Comics, Collectibles, and Art
Welcome to Off the Chain Art and Collectibles! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out our site and now our blog. Bonus! We are so blessed you did. Let me first introduce myself. I am Chris aka Neon Chrispy, the owner, and creator of Off the Chain Art and Collectibles and what a journey this has been. Ever since I was five years old and walked into my local drugstore with my mom in downtown San Diego many decades ago and caught my first glimpse of a comic book I was instantly hooked! I can still vividly remember the first cover that stunned me like a stun gun sitting on the old school metal rotating rack with many other comic books. It was a Spider-man Cover of course with Green Goblin on it and it was simply, Off the Chain! I’m pretty sure it was The Amazing Spider-Man #98 The Goblin’s Power cover but don’t quote me on that because all of my comics back then were thrown out with the garbage at some point. Thanks, Mom! lol. If we only knew what we knew today right? But I guess all the mothers that got rid of their children’s comic book collections are also in some way responsible for the market being what it is today so it’s all good. The thing that caught my attention though was the cover art. That’s what collecting comics has always been about for me. I don’t really consider myself a comic geek and can’t tell you that many particulars pertaining to storylines, first appearances, and all that stuff. But I can sure look it up in the palm of my hand within seconds in this crazy new info age! I mean, of course, I have gained much knowledge over the years about comic books but again, for me, it has always been about the cover art. And that is no doubt the number one biggest influence on my own art. So that is the origin and roots of Off the Chain Art and Collectibles but we are so much more than just your typical comic book store. We have a variety of comics, clothing, sports memorabilia, and collectibles with an organic art mart and music production studio attached. That’s a whole other story so hold tight! But no matter what it is it has to have that certain standard of being bold, bright, eye-popping, a real attention grabber. So if it’s mundane it ain’t Off the Chain! You down with O.T.C.?! Yeah you know we! Welcome to our humble beginnings and please stay tuned for more of my weekly blah, blah, blogs, Peace, Love, and Light.