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My Life as an Irish Fanboy- Part 16

My Life as an Irish Fanboy- Part 16

by Glenn Matchett After signing up for Jinxworld I soon found how addicting some threads known as ‘megathreads’ could be.  Essentially megathreads are casual threads where a certain group regularly meet and talk, like you would with a group of friends at a bar or at a restaurant.  One of these ‘megathreads’ was one centred [...]

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My Life as an Irish Fanboy- Chapter 15

My Life as an Irish Fanboy- Chapter 15

by Glenn Matchett I’m not sure at one point I decided I wanted to write comic books.  I think it’s something that has crossed the mind of many comic fans.  The thought of ‘Hey I want to do this too’ and that’s something else unique about comics.  Many of the fans also want to be [...]

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My Life as an Irish Fanboy- Part 14

OTHER COMICS by Glenn Matchett There’s a strange thing about being a comic fan and it’s very hard to explain to someone who does not read comics.  Once you’re in you kind of have to go all in.  Once you start reading one thing about one property or one character its very hard not to [...]

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My Life as an Irish Fanboy: Part 13

More Spider-Man!!! by Glenn Matchett So the decision had been made, I would catch up to the American comics and be up to date with Spider-Man for the first time ever since the closing of the small comic shop towards the end of the Mackie/Byrne run.  At this point collections had become ‘the thing’ and [...]

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My Life as an Irish Fanboy: Part 12

by Glenn Matchett SPIDER-MAN – part 2 One of the reasons I’m such a big fan of Spider-man is how adaptable the character can be.  You put the web slinging hero in any genre and it works be it horror or comedy or romance or adventure or many more.  The character is a rare example [...]

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My Life as an Irish Fanboy: Part 11

My Life as an Irish Fanboy: Part 11

by Glenn Matchett SPIDER-MAN Spider-Man, Spider-Man he can do whatever a spider can.  I’m not sure when was the first time I heard that tune but it probably wasn’t long after I was introduced to the character I’ve been a fan of the majority of my life.  My life as an Irish Fanboy has led [...]

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