POPEYE POPS IN FOR A POST...

Back around the mid-1970s, I found a bendy POPEYE toy and took it home with me.  I was famous for drawing the spinach-chomping sailor in school, so I had sort of an affinity with the character.  I can no longer remember what happened to my little flexible friend, alas, but umpteen years later (in the 21st century), I acquired a similar-sized, poseable plastic figure of the mighty mariner.

No, that's not him in the photo, that's a larger scale, fabric-clothed Popeye (which I bought later) produced by the same company, but I was tidying up my room earlier in preparation for decorating, and 'Pops' was hanging on the wall.  I think it's a great collectable item and decided to show him off on the blog to cheer up all you comics-lovin', cavortin' Criv-ites.

So consider yourselves cheered.

RECOMMENDED READING: DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1...

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Well, something had to be done, and DC COMICS have now decided to do it.  What the result of that something will be yet remains to be seen, as DC has a history of making changes to their universe that succeeds only in turning off readers in droves.

Some elements of the first CRISIS weren't that bad, but all subsequent tinkerings have left many long-time fans feeling confused and angry.  The NEW 52 was a pile of poo, and now DC are in full 'back-pedal' mode as they seemingly seek to distance themselves from that step in the wrong direction.

This issue is intriguing and shows promise, but only the final result will tell whether this 'rebirth' of the DC Universe is alive and kicking or sadly stillborn.  There's talk of new costumes, which suggests that DC still don't quite realize that part of the problem is the absence of the original, iconic outfits, with which most people are familiar.

Any Criv-ites read the above ish?  Thoughts, theories and observations are most welcome, so get typing.