Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I was talking about this on my social media today, and it really got me thinking. Why did we get into comics?

The previous post talked about the day Superman died, when I so happened to be working at a comic book shop. The amount of people who were there because "this will pay for my kid's college tuition" (not joking on that one) really bothered me. Not because "hey, you're not REAL comic readers" but because they didn't understand the economics on how comics values work.

But beyond that...why do we care about that at all? I purged a lot of my comics in the mid 90s when I left the comics/fandom world, but still kept a bunch. A few are rare, but beat-up. Why? I read them. Every so often, I pull out a 30 year old comic and read it. I have them cause I enjoy them. Not because they're locked in a plastic graded carton to gain value over time.

I remember reading somewhere that Matt Wagner loved it when he'd see some of his old comics fans would ask him to get signed, and they were just well worn, folded, wrinkled. Cause it meant they were being read and loved. My collection would never past muster in grading, but I don't care, cause I love the ones I got.

Same with toys: I may keep the boxes my toys, but that's just cause those boxes are BUILT to protect the toys when they're shipped. Unless I'm moving somewhere, those toys are taken out, displayed and occasionally played with. :)

Anyone else who updated to Windows 11 24H2 having their scanners disconnect and reconnect repreatedly?

While I'm 99% Linux in the house, I do use Windows for VR and after the update the scanner is going nuts.

I worked at a comic shop during the Death of Superman. I remember handing these out like candy that day and we "sold out" pretty quickly (in fact, we held back some for kids getting out of school).

Something that made me sad were people showing up and saying "We're gonna finance our kids college with this!" They weren't comic book fans, just people who got whipped into the hype, or speculators trying to make an easy buck and didn't realize that the reason comics get expensive is their rarity AND demand.

Demand was there, sure. But DC printed so many of thiese things they were never going to be expensive. It's been 32 years, so I hope those kids got to go to college regardless.

Merry Crisis

Jenn Sickwatch 2K24: It's all over but the coughing!

Unpopular Opinion:

I prefer the Shock Treatment soundtrack to the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

TFW you take a swig of water thinking it's Coke and your brain is all DO I HAVE COVID WAS IT COVID THE WHOLE TIME

I love this pic. Everyone in our Creator Jam sitting around the ramen bar I made (and then they made better!). :)

#resonite

Oh, wow. The things you miss when you're sick. I hope everyone in Vanuatu is okay,b ut more so, I hope the grey market hormone shop there comes through okay. A lot of us transfolk have had to use them over the years, and may need to again.

https://apnews.com/article/vanuatu-pacific-earthquake-ocean-3e4cc1e02bc0ec62d5931b00286688ed

Please don't be problematic. Please don't be problematic. Please don't be problematic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7oC_JDDv0

So here's me writing on a good day:
"Forsooth and most verily so, did the brave and bold Lucien alight upon his enemies and smote them forthwith."

Here's me writing on a sick day:
"i r a riter i riite good"

Oh, hey! Corner Gas is on YouTube! One of my favorite Canadian sitcoms, and proof you can have a hilarious hit without going too blue.

Here's one of my favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRhdGrbSshk