http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby Dave O gets reacquainted with his Comics Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:41:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know, that's why I have this big box of crap sitting in my home office: to buy time on the blog. While I know you're waiting desperately to hear what title renewed my faith in 1980s comic books, I'm afraid I have a new semester to start. So enjoy this, ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=16 First, let me establish my Alpha Flight bona fides: I was a true 'Byrne Victim' long before I'd heard the phrase. I'll talk about my love of his Fantastic Four run here before long. I was all primed for the team's debut in their own title. Heck, I subscribed and yet was ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=14 The boxes weren't in any particular order, and #2 was right there on the top. Let's see, what's in there? Oh yeah, Alpha Flight! Awesome! I loved them. This should be great. http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=11 I have to admit that I was a little nervous. After all, these comics had pretty much been the most important thing in my life as a teenager. Besides girls. Maybe. I talked all the time about how the Eighties had been the Second Golden Age of Comics. Here was ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=10 One of the things I plan on doing here on Bronze Age Baby is sharing some of the cool crap I accumulated back in the day. Or, to class it up a bit, let me call it ephemera. I was a sucker for just about any promotional materials my local ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=9 So, what is this collection anyways? Well, in 1982 I probably had about 200 comic books. In 1988, when I went off to college, I had over 4000. I never collected seriously again after that, but there were enough fits and starts over the last two decades that I estimate the ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=6 And thus a dream is realized.  It seems like it was ages ago that the realization struck me:  this interweb-thing could be used for non-academic (and non-porn) things! Things like science fiction, Tolkien, and - most importantly - comic books. Halcyon days indeed, as I slowly discovered and devoured all the ... http://www.biyf.com/bronzeagebaby/?p=5