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Michael Strauss
@mstrauss.bsky.social
With no power comes no responsibility.
For #TopShelfFriday this week, I’m going with my oldest Silver Age comic that features both The Thing and Electro.

#Daredevil
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Fun fact: I looked up the actual shirt the costume designer used for the season 1 Daredevil costume and wear it as my base layer under my snowboard gear.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Look for me at Holiday Valley tomorrow.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In ‘26 I’m really going to have to make sure Daredevil cracks the top 5.

Daredevil.
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I love it when an omnibus I forgot I preordered shows up on my doorstep a couple months later.
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Homemade turkey soup with spaetzle and cheese & gouda grilled cheese on homemade bread.

#GoBills
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’m just gonna drop the Uncanny X-Men vol. 1-5 omnibus editions here without commentary.
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
35+ million people.
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Continuing my personal mission today of streaming SOLO enough times that the numbers justify green lighting SOLO 2.
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Day 29: The Marauders

Mystique, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche, Arclight, Armageddon Girl, and The Ladies Mastermind!

No laws but mutant laws. No crimes except crimes against mutants.

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Season 1 Michael > Season 3 Michael.
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Day 28: X-Force

Dani Moonstar leads Wolverine (Logan), Banshee, Diamond Lil, Oya/Temper, Ransom, & Kid Omega

“Always punch Friends of Humanity”

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If I'm spending $100k on a personal vehicle, it better be a legitimate salvage.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Don’t forget, if the Thanks Gibbon sees his shadow it’s six more weeks of autumn.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Day 27: Secret Warriors

Hawkeye (Clint) and Black Widow (Natasha) lead Bucky Barnes, US Agent, Mockingbird, Frank Castle, & Greycrow

A team that can go into situations where the Avengers can’t.

Greycrow: “So… we’re the Wetworks Avengers?”

Castle: “Heh.”

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Day 26: Thunderbolts

“Villainy… like lightning!”

Enchantress, Batroc ze Leapair, Whirlwind, Ares, Hydro-Man, Killer Shrike, & Unicorn.

No pretending to be heroes or working for the government. Just Unlimited Class smash-and-grab villainy.

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Day 25: Excalibur

Captain Britain (Betsy), Askani (Rachel), Kate Pryde & Lockheed, Faiza Hussain, Wardog, & Death’s Head.

Cross-Time, Parallel Worlds, Perpendicular Universes, Sexy Situations, and Alan Davis Hair.

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Drop some HEADWEAR 🪖🖤👒
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My birthday was a couple weeks ago but @jeredolan2.bsky.social’s awesome wife hooked me up too. She’s a gem.

Not a book on my list but I’m thankful for any Silver Age Batman.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Day 24: Starjammers

Corsair, Hepzibah, Raza Longknife, Cable (teen version), Rocket & Groot, Gamora

SPACE PIRATES! Why guard the galaxy when you can plunder it?

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Me doing 45,000 sit-ups and putting the mask back on.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Day 23: The Exiles

“Be mutants, do crimes.”

Rogue, Gambit, Sage, Domino, Fantomex, Stacy X, Black Tom & Juggernaut.

Publicly disavowed by the X-Men, the world believes them to be criminals. Their mission: steal from the 1% and secretly give to deserving mutant causes.

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Day 22: Legions of Monsters

Three world-weary troubleshooters are all that stand between the daylight world and the LEGIONS OF MONSTERS!

Blade, Elsa Bloodstone, and
Howard the Duck vs. all the monsters from the 1950s Marvel/Atlas era and beyond.

#NuffSaidNovemberChallange
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM