlissed, must-listen Bandcamp purchase. Lovely surprise.
Number Cruncher
Latest addition to the watch collection, this brilliant Mr Jones Number Cruncher (couldn't resist the red silicon band). I've wanted a jumping hour watch for more than a brief spell, and, not only was this one not insanely expensive (some of the prices for jumping hours are mind-boggling), but it has this glorious kaiju designed by Onorio D’Epario. Will definitely add more MJ watches to the collection - and devour more of D’Epario's work.
vanna the trucklet
New trucklet (my new favorite word), a 2024 Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid, arrived today. Named her Vanna. Much excite - though I will admit, I did miss my grandfather today: wish he could have seen her.
Berni(e) Wrightson's FRANKENSTEIN
Roamed an antique mall yesterday and, in one of the packed booths, saw the left side of a book that said “Frank” and “Ber”. Key-bearer opened the case, and there it was: an original edition of Bernie Wrightson’s 1983 “Marvel Illustrated Novel” labor-of-love version of Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN:
Thrilled to have this beauty in The Collection (not only of comics, but of Frankenstein). If you haven’t read it, Bernie’s collaboration (along with Kelley Jones, who finished the project after Bernie’s death) with Steve Niles, FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE, is considered a sequel to this piece of comics passion unleashed.
i brought home a chair
Did some volunteer heavy-lifting work emptying a church for an org/store that donates all their profits to hospice and couldn’t pass up the chance to bring this chair home (made a donation to hospice in lieu of cash). The Paintshop is well and truly sardine-packed now, but I can put my claustrophobia aside: such is my ardor for this chair. Her name is Orangina and we are in love.
Finally found a display case (in the back room of an antique shop ) perfect for the Dick Tracy Big Little Book collection:
pocket bunny overlord pre-ordered
Though a(nother) "pocket companion" is the last thing I need (NuHerbie will get jealous) – and I'm getting some late 90's PDA-meets-Tamagachi vibes (probably only since the thing's such an early entrant in the marketplace) – I pre-ordered a rabbit R1; IDK, I'm intrigued. Sixth batch, should arrive early summer and then I can decide whether to bow to my AI bunny overlords (and their unholy alliance with NuHerbie?) or resist.
the collection: recent additions
Been in a bit of a collecting lull of late, mostly sticking with new comics releases and the occasional “ok I can’t pass this up” splurge, this sheet of Walter B. Gibson’s memo paper being among them…
Been on a Spectre kick lately, too…
Scratch one off the “comics I must own before I die and even then” list…
With No. 6, DICK TRACY SMASHES THE BOMBING RACKET, I’ve now only one more to go to complete my set of the 1934 Goudy Big Thrill booklets…
And, finally, in “I’m sure I’m now on a list somewhere” additions...
