It seems to be a common story in comic book collectors around my age. I started off exclusively reading Marvel comics. It was rather innocent at first. I was a big fan of Star Wars, so I started collecting Marvel's Star Wars series. I was, of course, familiar with most of Marvel's superheroes, but they didn't interest me at the time. Then my best friend started reading Rom, so I did, too. Rom was set in Marvel's superhero universe. Suddenly a whole new world was opened up to me.

Full essay coming one day.

Latest Additions and Updates

9 Oct 2007: Congratulations to the Black Ink Irregulars for narrowing the gap in this year's Comics Pro/Fan Trivia Challenge.

8 Feb 2006: Added the Girl Genius Toolbox, which currently contains the Book Title Generator and Jägerspeak Translator.

18 Nov 2005: I've started up my own New Universe web site: Nuke Me with the New!

22 Jul 2005: Comic-Con has come and gone again, so the the Black Ink Irregulars vs. the Purple Pros pages have been updated.

17 Aug 2004: Added a box of titles I'm currently buying. I used to buy much more, but money's tight these days. Eventually I'll add of list of titles I've bought in the past.

27 Jul 2004: Added some uncompleted pages dedicated to the annual San Diego Comic Con Pro/Fan Trivia Challenge featuring the Black Ink Irregulars vs. the Purple Pros.

26 Jun 2004: Added a map of Godzilla's Path through the Marvel Universe.