Now, I've been collecting comic books since I was a young girl and it all began with Book Castle in Burbank who sold comics for a quarter each, four for a dollar! That fateful day that I began flipping through their rows of long boxes I found some Superman books and an Action Comics issue with BOOSTER GOLD beating up SUPERMAN. I wondered who could be doing such a thing to the Man of Steel and before long I was on a mission to collect all 25 issues of the Man of Gold!
I kept going to Book Castle, buying more and more books, mostly old DC and Marvel books; Team-Ups, Two-In-Ones, Batman, Superman, Fantastic Four, Angel Love and I'd read this and that. It wasn't really until THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN that I got myself a bit up to date and really started buying new books each week, mostly at GOLDEN APPLE on melrose. When I went off to college I continued buying books weekly thanks to LEE'S COMICS in San Mateo and that's where I got into more indie titles.
There came the day that I really had to organize my collection and things got bagged and boarded and boxed in long boxes. I went to comic book conventions and dived into the back issue bins filling in gaps and appeasing my "collector mentality" as I strived for complete runs on old series. I still love going to conventions, like San Diego Comic Con where I splurge on lots and lots of comic books!
I just recently filed away a mountain of comic books, including my haul from this past Summer's COMIC CON adding 3 long boxes to my collection. That brings my grand total to 67 boxes, each one filled up!
Now, here at this new blog spot, "CAT READS COMICS," I hope to get myself focused on reading my comic books! I do love reading my comics, I just get distracted quite easily.
I've filled up a short box with a few different comic books and the reading has begun! Each Wednesday I plan to post about a series I've just read. I'm going to be going through some old books and be catching up on current story-lines. You can expect a few ramblings on my favorite BOOSTER GOLD, I warn you now. I'll also do write ups about buying comics at cons, and sharing cool covers I come across.
Over on the sidebar I'll update my weekly pull list and you can see what I regularly collect. Perhaps when I buy I'll say which shop I went to as I like a few different stores here in Los Angeles.
Tomorrow (January 13th) I'll put up a comic book post and I hope who ever reads this enjoys my take on comic books!
Up, Up and away!!
Comic Books Kick Ass!!
