Now that I'm almost done with the X-men, I was wondering what to go after next.  It was the Master of Quack Fu that showed me the direction:

Yes, the Master of Quack Fu!   See, I had this book back from when I was collecting variants.  It's in a slab, but from a company ending in "X".  Honestly, for some reason, I can't seem to get rid of this book though I've put it up for sale a bunch of times.  And yet, every time I look at it, I marvel at the design, the colors, the intricacy.  After a while, I began to realize that the reason I like this book so much is because it is that it comes from the era that hooked me on comics.  I'm partial to the balance between art and story telling that comes from the Bronze Age.  To me, the Bronze age embodies the true golden age of comics.  Artists who gravitated to the genre were hired that lovingly put their skills to the test.  Not just ad-men or illustrators looking for a job.  This was the first generation of fan boys.  Same goes for the writers.  Guys who grew up reading comic books were given their chance to write them.  And the results were great!  No extra fluff.  Good all-around story telling in bright colors covered with gloss.

I like collecting keys.  This book convinced me that I should start chasing bronze in higher grade.  Not scruffy looking silver on my sad budget.  Copper is interesting, but this was my era.

OK, if you've been reading this blog so far, you're almost caught up on my back story.  Next time, I'll tell you about in interesting concept called "The Box of Twenty" and how it's going to make my collection great.