Okay, so this is somewhat off-topic, but I wanted to post this link because I feel like it’s an important cause. (Besides, there are toys related to comics, right? And I’ve been wanting to branch out into hobbies, as well, and comic collecting certainly counts!)

The Hero Initiative is a non-profit charity organization that helps retired comic book writers and artists who have fallen on hard times. Gene Colan, who has been illustrating comics for over seventy years, has recently fallen ill. To help him combat his rising medical bills, the Hero Initiative is raising money by selling special edition art pieces featuring Colan’s work from Iron Man, Daredevil, and Tomb of Dracula.

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WARNING: You are about to experience a ridiculous amount of nerdery. Proceed with caution.

It’s kind of a running joke around the office that I’m a complete geek. First there’s my obsession with all things toy-related. I have figurines and stuffed animals all over my desk. And then there’s my ant farm, which should be arriving within the week. And I keep Silly Putty in my purse… The list goes on!

And then there are my cubicle walls, which are nothing more than a vivid display of one of my other obsessions: comics! Between the two of us, my fiancé and I have so many comic books that we’ve devoted an entire room to them. (We call it the Nerd Cave, and we’re very proud of it.)

So you can imagine my excitement when I heard that Mattel is producing a line of superhero Barbie dolls. They’ve taken my two biggest joys in life and thrown them together into a perfect marriage of nerdy goodness!

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