This is where I'll be posting my Comic Board banners that I've created, and everything else related to comics, cartoons, movies, and more that I want! :)
I did something today a LOT of conservatives will hate. My downstairs neighbor's grandchildren came by to visit and I went outside with 'em to play a bit. I gave 'em some Superman toys I'd had and we were playing with them a bit, along with some Barbie Princesses. I'd pretend to be a giant dragon about to eat the princess, and Superman would fly to the rescue.
THEN I got a brilliant (I thought) idea. I'd try to eat Superman, and Barbie had to come to HIS rescue! His youngest grand-daughter LOVED playing that game with me.
Now, I wonder how many cons will hate me for empowering a young girl in such a manner? Hehehehe...
This time I've got a few banners I didn't actually make, but were INSPIRED by me and made by others! At the time they were posted, I had NO idea they'd even been made, so they all caught me off-guard! :) Yeah, I WAS honored by them all. :)
First, I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I spent the last several days in the hospital, unfortunately, but hopefully that's it for quite a while! :) I also hope everyone has as quiet or loud a New Year's Eve as they want! ;)
Now, here's my Christmas Swag! I got a lotta Trade Paperbacks this year, and I'm really happy. :)
Sweatpants
Jacket
Amazon Gift Card (already used to purchase some more books on the list)
Superman Snuggie
Crisis On Multiple Earths Vol. 5 and 6
The Joker
The Many Deaths Of Batman
Superman: Man Of Steel Vol. 7
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 5
Essential Iron Man Vol. 1
Essential Avengers Vol. 1 and 2
SuperBad
Meet The Millers
On Christmas Day, our downstairs neighbors came up to visit. I greeted them at the door wearing the Superman Snuggie singing "Da da da DA! Dum da DUM!" They all thought I was wearing the COOLEST Superman outfit on EARTH for a few seconds! LOL :)
I kind'a made a KILLING this year! :) LOL IF I stay up late tonight, I'll be either reading or watching a DVD. ;)
I hope everyone of you had at LEAST as good of a Christmas as I did! :)
Hello to you all! I just wanted to apologize for not updating this past week. I went into the hospital on Tuesday and got out Saturday due to my right leg's infection returning. I'm just glad I didn't have blood clots like the doctor originally thought! :)
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know what was up, and that I WILL be updating at least once a week for the next 2 weeks or so. :)
It was a few years ago, and my wife Naomi and I were both at home. Naomi was watching TV, and I'd gone into the back room to straighten out my Superman toy collection. Now, it was QUITE extensive at one point, but I'd sold much of it off back in '06.
Anyway, I'd just happened to have several figures of Superman moved on top of a dresser, when I noticed something. There were about seven of them, all wrapped in chains, or in various stages of breaking the chains, as Superman is wont to do. I'd called Naomi into the room.
"Honey! Come here!"
"What is it?"
"LOOK, Honey!"
"What IS it? I don't see anything!"
I pointed directly at the Superman toys on the dresser, and said, "Don't you SEE? SUPERMAN'S married, too!"
At that point, the sky outside darkened. Barking dogs ceased, and ran under porches, whimpering. Children playing stopped, and cried for their mothers. Women fainted, and grown men fled in terror. The skies parted, and a thunderous voice boomed down from the heavens above.
"You're on your own here, kid!"
I'm STILL paying for that mistake, guys! Save yourselves! LEARN from my error! ;)
Wow! St. Louis had some BIG time storms throughout the day yesterday! We got quite a bit of hail along with several tornado warnings.
My brother Carl was trapped in his car during some of the worst of the hailstorm, but he got some cool video of it, and it was even highlighted on the local Fox station's news program this evening!
I used to collect comic books until about a few years ago, when a change in my finances forced me to quit. I still get TPBs every once in a great while, though. :)
Anyway, this is the story of how my old comics helped spread God's Word.
It was 1984, and Uncle Richard and his family came home to the States from Africa, where he was a Lutheran missionary. At that time, I'd had several hundred (maybe thousands) of comics at my parents' house. I was showing the books off to some of my cousins, and they were having fun going through my books and trying to read as many as they could.
I came upon the idea to give 'em several a bit later, and my mom suggested I give 'em a couple of grocery bags full. I agreed, knowing Mom would probably "donate" 'em to the nearest garbage can! I figured my cousins would get a lot of enjoyment out of books I no longer wanted to read.
So, in the two bags went Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, Justice League of America, and Teen Titans, to name just a few.
I figured the books would be read, re-read, and probably tossed.
A few years later, I found out Uncle Richard used the books as BRIBES to checkpoint guards! He'd often used Bibles, but he also needed them to do his work. So the guards were given Superman, Batman, and the others, to speed up the checkpoint searches! The Man of Steel and The Darknight Detective were VERBOTEN in many countries almost as much, if not AS much as, The Bible! So the guards HAPPILY let Uncle Richard pass through with no trouble.
Uncle Richard was able to continue his work, thanks to the comicbook heroes! :)
THAT'S how Superman and Batman (and the rest) helped spread God's Word! I hope you enjoyed that little tale. It's ALL true! I'll be back this weekend with some more banners. :)
Okay, I'm just sitting here at home, and my wife and I are watching the local news here in St. Louis. All of a sudden an INCREDIBLE story comes up!
(An aside here: Most of you know my full name is Gernot Armbruster, right? That's gonna be VERY important to know here.)
A man named GERRY ARMBRUSTER stole a large amount of Superman memorabilia from a 76-year-old man! He was caught by the police and is awaiting trial, though, and his victim IS okay.
My wife and I are STILL laughing about the coincidences, though. :)
