Reading/Viewing Stats 1st Quarter 2026

It is time for the first quarter of 2026 report, where I share how much I have been watching, reading, and listening to content. I have been kind of disappointed in my overall reading stats, but I have to remind myself that I do a lot of reading in tabletop role-playing game manuals. That reading doesn’t get recorded because I am not finishing any books, but reading and getting information piece by piece. Anyway, here are the reading, viewing, and listening stats for the first quarter of 2026.

Movies Watched: 3

Rewatch: 2

First Time: 1

In Theater:

T.V. shows streamed: 37

First time: 37

Rewatch:

Books Read: 6

Fiction: 5

Nonfiction: 1

Pages Read: 1002

Audiobooks:

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Hours Listened:

Books Abandoned:

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Pages Read;

Short Stories Read:

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Pages Read:

Comic Books Read: 42

Print: 18

Digital: 24

Book Titles:

Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Duke Volume 1 by Joshua Williamson (Graphic Novel)

Transformers Volume 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson (Graphic Novel)

The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin by Jaleigh Johnson

All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison (Graphic Novel)

Movies Watched:

KPop Demon Hunters

Mario Brothers

T.V. Series Watched:

Wonder Man

Vox Machina Season 2

Vox Machina Season 3

Percey Jackson and the Olympians Season 2

Podcasts: 3

The Colbycast (2)

The Rebel Basecard Podcast (1)

MLB Team’s Games listened: (min 5 innings)

Total: 29

San Francisco Giants (Spring training 2)

Chicago Cubs (Spring Training 3)

Chicago White Sox (Spring Training 1)

World Baseball Classic (4)

Chicago Cubs (7)

Detroit Tigers (5)

New York Yankees

San Francisco Giants

Anaheim Angels

Washington Nationals

Tampa Bay Rays

Atlanta Braves

Miami Marlins

Stats Gathered January 1 - April 12, 2026

Marvel Collect: Top 5 Cards of '25

This is part two of a three-part post highlighting the top insert cards on Topps Digital platforms from 2025. Last week, I took a look at the top cards from Star Wars Card Trader. This week, I look at Marvel Collect.

5. Magik, Gold Label 25, Series 1 - Golden Stars - White, Uncommon, Card Count 25465

This is a really sparkly card for the Queen of Limbo. The action pose Magik keeps is pretty awesome, with the sharp edge of the sword taking center stage. The gold sparkle and lettering on this card really bring it to life.

4. Thor vs. Hercules, Fight of the Week ‘25, Series 1 - Green, Uncommon, Card Count 48,971

I always like the weekly sets, but this card really stood out. Yes, the “Fight of the Week” theme of this card is cool. Yes, the art of these two muscle-bound heroes is awesome. But the win of this card is that it brings back the classic childhood arguments of the “who is tougher” or “who would win if…” conversations with friends on the walk to school or on the bus.

3. Symbiote Spider-Man, Web of Heroes - ‘25 Season 1, Series 1 Base - Free Pass, Card Count 25,273

There are three things I love about this card. 1. The perspective looking down from above on Spidey, with the lines of the buildings and street below giving us a sense of danger that he faces every day. 2. The color theme highlights the colors of Spider-Man but it seems off and misplaced in some way with the symbiote suit. 3. This card highlights Spider-Man.

2. Galactus, Midnight ‘25, Seres 1 - Horizon, Base - Uncommon, Card Count 33,736

I don’t have much to say about this card because it speaks for itself. Galactus, power, cosmic, goliath. The coloring with what appears to be a star shining on him as he sizes up a planet that is likely to be the next victim of his insatiable hunger really pops on this card.

1. Warlock, Convention Collection, NYCC ‘25, Series 1 - Black, Uncommon, Card Count 28,807

This is a special card. I love the look of this convention set with the star field border. The subject of Warlock is pretty rare. I only have 4 other Warlock cards other than this one. Warlock is such a unique character and creates a very dramatic image in this card making it my favorite Marvel Collect card of 2025.

Bonus Entry: Lowest Card Count of the Year

Spider-Man #12, Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing! Series 1 - Homage - Red, Epic, Card Count 265

The Kamino Clone Kids Played for 2025 League Champion: Fantasy Football Recap

It was a good season for the Kamino Clone Kids. Two weeks before the playoffs, the Kids were sitting in first place! They lost the final two games, but went on to play the Khofar Nights for the league championship. It was a bad week to have an average week. The Kids receivers, 3 of the top 5 receivers in the league this season, had pedestrian weeks and the Kamino Clone Kids fell 191.02 to 156.47.

