HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2026!

 HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2026!

We open with Donald Duck ushering in the new year with that little-known Duckburgian tradition (…Golly, Duckburg sure has a lot of little-known traditions, doesn’t it?) of smashing open the Official Glass New Year’s Pineapple!  It’s kinda like the Times Square Ball Drop, only more breakable and with a shorter distance to travel before it’s done!

 So, let’s join him in raising a Glass New Year’s Pineapple, and smashing it to little pieces on the floor! 

And, while you’re at it, please join *me* in another year of Blogging – sporadic as it (…and everything else I do) will be until our move is completed and our lives return to what passes for “normal”! 

We'll get to the joyous backlog of comments very soon.  Please keep ‘em coming, as it remains my favorite part of what we do here! 

Finally, I’ve all but abandoned any thoughts of shuttering this humble Blog, sporadic as it may continue to be.  Thanks for the support you’ve all given me to arrive at that decision! 

 Happy 2026! 

Happy Boxing Day!

 HAPPY BOXING DAY!  

When you miss Christmas, due to the life-crushing, moving-related chaos and disorganization that has come to dominate our lives over the last few months, it's nice to know that BOXING DAY always has your back!  

Sorry to all - Mouse Maestro, Achille Talon, and Scarecrow33 in particular - for not getting to them in anything resembling our old standard of response time! 

We'll get it together (hopefully) soon. Just know how much I appreciate ALL of your contributions and support!   

Adventures in Comic-Boxing: The Thin Line Between Tragedy and Comedy - and the Power of Writers!

Consider the cover of DETECTIVE COMICS # 419 (DC Comics, Cover Date: January, 1972), a rather stark image for a comic released in late 1971...

Now, consider it again if we replace the grim cover copy with the following headline...

"Remorseful Toy Collector Commits Unique Suicide After Removing His Mint Batman Action Figures From Their Packaging!" 

  

 

Ah, we writers hold such untapped power!  We could rule the world, if only we could find a way to unite!   

...Perhaps it's best we don't!