Friday, February 27, 2015

Thrift Store Finds (02/27/2015)

So, I know I haven't written in this as much as I would like.  But once again, I'm going to make the statement that I will try to update it semi-regularly.

With that out of the way, I spent some time today out and about in a few local thrift stores.  I didn't come home with a whole lot, but enough goodies were found that I thought it would be worth sharing.

 
First up, we have a Mysteries of the Unexplained book from Reader's Digest.  Unlike TimeLife, which has a multi-volume set (that I still would like to own some day), RD released this title in 1982.  More like a encyclopedia or Uncle John's Bathroom Reader with small tidbits and factoids relating to phenomenon, instead of in-depth articles, this is a great addition to my collection.  I love being able to turn to a random page and find something interesting to read.
 
 
Movie/TV novelizations are a weakness of mine.  I have quite a collection that seems to grow each time I'm go thrifting.  Today was no different, as I found the novelizations for Interstellar and Aliens.  I didn't even realize Interstellar had a movie novelization tie-in, so was kind of surprised when I stumbled across that.  Aliens is a hardcover book club edition, which is probably the first in my collection.  I know both are based off the screenplays, but I wonder if either of these differ any from the finished films.
 
 
 Next up: the first three TPBs of Brian K. Vaughn's Ex Machina.  I rarely find comic book trades when I am out, so whenever I do stumble across them (and they aren't outrageously priced) I will pick them up.  I've never read Ex Machina before, but for a $1 a book, it was a bargain that I couldn't pass up.  If anything, I can pass them along.
 
 
Last, but not least, is the one DVD I picked up today.  Not only did I find something I've been wanting to add to my collection, I found it new.  Bubba Ho-Tep, sporting price stickers from Blockbuster Video, if I am not mistaken.  A fun flick, at least in my mind.  (It's a bit hard to see, but the price from the DAV is $2.98.  Guess they didn't want to remove the original price stickers, and felt that they couldn't charge more than the actual price on the cover. Either way, a bargain in my book!)
 
 
Hopefully I will continue this tradition, whenever I do venture out.

2 comments:

William said...

Great find with the Ex Machina trades! I LOVED that series until the end. It did NOT stick the landing. Still worth reading, though.

Jason R. Wells, Esquire said...

Yeah, $3 for the first three trades was hard to pass on. I enjoyed them, and would like to eventually finish the series.