I guess it's pretty sad when I think about it; here I am, in my mid-20's, in the military, on scholarship to go to medical school, and I still collect toys. In the fifth hour of a long surgery, when I'm doing very little besides listening to the angry surgeon verbally abuse everyone in the room, I think about things like the KB Toys exclusive DC Universe Classics unmasked Batman Beyond variant figure that came out last year. It takes me to a place where I'm happy, where I'm comfortable, and that's fine with me.Of course, maybe it's obvious I've spent a lot of time grappling with the notion of toy collecting, in terms of the "weirdness factor." That's where the Internet comes in! See, out here in the digital wild west, there seem to be plenty of toy collectors. Who knows how many of them are open with their obsession, and how many of them hide it in the dark recesses of their bedrooms. What I do know is that, thankfully, the pseudo-anonymity of the Internet lets people like me express our true love for something that would otherwise leave us forever branded as 40 Year Old Virgins.
Perhaps as this blog expands, I'll delve a little more deeply into why I started embracing my love for action figures, and why I believe it makes me happy. While I know that no amount of action figures I have now will bring back 6th grade and the fun I had as a child, I like being reminded of that feeling every now and again.
So my thoughts are: I'll post photos of each individual piece of my collection, as well as some thoughts on each one, and who knows... maybe someone besides me will read it.
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