Origin: The true story of Wolverine

My something new tonight isn't so much something exciting for all you readers, but I certainly was happy with it. My brother and I were talking about the origin of the X-men comic character Wolverine. The movies don't really go into much detail about his childhood and I don't really know where to look to find any comics which tell his story. Luckily, my brother is a far greater comic book geek than I am and he told me about a graphic novel explaining Wolverine's origins. A few weeks later, I came home late at night and found the comic sitting on the table where my brother knew I would see it. The cute thing had borrowed it from the library for me to read. So sweet of him!

Anyways, I don't want to give any spoilers away (and I won't), but it's a great read and it just adds more depth into the story of Wolverine which I already love so much. 

Nexus Toy Fair

My little brother and I hit up an awesome event called the Nexus Toy Fair (they're also on facebook) out at the Leisurelife Centre in East Victoria Park. After all the fun I've had looking for vintage and rare collectors figurines and merchandise at various markets around Perth, I was keen to see what this fair had to offer. 

Well, the Nexus Toy Fair did not disappoint. There were so many awesome things for sale from the weird and wonderful to the rare and expensive. But don't get me wrong, there were bargains a plenty. Most of the sellers were willing to take of a bit of the sale price. Always a bonus. 

I love a bit of comic book hunting as well, and as of yet I have not been able to find any good vintage comics. Until today that is. There were so many people selling comics for dirt cheap prices starting from $1! I managed to get myself numbers #609-622 of the Batman Detective comics. It just blows my mind that they were all in order and only $1 each! 

Another highlight of the day was the table selling the Lego mini figures. I love Lego, and so it was awesome to see all the different Lego characters. They were pretty expensive so I didn't get any this time round, but I will slowly build a collection. 

Love the Hulk and Jaba the Hutt Lego!

Captain America <3

Although I enjoy finding a bargain and buying myself cool things, what I also really enjoyed about today was reminiscing about my childhood. Every now and then I'd see a toy that I hadn't seen since I was a wee little one and I would see something from a show that I haven't seen since I was young. It was nice to think back to when I was a kid...and funny to know that I haven't changed much since.

$120!!!

One. Hundred. and. Eighty. DOLLARS! wow.

All these 4 mugs for $8. I regret not buying them before someone else did.

I've been looking for the Gambit and Rogue set.

The A-Team. My brother wanted this but it was $75. Out of my budget. Sorry Peter!

Man of Steel

Man of Steel hit cinemas on the 27th of June over here in Australia. As an avid comic book fan, I was super pumped to go see it but had to wait until today because of such a busy week I was having. 

I brought along none other than my comic book partner in crime and brother, Peter. We were running late and so we ended up with seats five rows from the screen and all the way on the side. At first we were pretty disappointed, but once the movie started, it didn't really matter. 

I really enjoyed Man of Steel. With all the Marvel movies that have come out recently, I've become used to these superhero movies being funny, but comparing Man of Steel to the Marvel movies is like comparing apples and oranges...or in this case, it's comparing two different comic universes. 

At the end of the movie, one guy in my row cheered and clapped super loud. Not sure if he really liked it or was just doing that for kicks, but I don't disapprove. I thought it was a great movie too. I give it a solid 7/10.

In the car ride home, Peter and I were discussing the movie, and he goes to me "I like that Superman didn't wear his undies on the outside". Haha I was too engrossed in the movie to even notice. But yeah, I totally agree.

I love seeing all the different types of movie posters. Here are a few I found :)