Why So Series?

    Next week, I will be starting my new series.  I started doing these in 2024 each spring. The first one I did was "My Comic Book Journey." It grew out of an exercise I did whenever I didn't need to concentrate too much doing other things, such as driving or trying to fall asleep. In it, I went over every place where I had gotten a comic book, or at least had the chance to get one. I could have gone over some of my favorite titles or characters, but that would have been problematic, as every title I have collected over the decades has been cancelled and restarted at least once. With each new volume, the numbering changes.  This would have made describing them difficult. One series I like has gone through at least seven iterations, not counting spin-off series. However, I still am collecting the current iterations of the first two superhero comics I ever got, as well as the most recent volumes of various Disney titles. I am planning on including a update post for this series in early May.

    My series for 2025 was "My Culinary Odyssey." That time, I documented every place I ever ate out at, as well as a few spots where I stopped, but I didn't eat there myself. I actually mentioned my favorite and usual orders from many of these places, as well as including special hacks for better enjoyment. I ever included a few recipe clones as well. I am thinking of having the update for this series in June, but don't expect too much new material. 

    For this year's series, I decided to write something less geographically based. Instead of the experience, I will going for the actual products. My series for 2026 is called "My Video Game Library." I will be going over many of my video and computer games memories. Note, I won't be including every single game this time. I just can't.  First, I don't remember every subtitle for every sequel. For most of my gaming life, I would try to get the sequel for a game I really liked, as long as I had the right console. While remembering number is fairly simple, not every game went that route. All of these subtitles were hard to recollect.  Sure, I could search online, but that still might not get every single title right. Second, I lost many of my games in the same 2003 flood that took out the majority of my comic book and RPG collections.  With so many games with similar play, it is going to be hard to find the each one, especially for titles I didn't play that much, and that was almost thirty years ago. Or more. Finally, I am actually embarrassed about some of the games I got. I am talking along the lines of "That was stupid and bad," instead of the "That was niche, but cool in a way." There will be intentional omissions. 

    I am planning on doubling up my regular posts to Wednesdays and Saturdays to get everything done faster. As another means to speed things up, I will be grouping sequels with the original game, or the first one in the series I played. I will occasionally be adding a third post per week on Mondays as "Sidequests" to the main series. These will be on related topics to the actual games and will make the series feel more like the previous two. These occasional posts will feature some of the geographical information that were a hallmark of my first two series. 

    Next week will be the introduction. I'm still planning where and when the following posts will fall. After I cover the games, I will have an overview and maybe an addenda and/or an errata post. The series should be ending in mid-to-late May, including the break to update "My Comic Book Journey." Time to move onto the next stage.