Norrin_Radd

Read The Broken Ear (1935-7 - 62 pgs) wherein Tintin gets embroiled in a mystery around a theft of a South American idol.  He travels to Latin America (full of corruption and revolution) and has many misadventures and near-death experiences trying to unravel the mystery.  He is harried by two murderous villains all along the way, but our hero triumphs in the end.  The two villains get their unearthly reward.

How have I never heard of this song until now?!?! 

On 1/15/2023 at 2:58 AM, kimik said:

It is sad to say, but eBay has been getting better prices than my Clink submissions the past few months. 

I had my first Comiclink submissions in a long time in late October/November.  Three key books and all fetched terrible prices. 

Very disappointed and apparently terrible timing. 😵

1 in the census

https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Sigil&issue=1&publisher=CrossGen+Comics&year=2000&issuedate=7/00

On 1/8/2023 at 9:47 PM, Raze said:

Bible 2 This was a real fun read!

Read Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932 - 62 pgs).  A classic Tintin adventure as Hergé was getting the formula down.  This story introduces detectives Thomson & Thompson (or Dupont & Dupond as they were called in the original Belgian comics).

This story is also the first appearance of the recurring villain Allan whom @chromium was named after.

Tintin stumbles upon an international drug smuggling ring that he ends up foiling.

Along the way he saves the life of a local maharaja and his son and is hailed as a hero once again by story's end.

Just read Tintin in America (1931 - 62 pgs).  Non-stop action as our intrepid reporter is on a mission to clean up gangsters in Chicago.  Many narrow escapes from being kidnapped, killed by indians, lynched, run over by a train, chopped into corned beef in a canning factory, and thrown into Lake Michigan.  But luck is with  him and he succeeds in bringing down three mob bosses and their gang before departing again for Europe.

Buy a select few Batman/Batgirl comics and maybe a piece of original art.

On 12/30/2022 at 5:54 PM, 1950's war comics said:

very recent photo

 

Unflattering photo.  She's actually aged pretty well.

On 12/24/2021 at 9:53 PM, Norinn Radd said:

Sell 500 comics, TPBs, magazines to fund a grail purchase.

Maybe buy my first piece of original art since 2004.

I did sell a lot of comics, TPBs, magazines all year long but a bit short of my goal.  It was good to go through my collection and see what I actually had.  It wasn't easy to let go of some of my comics but it feels good to thin out my collection.  What's left are my favorites (or comics nobody wants).

Didn't pull the trigger on an original art purchase this year but I've narrowed down what I might buy.  Waiting to see if prices tumble during the recession next year.

Every winter when we're snowed in we have a family tradition to watch The Day After Tomorrow.  Today's the day.

On 11/4/2017 at 8:59 AM, Bosco685 said:

‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon, Warner Bros. in Talks for Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)

As much as I love the book series and the Peter Jackson movies, this could be interesting.

I first heard about this series from advertisements on the Amazon trucks that are always in my suburban neighborhood.

It was good to enjoy some more Tolkien adaptation.  Overall, I was pleased with it and looking forward to next season. 

On 12/22/2022 at 11:15 PM, Comics4All said:

THat's VERY cold for Texas! 

That cold is coming my way tomorrow, I think it will be a low of 7 degrees Fahrenheit !

It's ridiculously cold (and windy) here in the Midwest. 🥶

The dog doesn't want to go outside to do her business unless she's bundled up in a coat and booties.

On 12/20/2022 at 6:30 PM, Phicks said:

Nothing yet here either.