Focus!

Ok,  this blog has tried to be too much…

I enjoy talking about my geeky proclivities, and many people share my interests and I hope they enjoy them – So that is where I am going to focus on here.

So if you like Comic Books, Science Fiction, Fantasy,  Indy Music,  and other Geek-tastic things, lets talk about it here.

Wednesday is New Comic Day -  So Thursday will have my Comic Pick of the Week.

Saturdays will have reviews of other comics for the week.

I will update TV/MUSIC/BOOKS on Mondays for the previous week.

Coming soon -my thoughts about  FAST FORWARD, SMALLVILLE, HEROES and THE BIG BANG THEORY

Is there a show you think I should be following?  Leave it in the comments.

FILM reviews will happen but with no set schedule – I will try to get things up in a timely fashion after their release.

NOW…  If you were following my personal exploits – the comic stylings I call a personal life -  well those blogs will continue -  over at my new blog  GEEKY IN THE CITY

I am also blogging about my experiences pursuing writing professionally -  See what’s up at The Writes Stuff

Geeksville – Childhood for sale

Yes I am selling pieces of my childhood off a bit at time on ebay

I started by posting 9 vintage star wars action figures, amazingly 5 went very quickly with BUY IT NOW (they were a mix of foreign carded and minor scuffed RTOJ or POTF1 cards) but there are still 4 left! Including Yoda, on the first card he was ever issued and a Cool Han Solo – see links below.

The gentleman who bought up most of the figures already sold, made me an open offer on the lot of my remaining vintage Star Wars collection so next weekend I will begin unpacking boxes and taking photos to send him.

Never thought I would see this day come…

Han Solo in Trench Coat – 1984 ROTJ CARD

B-Wing Pilot – 1986 POTF Card w/ Coin

Death Squad Commander – 1977 12 Back Original!

YODA – 1980 ESB 40 Back Card

In a way its good.  Very good,  my love for these things, has kept me back, kept me from embracing my full adulthood – I have collected and compiled and hung on to so many things, that it is hard to make room in my heart for the new.

More things coming soon

To Open or not, that is the Question

So for the past couple of days I have been facing one of the biggest decisions a geek. Its not Star Wars versus Star Trek, or which obscure pop culture reference T shirt to wear under my retro bowling shirt.

It whether or not to to remove your pristine collectible from its packaging.

There are two schools of thought when you collect something. It doesn’t matter what it is, either, Hummel figurines, Civil War memorabilia, 1960’s lunch boxes, anything. There are those who pack up their collections and keep everything very protected, only taking them out to enjoy briefly, privately. Others love to display their collections. About 10 years ago I have a very large Star Wars collection, both vintage and new stuff that I displayed everywhere. And I was the kind of collector that bought two of everything, so I could open one, and have the other kept pristine. I had the unopened figures running as a boarder around the top of the walls my home office, then they spilled into the bedroom. It became too much. for just the boarder and eventually became a whole wall. Then I moved into a smaller place and didn’t bother to put them up in the new place. They are all in storage in my mother’s attic, and with the exception of a random R2D2 or Yoda toy, I really haven’t bought much Star Wars lately, or any other “collectible”toy or figure lately. Not that I haven’t been tempted. The Kingdom Come Green Lantern V figure (Jade) is a pretty figure (actually all of the figures based on Alex Ross’ work are gorgeous) And its not like I don’t still display some toys in my current apartment. (Not like I used to, mind you, Just Jack Knight and Chiana on my Office Shelf, Death on my bookshelf in the living room, R5D4 on my desk)

But the other day while crusing through Midtown Comics on the west side last week, just to pick up my weekly books, I saw it, the Doctor Who Regeneration two pack – NMIB. I took a good long look at it. No, its been a tight month, I budgeted for my books, but this would be an extravagance, not at all necessary. I thought about putting it aside, in my pull, but I would have to put 50% down anyway. Then I remembered. I had a $20.00 credit at the store! suddenly it wasn’t going to cost me any extra to pick it up! So home it came with me. Since then its been just sitting on my dresser. Not displayed in anyway mind you, just sitting there. I have been trying to decide if I should open it up.

1) Doctor Who Regeneration two pack – NMIB 2) Doctor Who Regeneration two pack – Loose

Now if was the David Tennant Doctor in his own costume, with the trench coat, I am sure I would have have him on the shelf, hanging with Chi and K9 at the TARDIS (ok so maybe I have a few other toys about the place here.) But this is a special pack. A quick check of ebay shows its selling around what I would have paid for it, if I hadn’t had the credit (although there is one guy asking $40.00, don’t you think someone selling would do a little market research to see what the going rate is)

I still haven’t decided yet. I think if I was working in an office, I would have them on my desk there, but I am working out of the home office right now. I guess they will continue to sit on the dresser for a few more days collecting dust til I decide.