The Kids received admirable play from QB Dak Prescott (33.25) and RB Chase Brown (31.60), but the trio of George Pickens, Amon St. Brown, and J. Smith-Njigba totaled 42.80 points, combined. Jaylen Warren, who scored 37.40 points the week before, came in with 7.32 points in the final game. Alas, this was a competitive league and the Kids was in the heat of it the entire season.

The league completed its sophomore season, and the Kamino Clone Kids have emerged as a team to contend with. In 2024 the Kids finished in third place and now, 2025, they ended in second place. While it would be nice to walk away with the big trophy, the front office is happy with the first two seasons’ results.

Kamino Clone Kids Final 2025 Roster:

QB: Dak Prescott, Dallas

RB: Chase Brown, Cincinnati

RB: Jaylen Warren, Pittsburg

WR: George Pickens, Dallas

WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit

TE: Jake Ferguson, Dallas

W/R/T: J. Smith-Njigba, Seattle

W/R/T: Darius Slayton, New York Giants

W/R/T: Tyler Warren, Indianapolis

DL: Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas

LB: Edgerrin Cooper, Green Bay

DB: Jordan Battle, Cincinnati

Bench:

QB: Sam Darnold, Seattle

QB: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville

RB: Kimani Vidal, Los Angeles, Chargers

WR: Keon Coleman, Buffalo

TE: Jonnu Smith, Pittsburgh

DL: Jonathon Cooper, Denver

DB: Budda Baker, Arizona

Want to check out the season for the Kamino Clone Kids?

Weeks 1-8

Weeks 9-14

League Champion Crowned: No It Isn't The Coca Cola Kids Football Club

With the real NFL season heading to the Super Bowl, it is time to check on theFantasy Season for the Coca-Cola Kids Football Club. It didn’t go well.

Actually, the season ended well, but by the time the team leveled out, it was too late. Before the Kids hit a 5-game win streak to end the season and playoffs in 7th place, they were 3-9 in week 12. What was the difference? First, Joe Burrow returned in week 13. Second, the Kids running backs, Derek Henry and Kenneth Gainwell, started playing like the studs they are. Third, the Chargers’ defense was added to the team and made a solid contribution to the late-season scoring. Finally, Brock Bowers was placed on the IR, and rookie Colston Loveland found his groove with Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

While 7th place in a league of 10 isn’t where the Kids would like to finish the season, the last five weeks of the season culminated in a 7th place match-up, where the Kids finished the season with a dominating win, 204.47 - 85.09, over the Rittz Boyz Blitz. In fact, no one in the championship week came close to scoring as many points as the Coca-Cola Kids that week. This is something to build on for next year, I suppose.

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Final Roster of the Coca-Cola Kids:

QB: Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay

WR: Courtland Sutton, Denver

WR: Jauan Jennings, San Francisco

RB: Derrick Henry, Baltimore

RB: Kenneth Gainwell, Pittsburgh

TE: Colston Loveland, Chicago

W/R/T: Troy Franklin, Denver

Q/W/R/T: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati

K: Jason Myers, Seattle

DEF: Los Angeles Chargers

Bench:

WR: Rome Odunze, Chicago

QB: Geno Smith, Las Vegas

QB: Cam Ward, Tennessee

WR: Kayshon Boutte, New England

RB: Tyler Allgeier, Atlanta

RB: Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville

IR: Garrett Wilson, New York Jets

IR: Brock Bowers, Las Vegas

Check in each week of the playoffs to see the results for the Coca Cola Kids.

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Want to look back on the season?

Weeks 1-8

Weeks 9-14

Reading/Viewing Stats 2025 Final

Another year has passed, and I have now recorded five years of Reading/Viewing stats.  I have added a few categories and taken some away over the years, but the core of how many movies and streaming shows I have watched and how many books and comic books I have remain the core of my reflection.  

Looking at the statistics, I am down in all the categories except movies watched.  Thinking about the year, there are a few possible reasons for that.  First is the new category that I added.  I did not multitask (reading or watching things) when I was listening to the baseball games.  Many of the 80+ games I listened to would have been spent reading or streaming a show.  Second, I did read a ton of gaming rulebooks.  I don't count those unless I read them cover to cover, but I usually read only the parts I need or are interested in at that moment.  

