Thursday, March 21, 2013

Some Lazy Shots of Stuff I Own

So I've recently gotten interested in digging into my old X-Men comics. It might have something to do with Shawn Robare on Twitter showing off some comics he recently tracked down from one of his favorite X-Men runs (Which led to me on Twitter, showing off the same thing). He writes all about it here on his blog, Branded in the 80's. 

Once I dug into those long boxes though, I didn't want to pack them all away again. So  I did what any full grown adult would do and I plastered a corner wall of the Geek Cave with them. It reminded me of the comic shop I used to frequent in Bar Harbor Maine, "Nostalgia Ink" back when these comics were actually coming out, because they would display pricier back issues on the wall behind the counter just like you see here. 


All of the issues I have displayed here are special for different reasons. The two New Mutants issues at the top are the very first comic books I ever bought that didn't star Harvey characters like Casper the Friendly Ghost or Hot Stuff the Lil' Devil. The entire 14 issue crossover of INFERNO is represented here (not including the INCREDIBLE Excalibur and X-Terminators issues, or the various and mostly awesome crossovers into books like Daredevil, Spider-Man, etc.) One of my absolute favorites is this little gem:


It features Illyana Rasputin in the most corrupted version of her Darkchylde persona, fighting her way through a demonically possessed city-scape. In one memorable scene she is tempted to drink a milkshake made of pureed nuns and priests. It doesn't get much better honestly. The green demon you see above is N'Astirh, one of the demonic big-bads of the event. 

But wait! There's more!



In addition, I felt like showing off the fact that I found another wooden CD case at Goodwill that is exactly like the other wooden CD case I already own and use to display toys. The new one is on the bottom, and has the Yo Gabba Gabba, Rescue Rangers, The Tick, and other various toys on it. That's all. Just wanted to show off yet another picture of my desk. I love my desk. It has some representation of almost everything I love on it. The only things I can think of that are missing would be classic toylines like MotU and GIJoe. But they show up elsewhere. And because I had the camera, and I was already taking pictures... I took some more. 


Here's the rest of my Star Wars stuff, Dreamworks toys, Knights and dragons, and robots. 


TMNT, Real Ghostbusters, McDonalds Happy Meal Toys (Actual McDonalds-themed toys only), Fisher Price Little People toys, and the beginnings of my Pirate display, which is not finished. 


The real purpose of this pic is to highlight the Super Hero Squad collection on the top shelf. But there's a ton of great vintage toys that I love here too. I've shown most of this stuff of before, but I've been making an effort to simplify and streamline things, so it doesn't look as cluttered. I've removed a lot of books to make shelf-space (a lot of them have been transplanted to a bookshelf in my bedroom, to my wife's delight). 


Here's my comic trades collection with all the rest of all my other, un-categorized stuff. There's a ton more to share, but like I said, I'm being lazy. So... here's a bunch of pictures of my stuff that you've probably already seen before, when I first unveiled the Geek Cave back in November

Sorry. I realize this post was all over the place. But... toys! Comic books! Enjoy.

I'll be back soon with more Geeky Goodwill Goodies! Until then, Happy Hunting!

17 comments:

  1. what a FUN collection you have- I love your Super Hero Squad collection- nice!

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    1. Thank you very much! Those SHS used to be my pride and joy. Now I'm a little ashamed of ow much money I spent on them. But I still love most of them!

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  2. Very fun collection! And I see a Mixo Kookey Kan in the one of the pictures which is awesome! I have the 3 Monsters ones signed by the designer himself our good pal, The Lord of the Dork Horde, Reis. : )

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    1. Yeah, Reis was my Great Pumpkin in the gift exchange last Halloween. That can was in there.

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    2. I hope they will make some new ones at some point because it would be a shame if they did because these cans are great fun.

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  3. This is one of the best all around assortment of toys collection I have seen. I like the Napoleon Dynamite statue, its amazing how Idaho that movie is. I still have my Rescue Rangers cereal toys too, but I drilled a hole into Monty Jack's back, painted red, stuck a tooth pick in, and he was murdered.

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  4. Ok I give up! YA got more stuff than me!

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  5. Ahhhg! These pictures are awesome. Thanks for sharing. I really like how things are laid out. I'm drawn to that FP layout, the barn with the cardboard silo, classic. The Ghostbusters, the McDonalds, all great stuff, you've amassed an impressive collection. ::tips hat::

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    1. Thank you very much! I'm really happy with the layout. Honestly I just need better lighting in there now. Sometimes it really feels like a cave...

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  6. Awesome collection! I can not wait until we have our basement finished and I can unpack mine for display again!

    Have a question for you. In the third picture, is that a Jason Vorhees figure mixed in with the Scooby Doo toys? Where is that from?

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    1. Thanks very much! I can't wait for you to finish that basement so you can post pics too! I love seeing what everybody's collecting and displaying!

      To answer your inquiry: There's actually a Freddy Krueger in that front row too, and a Leatherface (he's hiding behind Dracula becayse ge's shy). They're from Mezco's Cinema of Fear Tiny Terrors line. They were the only three characters produced as far as I know.

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    2. Thanks for the info. Didnt even notice the other two was so caught up with Jason! Time to go do some searching on EBAY!!

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  7. I'll take that kind of laziness any day of the week. Great eclectic collection - lots of fun to look at. Now you just need to shoot it shelf by shelf so we can really pore over it! We should trade toys sometime - i think I probably have some stuff you'd be into.

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    1. Maybe I'll do some shelf-by-shelf stuff in the near future. Maybe some features on the collections I've got going here. I've gotten more comments on this one (lazy) post than I have anything in the last few months. I think that's telling me something.

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  8. You have an awesome collection! You've inspired me to dig out my comics and see what I have in there! I'm also tempted to paint my wall red! It makes the stuff pop and really looks cool! I love a good man cave.

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