As we observe in the world and with particular concern about the cause of economic and social failures, true leadership does not come from an office like the edicts of a king or oligarch. True leadership comes from the good will and commitment of acting persons and a participative community. ...
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But even with two complete boxes of Panini stickers, there were still empty spaces in our Panini albums where Kenny Daglish, Bryan Robson or Andy Gray were frustratingly still missing. But you would look around and have 40 Kenny Sansom’s, 23 Sammy Lee’s and god only knows how many Mervyn ...
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    Cartoon book collecting   My obsession with collection cartoon related books. I've hundred of books, my first book was given to me by my Grandfather Fredrick Kirk (god rest his soul) back in about 1979. It was a ...
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I remember flicking through my fathers stamp collection when i was a kid with a magnifying glass so that I could see the details of the paintings and illustration. My military fascination comes from my grand father first, as I have mentioned in an earlier blog post, as well as ...
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I have always had a problem with throwing anything away. I am sure if it was only up to me my house would be full of every kind of item that I have ever bought, come in to contact with or have been given. I used to have a box with ...
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Through every incarnation of Star Trek the brand has managed to dazzle. The choice of cast has always been great and I have never really had an issue with any character through out the years. Even the latest cast and crew I think pulled off what must be quite a ...
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The New York Comic Con attracts over 90,000 attendees regularly! That's a lot of costumes as you can imagine. Only the legendary Comic Con of Gotham City can lay claim to being bigger, but the New York Comic Con is an event not to be missed. The line up of ...
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If you look at the evolution of action figures within the Star Wars range alone the changes and advancements are incredible. With new technology like 3D printing and so forth I believe the Action Figure market is only going to go from strength to strength with children all wanting to ...
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Being a person who has always loved to draw and create stories, comic books were a natural place I would lose myself for hours as a young boy. Mesmerized by the illustrations and transported by the stories, they were a feeding ground to my already over active imagination.
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I can still remember the first time I saw a comic book. It was not Marvel, DC or any of your typical comics that I later fell in love with regards to characters, art and writing. The first comics were a brand called Commando and they were actually my grandfathers. 
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