Four years ago, today (January 30th) I joined Comic Vine!

Back in 2008 I was searching for some comic book-related images on Google. One of those images led me to Comic Vine, a site I automatically fell in love with. The HUGE amounts of comic book content made me stick around... I remember going through the Spider-Man page and noticing that under the powers section something was missing. Spidey's new-found stingers (that he acquired from The Other event) were not listed so I created the username "sora_thekey" and got my first wiki points ever! It didn't take very long until I got my first rejection PM from G-Man saying that my Phoenix: Endsong entry had too many spelling mistakes. (Hopefully my spelling errors have not been consistent since then!)

Since it is my Vineversary I think that I am allowed to be biased today. Right? Then I'm going to recap the highlights of these past 4 years:

Stats

• Wiki Points: 18,271 (Total Whiskey Media Points: 33,974)
• Forum Posts: 6,291
• Reviews: 30 (7 Video Reviews)
• Lists: 8
• Followed by: 40,274
• Blog Posts: 300+
• Quest Level: 30

Comic Book Conventions

For the past 3 years going to comic book conventions became a mandatory trip. That's where I met the Comic Vine staff, which later got me the opportunity to be their Convention Intern (Production Assistant according to the site's FAQ).

I starred in the convention videos where I do crazy stuff crazy stuff. I've gotten to do a lot at the cons like go on a Scavenger Hunt, do a Square Enix Booth Tour, walk and talk with cosplayers, go to the Whiskey Media offices and even propose to Power Girl!

I've also done many Draw-Offs with Peter Nguyen & Dennis Calero at LBCC, Wonder Con and San Diego Comic Con.

I seriously love going to conventions with these guys. From the witty comments from Tom Pinchuk and Mat Elfring (Inferiorego) to the crazy suggestions from Ethan Lance (Red L.A.M.P.) I just love the time I sped with them. I am not kidding when I tell you that these guys are the best!

Around the Site

I started something here on the site called the Roundtable User Discussions. I don't know if you've heard of them but be sure to check them out.

I had a few accomplishments here on the site too. I was the Community Star at the beginning of last year and became a Forum Moderator. I also got to write three articles for the site's front page: Ant-Man Movie to be a "High-Tech Spy Heist Film", Spider-Man Musical Details and the Debut of a Song on ABC News & The Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes Premieres Oct. 20th.

Drawings

Over my time here I've been known for contributing a lot to the Artist Show-Off forums. I even made a blog post which holds every single drawing I have ever posted here: Recent Drawings: My Art!.

Gallery

Around the [Other] Whiskey Sites

I have been active in Comic Vine sites too. I also begun the Roundtable User Discussions in Anime Vice and Screened. I have written various articles for Anime Vice and appeared in videos for both AV and Screened.

Thank You!