{"id":2283,"date":"2025-01-19T10:52:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T15:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?page_id=2283"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T02:00:39","slug":"about-comics-unbagged","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/about-comics-unbagged\/","title":{"rendered":"About Comics Unbagged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This site does not use &#8220;AI&#8221; in any way shape or form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is no <em>direct<\/em> use of &#8220;AI&#8221; for generating images or text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With that said, what they&#8217;re calling &#8220;AI&#8221; has been shoehorned into so many places that I cannot unequivocally state that it isn&#8217;t used in some of the underlying infrastructure of this platform that I do not directly control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Comics Unbagged?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s a place where I \u2013 and somewhere along the line, maybe, possibly, other people \u2013 write about comics, both new and old, that I\u2019ve read in an informal, conversational tone\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Along with pertinent information about the comic, I\u2019ll likely share personal anecdotes that may or may not relate to the comic being discussed, but which will generally have some connection to comics and my history as a lover of comics\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/unbagging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unbaggings<\/a>&nbsp;are more in-depth looks at comics, including scans of some of the pages and panels\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I call the posts \u201cUnbaggings,\u201d as they generally involve taking comics out of their storage bags to read them \u2013 which is what they\u2019re for \u2013 so I can post about them\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Also, the posts are similar to unboxing videos in many ways, as they\u2019re often just superficial examinations rather than full-on reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/short-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Short Box<\/a>&nbsp;posts are more to the point, giving a quick overview, usually without any included scans\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perhaps paradoxically they usually tend to be about compendiums and other longer books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is also a reference to comic book storage, as there are long boxes that hold a lot of comics and short boxes that, as the name implies, don\u2019t hold as many as a long box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/reference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reference<\/a>&nbsp;posts provide explanations for some of my frequently used terms and expressions as well as a little bit of background on me and my personal history with comics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/reread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rereads<\/a>&nbsp;are Unbagging-like posts I wrote on other platforms, such as my old blog, that I\u2019ve migrated over to this site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/paneling\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paneling<\/a> posts take a close look at a single comic panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/character-assassination\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Character Assassination <\/a>posts take a close look at a comic book character, one who is often misused in some way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s a place where I show you comics and comics-adjacent things I\u2019ve bought:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comics I bought at my local comic shop show up in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/pull-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pull list<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Things I\u2019ve bought online via sellers or crowdfunding campaigns show up in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/mail-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mail Call<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I go to a con or an event like Free Comic Book Day, I\u2019ll share what I picked up in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/the-haul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Haul<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s a place to just generally share the love of comics, because comics are for everyone, and to try to build a community of like-minded people to help&nbsp;<strong>OpenDoor Comics<\/strong>&nbsp;achieve its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/about\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vision<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s What Comics Unbagged is Not:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A comics journalism site\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This certainly isn\u2019t a knock against comics journalism, it\u2019s just that isn\u2019t what this site is for, or what it strives to be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A formal review site\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The posts here are meant to be like&nbsp;<em>conversations<\/em>, and while they may stray into review territory at times, there won\u2019t be any sort of ratings system for the comics that are talked about, and some of the analysis may be a bit shallow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A place for negativity\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It isn\u2019t that never will be heard a discouraging \u2013 or at least critical \u2013 word, but in the main, the focus is on the positive, and the comics chosen for discussion will reflect that, as they\u2019ll (usually) be comics I enjoyed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A substitute for reading the comics yourself\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some of the posts will contain spoilers \u2013 think of the posts as being like a friend excitedly telling you about a comic they\u2019ve read \u2013 but there will always be plenty to be gained from actually reading the comic yourself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can I Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Well, just being here at all helps&#8230;especially if you&#8217;re not using an ad blocker\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ads displayed here are unobtrusive and won&#8217;t block your view of the content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nothing will nag you or prevent you from viewing content if you are using an ad blocker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But beyond that, come back regularly &#8211; again, without an ad blocker &#8211; because I post new things all the time, and encourage others to do the same via sharing links and the like<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to to do more than that, there are links to my Patreon and PayPal over to the right, and you can buy stuff from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/supply-closet\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/supply-closet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenDoor Comics Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Am I?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;m the guy you see below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure 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