It was a normal enough day at work. I accomplished the two big tasks I set out to do, despite also helping a lot of Christmas shoppers. My first retail Christmas is working up to a frenzy, but hasn't been bad so far, really. It helps that most of our product sells itself. It also helps that most of us are very enthusiastic about the stuff we sell, too. It's much easier to sell something you like.
Anyway, the real fun came after work, as I stopped at the comic book shop on the way home.
The first thing that greeted me was a huge box with a gorgeous Aquaman on it. Hubby-Eric worked long hours in the comic shop to pay for this, my Christmas gift from him! It's a "Hand-Painted Cold-Cast Porcelain Statue" of Classic (Silver Age) Aquaman, sculpted by Tim Bruckner, who did a fantastic job. Carol (the clerk) and I opened the box to look at the statue, and both of us were very impressed. He's got a serious, slightly stern, look on his face... and a pleasant gleam in his eyes that makes him look like he might break out into a grin at any moment. The orange-scaled shirt has a nice mix of golden scales. Mine is numbered 0308 of 1200. And hubby-Eric will be getting muchas smooches for this one!
I'll just note here that this counts as the second really good Aquaman present hubby-Eric has gotten me for Christmas. The first was a complete surprise when I opened it: an original watercolor by Ramona Fradon (1997). Hmmm, every five years, huh? Wonder what he'll get me in 2007...
After gawping at the statue, I checked off my regular books for the week. Only one was missing, but everything else came in as expected. Then came the moment of truth... the moment I had been waiting for all day... I asked to check the DC Sneak Peek package.
And Carol said, "Nope! But I will." She and Paige (the shop owner) cruelly and slowly flipped through the books, looking for that one title. After looking at every book, they looked up and me and shook their heads sadly. "Sorry, Laura, it didn't come." I felt the excitement drain out of me. I felt mildly disappointed (not too disappointed, since I knew I would only have to wait a week). I sighed and started to accept the reality of it when Carol flipped back through the stack, showed a book to Paige, who nodded as they both grinned... and then they set the book in front of me: Aquaman #1.
Suddenly, today is Aquaman day. Not just the statue and the sneak peek, but also Justice League Adventures #14 guest-starring Aquaman.
Now, I haven't finished my reading for the day, and so I'll be posting the Rapid Reviews later on tonight. I won't post any spoilers whatsoever for Aquaman #1, though I might give some general impressions (which is actually what I'm usually trying to do with the Rapid Reviews anyway).
Just be warned: I'm going into today's comics reading in a very good mood!
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