I went to an old-fashioned comic swap today. No cosplay. No artists or writers signing books. No celebrities selling autographs. Just long box upon long box upon long box of old comics, collected editions, and original graphic novels. I haven’t been to a swap in probably 20 years. If they were happening, I didn’t hear …
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Of all the abilities and mechanisms possessed by the supercomputer we call the brain, one of my favorites is sense memory. The ability to recall physical feelings that relate to emotionally charged events we’ve experienced, sense memory can trigger recollections long buried in the layered sediment of our minds. Sense memory is powerful and often …
It began with a battle between Spider-Man and the Juggernaut. Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1. Issue 230. Late spring 1982. I was seven-and-a-half, sick with some virus or other. I begged to get out of the house for a few minutes, and Mom agreed to let me go with her to the Waterville Market – back …
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