I do have some standout favorites of the year.  My top novel is I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.  Her works are so well-written and researched, and I Must Betray You is my favorite of all her books and a standout this year.  This book about the Romanian Revolution in 1989 really highlights the fear of living in a regime built upon lies and violence.  

My favorite movie experience this year was watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off with my family.  My wife and I laughed at the out-of-date references and jokes, but our favorite was the relationship between Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) and Grace (Edie McClurg).   Even more was how our high school graduate daughter caught many of the references.  

Two streaming programs stood out to me this year Andor: Season Two and Taylor Swift: End of an Era.

Andor: Season Two brings the story of Andor and the Rebellion up to the events of Rogue One.  Additionally, this series sheds light on the evil and dangers of the Empire that continues to bring cost and depth to the original trilogy.  Taylor Swift: End of an Era is an excellent documentary of the Eras tour and who Taylor Swift is on a personal level.  It documents the behind the curtain life of not only Swift, but many of her dancers, singers, and band.  It humanizes this group of people whom we otherwise only see as stars of the music industry.  

I continue to read through the 1980/1990s X-Factor run.  It is taking me forever to do this as I am only reading in spurts instead of buckling down to just finish it.  Regardless of how I am reading this series, I am enjoying it.  I have also enjoyed the current run of The Amazing Spider-Man as it is making its run up to issue 1000.  

	2025,	2024
Movies Watched	21	16
Rewatch	12	8
First Time	9	7
In Theater	4	1
TV Series (Streamed)	128	138
Rewatch	22	49
First Time	106	89
Podcast Episodes	30	37
Time Listened	1742	1561
Books Read	13	21
Graphic Novels
Fiction	9	18
Non-Fiction	4	3
Pages Read	3281	4480
Audio Books	0	2
Fiction	0	3
Non-Fiction	0
Hours Listened	0	16:50
Books Abandoned	3	2
Fiction	3	2
Non-fiction
Pages Read		258
Short Stores Read	0	0
Fiction	0	0
Non-Fiction	0	0
Pages Read	0	0
Comic Books Read	175	189
Print	73	123
Digital	102	66

Book Titles:  

Void Rivals: Vol. 1 More than Meets the Eye by Robert Kirkman Art by Lorenzo de Felicia (Graphic Novel)

The Salt Thief: Ghandi's Heroic March to Freedom by Neil Bascomb

The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfred Lupano and Leonard Chemineau, art by Christopher Bouchard (Graphic Novel)

Phandel we and Below: The Shattered Obelisk 

The Davenports (abandoned)

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetya

Dungeons and Dragons: Worlds and Realms by Adam Lee

Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Meirlich and Oga's by Annabelle Hiel

Star Wars X-Wing: Rogue Squadron by Michael Stackpole

Operatic by Kyo Maclear art by Byron Eggenschwiler (Graphic Novel)

X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle by Peter Milligan Art Salvador Larroca

Starfinder: Era of the Eclipse by Tim Pratt

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Movies Watched:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Wicked

Captain America: Brave New World (Theater)

Inside Out  2

Rogue One

Star Wars: A New Hope (theater)

Elemental 

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Thunderbolts (theater)

Hamilton

Avengers: Infinity War

Superman (theater)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Back to the Future

Fantastic Four

Home Alone

It's a Wonderful Life

White Christmas 

T.V. Series Watched: 

Skeleton Crew

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 

Music By John Williams

Andor season 1

Fur Babies

Disney Treasure

Light and Magic season 1

Andor Season 2

Star Wars Rebels

Dance Moms Season 2

Dead to Me season 1

Dead to Me season 2

Dead to Me season 3

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld

Pepsi, Where's my Jet?

Star Wars Visions Season 3

Vox Machina Season 1

Stranger Things Season (various eps.)

Stranger Things Season 5

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2

Wizard of Paws season 2

Taylor Swift End of an Era

Podcasts:

Rebel Base card Podcast (3)

60 Songs that Explain the 90's (2)

The Colbycast (4)

Teachers in the Dungeon (1)

Lost Ballparks (13)

Classic Baseball Radio (5)

Coffee with Kenobi (2)

MLB Team's Games listened: (min 5 innings)

Chicago Cubs (34)

Detroit Tigers (27)

San Francisco Giants (5)

Seattle Mariners (4)

New York Yankees (2)

Texas Rangers (2)

New York Mets (2) 

Kansas City Royals

Washington Nationals

Pittsburgh Pirates (2)

San Diego Padres 

Miami Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers 

Boston Red Sox (2)

Philadelphia Phillies 

New York Mets

Tampa Bay Rays