Falco Files: Bad Comic Movies Team Up?

I love superhero comic books.  Long before I started my baseball card blogs I had a blog showcasing artwork of a favorite comic character of mine, Gambit from the X-Men.  I sold off my entire comic and comic art collection nearly a decade ago.

I still love comic book movies, but haven't been to a comic shop for probably 5 years despite living only a few blocks away from Kevin Smith's Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash.

There have been A LOT of bad superhero movies over the years.  Some that are hated by the fans, I actually like.  (Daredevil, I see you)

Some actors have played in various superhero roles over the years too.  Before Chris Evans was The First Avenger, Captain America he also played Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch in a pair of Fantastic Four films.  He also appeared in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World when he played one of Ramona's evil exes.

One of my favorite comic book films of the past 5 years is Deadpool.  He was a favorite character of mine and the actor, Ryan Reynolds, helped make the film a pop culture phenomenon that Fox Studios never could have expected.

Anyone remember Deadpool from the Wolverine:Origins movie?

It was terrible!!!!

Absolutely terrible!!!!

The film did finally bring Gambit to the big screen, but unfortunately it was hated by the fans due to the poor script and poor special effects.  Taylor Kitsch who played the character did an ok job, but I always wanted the character to be portrayed by a younger actor at Professor X's School of Higher Learning.

I always thought Steven Strait, who played Warren Peace in the teen superhero movie Sky High would have been perfect.  He had the bad guy with a good heart attitude and the look of the character.

I have looked into adding more trading cards of Gambit, Iron Fist, Daredevil, and Iron Man, but I ultimately just come back to the sports cards.

This is my latest autograph of Bryan Reynolds (no relation to Ryan Reynolds).

It ties this entire post together as it is an insert autograph from 2020 Donruss called Sky High.  Reynolds is part of the 10 card autograph checklist and I love getting unique cards of him like this.

Sky High was actually a pretty good family comedy based on the superhero concept.  It featured Kurt Russell, Danielle Panabreaker, and Mary Elizabeth Winston as under appreciated sidekicks who would go on to be heroes.

Hopefully we get more heroes.

We certainly need them in these uncertain times the United States is currently facing.

You want the Proof, you can't handle the proof....

I have been on an autograph quest lately.  I am still seeking out any parallels of Cutch autographs I don't have. 

For over half a decade this card had been on my radar, but I was never able to secure a copy.  That all changed a few months ago.

I was pretty happy I got this card as it brings me very close to 200 unique autographs of Cutch.

Another Day, Another Auto

 This is the Panini Gold Proof from 2012 Signature Series.

It is numbered to only 10 copies.

A New Cornerstone in the Collection 1/1 Auto & Button

I love bad puns

Hits Memorabilia released one of their latest series, Cornerstones, and they have made some even more beautiful cards.

The latest 1/1 for my collection features a button from a 2016 Spring Training Game that he hit a HomeRun in addition to a Panini sticker autograph.

The card is encapsulated in a One touch for protection along with a tamper proof sticker on top.

There have been awesome looking Hits Memorabilia cards released with Cutch, but unfortunately like Topps they all feature the same image of Cutch's back to avoid copyright infringements.