Comic Book Dreaming

[kybearfuzz]

Lately, I have had some pretty wild dreams, but I haven’t managed to get any of them written down. That’s sad, as I’ve really enjoyed some of them, but the details get lost pretty quickly unless I jot down notes or write up an entry here right away.

Last night’s dream was a great one though. I love finding old stashes of comic books. There is nothing more satisfying than rummaging through a comic book bin and finding a gem that got lost in the dozens of issues of crap that is being put out these days. In my dream, I was at work, showing new employees how we handle our files. After 10 years, most hardcopy files are purged from the system.

When I pulled out a section of files to sort through, I found them full of comic books, the really good ones from the 1970s and 1980s – Wonder Woman, Justice League of America, Adventure Comics, etc. I asked my supervisor about the files who told me that since they were over ten years old, they had to go.

I was in a euphoric state at hearing that. Since the comic books were not government files, there was no problem with confidentiality issues. Since they were being thrown out, I could take them home.

Definitely a happy dream for me.

Comments

[dendren.livejournal.com]

I used to love digging through bins of comics, looking for that golden ticket! I haven't done it much in years. So few comic shops even have bins of comics any more, plus at this point there really aren't any books I'm actively seeking, I've completed so many of my collections. I've sort of been keeping my eye out for some of the mid-70s Superman and Action Comics, building backwards from the numbers I'm already at. And I've been picking up a ROM and Micronauts here and there since they aren't ever going to be collected into a trade. But I really haven't been doing it much... last time I really looked at all was prolly a year ago.