Had to be a Deadshot, didn't ya....

Growing up in the 80s, I was subjected to a lot of Billy Joel from my mother.  One song that constantly played in her cassette deck of her Mustang (aka the Roach Mobile) was Big Shot.  Her birthday is coming up soon and every year, I subject myself to listen to Billy Joel and Journey since I don't get to see her very much anymore . 

Last month, I noted that I wanted to get back into my comic collecting roots by grabbing some cardboard of characters I enjoy today.  Both Arrow and The Flash on CW have become my weekly addictions when there is new episodes to watch. 

Both series feature a lot of cool cameo by some of the DCU best comic book villains, but one of my absolute favorites is the character, Deadshot.

In the TV show, Arrow, Floyd "Deadshot" Lawton is played by the brillain actor Michael Rowe.  Deadshot will be featured in next year's Suicide Squad by the Fresh Prince, Will Smith.  I grabbed a printing plate of the man who never misses for $15 from the new DC Comics Super Villains cardset.

I'm going to try and get back to my roots a bit

Over a decade ago I used to travel the comic book convention circuit and get sketches from my favorite artists of some of my favorite characters.  Back then I had an insane collection of Gambit artwork.

As I have grown older and more wiser, I realize that a playing card tossing Cajun mutant didn't really relate to me anymore. 

I still love the Marvel and DC Comics movies, but I have become a HUGE fan of The Flash and Arrow TV series.  One of my favorite characters from Arrow is the villain known as Deadshot.

When I saw this sketch card from DC Comics Epic Battles, I knew I had to have it.  Matthew Sutton knocked this out of the park.

I'm currently bidding on a few autographs from Arrow Season 1 Trading set.  I don't plan to build the master set, but would like to get autos of some of my favorite actors/actresses from that show.