Saga 37-42 #ThousandComicChallenge "The more you care about someone, the more likely it is that your eventual parting of ways will be as sudden as it is baffling. And you can forget about 'closure.' Trying to figure out how and why a loved one exited your life only ever leaves you with more questions." @crushcomics 6/140 (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_BrQKbBSKa/?igshid=1bwylv7v8qyse

#MoneyShot 1 - 4 #ThousandComicChallenge Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Rebekah Isaacs, and Kurt Michael Russell. @theVaultComics More fun than publicly possible! @CrushComics 4/75 (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FRanwh7LM/?igshid=12rzbl7w9o9y9

#StarTrekPicard: Countdown 1, 2, 3 #ThousandComicChallenge Gotta love the Federation starships, they give artists' French curves a workout! @crushcomics 3/57 (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-CAvlwBbpH/?igshid=od21u30zrbd

#SpiderManBlue 1 - 6 Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, with Steve Buccellato #ThousandComicChallenge Growing up, I think I liked Spider-Man better than any other hero, even Superman (but it was close). Stories like this remind me of why. Set around a classic period, Spider-Man: Blue focuses on Peter's relationship with Gwen, but also lays the foundation for Mary Jane. I'd only been reading comics for a little while when Gwen died, but I was crushed. I knew I'd get emotional while reading this one, but I overflowed when Mary Jane said, "Tell Gwen I miss her, too." @crushcomics (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B98s0N3hK9t/?igshid=14u3wwvt520ie

#DaredevilYellow 1 - 6 Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale with Matt Hollingsworth. #ThousandComicChallenge I got the oversized Yellow Blue Gray & White Omnibus volume during a sale at @CrushComics a while back and it's time to read it. I've read Daredevil: Yellow before but the other three will be new. (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B98bb-uhkAp/?igshid=14oixu4zgbvnt

#TheNib no. 5 (v2, n1) #ThousandComicChallenge It's the animal issue! And the usual fun, humor, satire, facts, interviews, and political commentary we love from The Inkwell. @CrushComics @TheNib https://www.instagram.com/p/B95KB2bBD34/?igshid=rq47xirx5g5a

#MartianManhunter 1-12 I bought each issue, month after month, from @CrushComics but didn't get around to reading it until now, when I could sit down with the entire story at once. What a treat! The art is quirky, possibly off-putting at first, but beautifully communicated alien culture, and very alien thought, perfectly complementing Orlando's script. #ThousandComicChallenge +12! Miniseries from Steve Orlando, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia, with highly effective lettering from Deron Bennett. #DCComics (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B926vOkBify/?igshid=1u1kuahyk2pbo

Usagi Yojimbo (IDW) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 @StanSakai has brought #UsagiYojimbo to us for over 35 years and the stories have as much drama, humor, and thrills as ever. I just caught up on the new series and love it as much as ever. Kudos to Tom Luth for the colors! #ThousandComicChallenge (my total: 12 so far) @CrushComics (at Castro Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9u6iamBQ8f/?igshid=e9jnzux38wxf