My Santa went above and beyond this year! I am SO excited about the packages I received today!

After my Santa marked their package as shipped, he/she (gender neutral name, and I'm not sure!) sent me a message alerting me of the 'nature' of three different packages sent my way! One Practical, one Informative, and one Historical. The anticipation was a nice touch, I was immediately excited to learn what each category was.

A few days later I got the Practical gift! A Christmas Card explaining the nature of the packages once more, and a gift card for $20 worth of Blizzard credit! I play a stupid amount of Overwatch (which my Santa suggest we should do together! For sure!) and will definitely be spending these credits on the soon-to-be-released Atlanta Reign skins!

Next I opened up the Informative Gift, and it is VERY Informative! It's the Updated Ultimate Marvel Encyclopedia. It's FREAKIN ENORMOUS and is full of Marvel info. I have been a huge Marvel fun since I was a small kid, I've been reading Amazing Spider-Man since I was able to read, and I cannot wait to pour over these and learn more about characters, factions, and locations than I have ever known before!

And lastly I opened up what ended up being the Historical Gift, and this one REALLY shocked me! I opened up this strange cardboard sandwich to find a copy of Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man #98! Like I said, I'm a HUGE Spider-Man fan, and I was so surprised to see such a great condition issue, especially one of such an important event in the Spider-Man Mythos! This is the issue where Gwen Stacey dies, and it changes Peter's life. My favorite comic ever has always been Spider-Man Blue, which focuses on Peter's relationship with Gwen and how it transitions into his relationship with Mary Jane. This comic is a PERFECT characterization of why I love Spider-Man. Not only is it a quality choice of comic, but it means so much to me!

Santa, you absolutely nailed it! I'm so excited about all of these. You worked a thankful tear out of my eyes tonight, and I hope that your Santa was twice as good to you! Now, we should play some Overwatch, and I need to go find a nice frame for this #98! :D