The Mentis Flatuscence

This is my ongoing personal project tracing the Pacific War Theatre depictions in American and British comics of the 1940s.

In run up to Bataan and Corregidor Day on April 9: Sub-Mariner smashes an uprising at Manilla (sic) 1942 #WWII #DayofValor #ArawngKagitingan

Every Easter evening I revisit my old comic boxes, a geek albeit adult version of Easter egg hunt: stumbled upon the Mark Silvestri - Jim Lee Box of 1989 :-D

Study for Apotheosis #art #toys

Reverb Exhibit, Lopez Museum, Manila 2011

I always say young kids should read comic books :-)

This is my first Spider-Man comic where he time travelled to the era of the Salem Witch trials and battled Cotton Mather. He partnered with Moondragon the nemesis/teammate of Thanos who will figure in the upcoming Avengers movie!

See there is history inside the funny pages! hehehe. The comics is dated 1976. I had the National Bookstore reprint back in 1983.

Spider-Man Turns 50: Why the Moody Teenage Webslinger Still Matters

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/spider-man-turns-50-why-the-moody-teenage-webslinger-still-matters/273854/

Recent purchase from back issue bins :-)

There are nostalgia readers and there are serious collectors who fill in the gaps. Inasmuch digital download has took the physical adventure of rummage away from comic book hobbyists, that fifth floor of FullyBooked High Street is a welcome throwback and good exercise for hand-eye coordination.

January 24, 1941 The Sub-Mariner Smashes Uprising At Manila

New York Times’ Data Artist Jer Thorp’s amazing data visualization of the Avengers: Issues with the Most Avenger Appearances (1963-2011) should be renamed ‘George Perez Avengers Assemble Data’

Kismet. Reading. 1984. Age 9. Avengers. Eternals. Greek Mythology. Exciting Days for A Kid!

I lost my copy years back but it’s one of the best public service comics: “On When Spider-Man Fought Pedophiles”

New Mission: make geek shelf porn for comics that were put out to pasture 1983-1999

GEEK SHOUTOUT: Philippine National Day of Valor. “Bataan Falls, April 9th, 1942” Cover to Marvel Premiere: Liberty Legion!

Thor versus the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano! Gesundmjolnirheit! #nationalgeographic #marvel

Captain America meets Der Untergang meets Valkyrie meets RuPaul!

Photoshop-Happy Fan Art: My Thor Movie Poster inspired by Bertel Thorvaldsen!