Playing the guitar is one of the most popular hobbies in America. Millions of Americans play the guitar as a leisure activity; and why not? It is one of the easiest musical instruments to learn and the most popular music of the day is played on the guitar. Many people do not realize how easy [...]
According to Dictionary.com, a hobby is “an activity or interest pursued outside one’s regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure†(Dictionary.com). Merriam-Webster defines a hobby as “a pursuit outside one’s regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation†(Merriam Webster Dictionary). A hobby is relaxation and pleasure, OUTSIDE of one’s occupation. Many people today, go [...]
The origins of the comic book are somewhat controversial and perhaps the jury is still out on comic book history. So lets go back to the cartoonish broadsheets of the Middle Ages, which were parchment products, created by anonymous woodcutters. These could have been the very beginnings of the comic book. As mass circulation of [...]
What has gone wrong within the industry and can it be fixed? The rape and pillage, in the eyes of some, may have left the comic book industry gasping for life support. It seems that for an industry that has seen so much success, the history of comic books, has apparently been confounded by seemingly [...]
When one says, yeah, I collect comic books, what is the general public response? Oh no, a slightly off the wall geek. Here is someone who has lost touch with reality. Or someone that is in his or her own little world. I think not. Yes, comic book collectors may sometimes march to the beat [...]
Hobbies - everyone has them. Some are very common and others .. well some hobbies are pretty unique to say the least. Over the next few days we will be taking a look at some of the most interesting and unique hobbies.
